iOS Development Tips
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AI Assistance in Development: A Double-Edged Sword
Am I the only one who is still wary of using AI as a developer? I know AI is technically another new tech tool to helps us work smart not harder…but in the same breath, I truly believe relying on AI will eventually create a human race that is a tad dumb. I don’t mean Read more
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How to Use Observation in SwiftUI for Cleaner State Management (iOS 17)
One of the best parts of SwiftUI is how it handles state. But with every new iOS version, Apple refines the tools we use to observe and react to data changes. Today I wanted to go back a little to iOS 17 (yes I know we’re all working hard readying for iOS26). With iOS 17, Read more
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My Journey to Releasing My First App – Lessons Learned
It’s coming up to my 1st year anniversary since releasing my first app on the Apple App Store. What a year it has been, filled with doubt & many a lesson. But today I wanted to go back and talk about the journey that got me there int he first place. The start of it Read more
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What It’s Really Like Submitting to the Apple App Store
The approval process, rejections, metadata tweaks, and App Store Connect quirks. Let me talk about my experience and why I think so many are scared of this process when you really should never be! The Apple App Store has a certain shall we say reputation within the iOS developer community. Notoriously high standards and a Read more
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Overcoming Burnout: Essential Tips for iOS Developers
The burnout is a real issue iOS developers face, why? As developers we use our brain far more than the average human for far more hours per day. It takes a toll, the hyperfocus & getting lost in code day in day out is easy done & the burn out, well that can creep up Read more
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🌟 WWDC 2025: A Bold Vision for the Future
WWDC 2025 began this week and is coming to a close today. As usual there was a lot of new ideas and chatter. Some things we kind of already knew about…but let’s recap. 1. Liquid Glass: Apple’s Unified Design Makeover At WWDC on June 9, Apple unveiled Liquid Glass, a fresh, glassy, and translucent design language that will Read more
Swiftmas 2024
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Swiftmas – Day 12 – Advent Calendar
Happy Christmas Eve.! Now most advent calendar’s are over, why not build a virtual one! For the last prompt, we have Advent Calendar. What will you create? I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with today. it’s Christmas Eve so I’m going to include the tutorial with the prompt…so spoiler alert…don’t scroll past Read more
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Swiftmas – Day 11 – Hot Drinks
Who doesn’t love holding a hot cup of something at this time of year? Happy Swiftmas Eve 😉 For the Eleventh prompt, we have Hot Drinks. What will you create? I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with today. Knowing how busy this time of year is, for the last two days I’m Read more
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Swiftmas – Day 10 – Goodwill
How are you giving back this Christmas? Goodwill to all. For the Tenth prompt, we have Goodwill. What will you create? I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with today. Build a Charity Donation Tracker App in SwiftUI Track your donations to charitable organizations with this Charity Donation Tracker App! This simple app Read more
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Swiftmas – Day 09 – Sparkles
What do sparkles mean to you? For the Ninth prompt, we have Sparkles. What will you create? I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with today. Build a Christmas Lights Simulator in SwiftUI Light up your holiday season with this Christmas Lights Simulator App! In this tutorial, we’ll create a fun app where Read more
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Swiftmas – Day 08 – Festive Challenge
Question is, how challenging is the code you’re going to create going to be? For the Eighth prompt, we have Festive Challenge. What will you create? I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with today. Bring festive fun into your day with a Holiday Challenge App! In this step-by-step guide, we’ll create an app Read more
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Swiftmas – Day 07 – Soundtrack
What’s your favourite Christmas song? For the Seventh prompt, we have Soundtrack. What will you create? I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with today. Bring holiday cheer to your fingertips with a Festive Soundboard App! In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through creating a colorful soundboard app where users can tap buttons to Read more
My Journey into iOS Development
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Why Development Teaches You To Never Give Up!
Development is very much like growing Bonsai…it teaches you many a lesson, patience, knowledge but most importantly a willingness to never give up even if the code make you want to cry! It’s been a tough few weeks of ups & downs for me personally as a developer. After WWDC I have been working on Read more
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My Journey to Releasing My First App – Lessons Learned
It’s coming up to my 1st year anniversary since releasing my first app on the Apple App Store. What a year it has been, filled with doubt & many a lesson. But today I wanted to go back and talk about the journey that got me there int he first place. The start of it Read more
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🌟 WWDC 2025: A Bold Vision for the Future
WWDC 2025 began this week and is coming to a close today. As usual there was a lot of new ideas and chatter. Some things we kind of already knew about…but let’s recap. 1. Liquid Glass: Apple’s Unified Design Makeover At WWDC on June 9, Apple unveiled Liquid Glass, a fresh, glassy, and translucent design language that will Read more
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Exciting New Features Coming to My Yarn Pal – March 5th Release!
I’m thrilled to announce that the latest update for My Yarn Pal will be available on March 5th! Whether you’re a seasoned yarn enthusiast or just starting out, this update is packed with new features designed to make your crafting experience even more organized, efficient, and fun. What’s New in This Release? Here’s a sneak peek at the Read more
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My Yarn Pal – Available for Download
It has been an amazing journey making this app. It truly is feature packed & I have many more ideas & features to add as this application grows with its users. Thank you so much for your support. Read more
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Yarn App Update 1.3 – Code Complete
Well a good month has been and passed since I wrote an update on where this apps progress is. Life got a bit crazy so sadly I haven’t been able to publish this app just yet. But I do have good news, I am on the testing & App Store listing stage! So the new Read more
Recent Projects
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My Yarn Pal – Available for Download
It has been an amazing journey making this app. It truly is feature packed & I have many more ideas & features to add as this application grows with its users. Thank you so much for your support. Read more
Swiftmas 2023
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Swiftmas – Day 12 – My Gift To You
Welcome to Day 12 of #The12DaysOfSwiftmas aka the last day of this years challenge! Today’s prompt… This is a bitter sweet app to make as it means we are coming to the end of a truly wonderful challenge. Thank you so much for joining in. It truly has been a great way to end the Read more
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Swiftmas – Day 11 – Naughty or Nice
Welcome to Day 11 of #The12DaysOfSwiftmas Today’s prompt… Naughty or nice…the threat of every parent at this time of year! But the question is, have you been a baddie or a goodie…lets let the code decide shall we! My idea needed some key animation practice again. Sadly there is a slight bug in this finished Read more
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Swiftmas – Day 10 – Christmas Cracker
Welcome to Day 10 of #The12DaysOfSwiftmas Today’s prompt… Now if you’re not British you may not fully get this prompt as I have been made aware that Christmas Crackers are not a worldwide thing! (I cannot believe this, they are the highlight of the Christmas meal!!!) Anyhow let me explain, they are tubes that 2 Read more
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Swiftmas – Day 09 – Christmas Shopping
Welcome to Day 09 of #The12DaysOfSwiftmas Today’s prompt… With this prompt I wanted to make something a bit more fun & game like. So I thought why not make a Christmas food shop into a game to create the shopping list! Again I will begin this as a simple single file of code…but if you Read more
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Swiftmas – Day 08 – Pets at Christmas
Welcome to Day 08 of #The12DaysOfSwiftmas Today’s prompt… Swiftmas 2023 GitHub repo: https://github.com/thecodingsprite/Swiftmas-2023/tree/main Who doesn’t love booping a cat nose! (Seriously you are deranged if you don’t ;)) So my idea for this app was pretty simple & easy to come up with as a cat owner. A cat whose nose you can boop & Read more
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Swiftmas – Day 07 – Food
Welcome to Day 07 of #The12DaysOfSwiftmas Today’s prompt… As a self confessed foodie, this prompt was another exciting one. In my head I was going to do a full list of my favourite festive recipes. Turns out that writing out your own recipes takes a lot of time! So instead I picked my Christmas Winner Read more
