patrickmcconnell

@patrickmcconnell@mastodon.social

I like code, bikes and the woods.

Freelance Developer focused on the Apple ecosystem but also Android, Windows and backend services with Go.

#hiking #biking #biketouring #cycling #iosdev #swift #swiftui

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gedeonm, (edited ) to random
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If you could wave a magic wand and make one of these things disappear forever, which would it be? ATM I’m leaning towards No. 2 sadly 🤢

patrickmcconnell,

@gedeonm I lost a 4 year streak for a surgical proceedure. On the bright side I no longer feel a slave to the rings.

patrickmcconnell, to swift

I was unable to push an archive build in until I removed some preview content? The build otherwise works fine until I try an archive. Something feels wrong there but I don’t have time to do more than comment out the “offending” code

patrickmcconnell, to programming

I've been #programming a long time and I still find it amazing how the mind can solve complex problems when you take a break. Spent hours on non-working, hacks only to finally resolve it in minutes after sleeping or taking a walk. The mind is amazing

This morning it's taking longer for #Xcode to update the cache symbols on my iPhone than it did to update my code with a fix.

#iOSDev

Iconfactory, to fediverse
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Online media can be overwhelming. It's fragmented between countless services, websites, social networks, and apps.

You need an app that weaves together an overview of nearly everything that’s happening across all the different services you follow.

That’s our vision for Project Tapestry, the new Kickstarter we're launching today.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/iconfactory/project-tapestry

patrickmcconnell,

@Iconfactory gladly backed. Let’s get that to sweet muffle strech goal.

agiletortoise, to random
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Other people with iPhone 14 Pro…how's your battery max capacity holding up? Mines down to 87% after just over a year, and it's really noticeable. Regular iPhone 14s my kids got at the same time are still ~96%.

patrickmcconnell,

@agiletortoise definitely not good. I still use an Xr and it’s at 86% and it’s a wee bit older than yours

simonbs, to random
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Looking at my code from a year ago thinking “WTF was this idiot doing?”

patrickmcconnell,

@simonbs keep looking. There is usually that one actually pretty decent piece of code that you ask yourself who wrote this? And it was you

patrickmcconnell, to random

Just came across a news site that put up the “please disable your adblocker” dialog but only over a video. The text was completely visible. I see this as a big win.

marcoarment, to random
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This new Slack redesign is great if you hate screen space, clarity, contrast, ease of use, information hierarchy, messages, channels, and communication

patrickmcconnell,

@marcoarment In summary, it’s great if you hate yourself and feel a need to suffer crap software

JPEGuin, to random
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Is anyone here good with MapKit in Swift, and familiar with adding multiple annotations and clustering them? I would love some help.

patrickmcconnell,

@JPEGuin are you referring to to MapKit via UIViewRepresentable? I’ve done quite a bit of work with that. I’m not certain the new SwiftUI map updates support clustering. I believe they don’t?

patrickmcconnell,

@michaelsteeber @JPEGuin really wish I could use the new SwiftUI map stuff but it’s still missing too much. This waiting years for a mostly complete API from Apple gets very frustrating

patrickmcconnell, to random

Hey awesome folks at @ivory, any chance of getting the ipad to work with the left arrow key being a back button similar to the mac?

gedeonm, to random
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I know it’s not a popular opinion but I hope Apple never goes back to stage presented Apple Events. These produced ones are just better in every way. Focused, quick - all signal and no noise.

patrickmcconnell,

@gedeonm while I agree with you on this, I would not have used “quick” to describe today’s event. I think a combination of rumors ruining things and product maturity is making these events a lot less exciting as the years go on and thus a bit of a slog in spots

arstechnica, to random
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Sports leagues ask US for “instantaneous” DMCA takedowns and website blocking

UFC, NBA, NFL want bigger crackdown on pirated streams of live sports.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/sports-leagues-ask-us-for-instantaneous-dmca-takedowns-and-website-blocking/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

patrickmcconnell,

@arstechnica What if all these leagues followed the lead of MLS and gave fans a single option to see all the content? Imagine if a league like the NHL didn't require 4-5 different paid services in order to attempt to watch all the games. I suspect the market for illegal content would shrink considerably.

tewha, to random

Are there instructions for installing Sonoma in a VM? I'm definitely not ready to put this on my Mac Studio. #wwdc

patrickmcconnell,

@joshdholtz @tewha @_inside can confirm it’s very simple with VirtualBuddy. Download, launch, select beta. Done

patrickmcconnell,

@tewha @joshdholtz @_inside ahh. I just downloaded the most recent virtualbuddy release for the first time a few days back and was impressed with how easy it was. Good luck.

patrickmcconnell,

@tewha @joshdholtz @_inside download the Xcode beta. I believe this resolves that problem

christianselig, to random
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Apollo will close down on June 30th. Reddit’s recent decisions and actions have unfortunately made it impossible for Apollo to continue. Thank you so, so much for all the support over the years. ❤️ https://www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/144f6xm/apollo_will_close_down_on_june_30th_reddits/

patrickmcconnell,

@christianselig I guess I’m done with Reddit then. Thanks for the enjoyable ride.

danielpunkass, to random
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Swift Macros seem amazing and really speak to me as a programming nerd. But if I empathize with beginning programmers even for a second, I'm horrified. Swift has spiraled inexorably into impossible to understand territory. I used to defend it as a beginner's language but it's harder and harder to do so.

patrickmcconnell,

@danielpunkass I'm with you on this. I try to ignore about 97% of the academic stuff they add but it get's harder by the day

gedeonm, to random
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AAPL stock price just hit an all-time high. I wish it wasn’t in anticipation of VR goggles but there it is. #WWDC

patrickmcconnell,

@gedeonm if past history is any indication, if they don't achieve world peace during the keynote the stock will drop immediately following then it will go back to new highs a week or two later

markwyner, to programming
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Friends in native iOS development. I’d love advice.

I’ve been writing code for over two decades, but never native iOS. Nor C. Nor anything related. But I’m beginning the journey.

Can you recommend a favorite resource for helping folks begin from the ground floor? I can spend all day in an editor and my terminal. But Xcode and iOS is an entirely new world for me.

Thanks in advance!

#iOS #iOSDev #Development #Programming #Code #SwiftUI

patrickmcconnell,

@markwyner can’t vouch for recent versions but I got a lot from Big Nerd Ranch books long ago. Also adding my vote for any of @twostraws content. The 100 days series are very good

_Davidsmith, (edited ) to random
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I'm trying to determine if there is a regional/cultural difference of opinion in something. Imagine in your mind a numeric wheel counter (like you'd have in an old cars odometer or those hand counters you'll see people use at doors to events). It is currently showing 0001. From which direction would you expect the "2" to appear when it rotates in to replace the "1":

patrickmcconnell,

@_Davidsmith at the time of my vote it's almost 50/50. You're not getting much help here. lol

stroughtonsmith, to random
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Now do Xcode.

patrickmcconnell,

@stroughtonsmith this was exactly my response

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