Pre-WWDC15 Checkup 26 May 2015 Francis Apple's hype cycle will kick into high gear soon again for developers with WWDC2015 approaching. Thi [More]
Apple for Microsofties 2/2 26 January 2015 Francis In September 2015 is did a short presentation about Apple for developers in the Microsoft ecosystem. [More]
Apple for Microsofties 1/2 26 December 2014 Francis In September 2015 I did a short presentation about Apple for developers in the Microsoft ecosystem.H [More]
Why I'm more bullish on Swift than one month ago 15 July 2014 Francis One month ago I was fairly bearish on Swift. Now, with some hands-on development experience & after some recent news I'm updating my rating to "buy into it soon". Here's why:Gradual AdoptionApple has made it very easy to adopt Swift for small parts of existing projects. No need to do a full rewr... [More]
WWDC14 for non-developers (Part 4: Apple's commitment to security & privacy) 10 July 2014 Francis This post has been sitting in my drafts folder for far too long & Luis Abreu beat me to it. His post about IOS8 Privacy Updates is the most extensive guide so far on the implications of Apple's renewed commitment to respecting their user's privacy.Privacy is one of the themes that kept popp... [More]
WWDC14 for non-developers (Part 3: New IOS8 APIs) 09 July 2014 Francis mailto:francis@u2uconsult.com This post provides a high-level overview of the new API's developers use to build apps for IOS8. There's a lot more to explore than can be covered here, so if you have questions about IOS8 development go talk to your favourite developer. Below is a list of the major ne... [More]
WWDC14 for non-developers (Part 2: The Apple Design Process) 28 June 2014 Francis In this post I will highlight the most interesting WWDC14 sessions videos for non-developers. There were a surprisingly high number of session about design & UX that were totally accessible even if you're not a developer. You should obviously start with the Keynote, watch it before continuing wi... [More]
Post-WWDC 2014 Indoor Location Roundup 20 June 2014 Francis "So where exactly are you again in this crowd? Precise indoor geolocation will make finding people and places in crowded spaces like events or concerts a lot easier." (Photo Creative Commons by Marc Nijdam)If you're interested in Internet-Of-Things & the interplay between people, devices & l... [More]
WWDC14 for non-developers (Part 1: Overview) 19 June 2014 Francis https://developer.apple.com/videos/wwdc/2014/It's a pretty exciting time to be a developer for the Apple ecosystem. Apple announced many major changes at WWDC last week & most of us developers are still digesting it all. 4000 new APIs in IOS8 alone. A new programming language. A whole slew of co... [More]
Apple's Summer of Code is silent no more. 18 June 2014 Francis (Image Creative Commons by Brian Brantner)This is the first post in a series about development for the Apple Ecosystem (iPhone, iPad, Mac, iSomething?). This blog is geared towards non-developers who are still interested in creating apps . "Product manager, startup entrepreneur, just-a-guy-or-girl-w... [More]