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BrightDigit #101 - How does Server Side Swift Workout in the Real World 🏃♂️
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BrightDigit #100 - Top 10 Emails Ever! 🎉🚀
We've reached an incredible milestone - our 100th newsletter! 🎉🚀 Let's look back at some of our most impactful and popular newsletters. -
BrightDigit #99 - 🌟 Rising Stars & Fresh Perspectives 🌟
Dive into inspiring stories from new developers and get ready for our 100th issue with a special Q&A! -
BrightDigit #98 - How can we help?
I am excited to announce that I am available for new contract work! -
BrightDigit #97 - Summer of Swift 🌴
Learn about all the new happenings in the Swift world this summer. -
BrightDigit #96 - From California to Keynotes: My WWDC 2024 Journey
WWDC 2024: Exciting announcements, engaging discussions, and great networking. From Bay Area travels to exploring the latest Apple technologies! -
BrightDigit #95 - Bushel v1.2.0 - Perfect Timing for macOS 15 Beta and WWDC 2024!
Get ready for macOS 15 with Bushel v1.2.0. New features, improvements, and a special WWDC discount inside! -
BrightDigit #94 - 😬 Preparing for What's Next 😬
Here's what I'm doing to get ready for WWDC2024 -
BrightDigit #93 - 🚀 Lots to Test Flight from Deep Dish 🌎
Check out our latest Swift packages, event highlights, and exciting updates in this newsletter! -
BrightDigit #92 - 🚀 Join Me at Exciting Events! 🌎
Hope you're all doing great! Just wanted to drop a quick note to fill you in on some awesome events I'll be attending soon. -
BrightDigit #91 - 🌻Spring Has Sprung🌻
We're gearing up for some exciting developments here at BrightDigit as we draw closer to WWDC on June 10th. -
BrightDigit #90 - What is a Dependency? 🤔
We often take dependencies for granted when building apps in Swift. Most of the time, this doesn't lead to any problems -
BrightDigit #89 - Architecture and OpenAPI
Dive into the intricacies of iOS Software Architecture and discover the power of the Swift OpenAPI generator. -
BrightDigit #88 - Explore Exciting Opportunities in 2024 with BrightDigit! 🚀 Exclusive Bushel Offer Inside!
Unlock exclusive Bushel savings and explore exciting opportunities in 2024 with BrightDigit! 🚀🌟 -
BrightDigit #87 - 🎁 The Bushel Holiday Special 🎄✨
🚀 Exciting News! Bushel has officially launched! 🎉🎊 -
BrightDigit #86 - 🍎 Bushel is Here: Pre-Orders Now Open for macOS App Testing! 🚀
Pre-orders for Bushel, the ultimate macOS virtual machine app for app testing, are now open. -
BrightDigit #85 - 💪The Real Skills You Need to Be a Pro Dev 🚀
Becoming a professional iOS developer is not as complicated as it's often made out to be – but to excel, you'll need more than great code. -
BrightDigit #84 - 🚀Join the Club: BrightDigit's Exclusive Access🌟
Join us on our exciting journey! Become a BrightDigit Patreon member for early access, exclusive materials, and more. -
BrightDigit #83 - 🤔 What is Humane Code 🤯
Humane code takes code that is easy to understand, cheap to maintain, better documented and has a longer lifespan further. -
BrightDigit #82 - Action Button for Ring Tones 🔔
Apple's new iPhones look pretty sweet this year. -
BrightDigit #81 - 👶 Apple Watch Is About To Grow Up
watchOS 10 could fundamentally change how we make apps for the Apple Watch, becoming a platform where you can build dedicated apps. -
BrightDigit #80 - 🌴Now You Know What I'm Doing This Summer🌴
I'm working on some of these projects after WWDC and what are my thoughts on just working on some of these new APIs. -
BrightDigit #79 - Building in Smaller Pieces 🧩
Rather than building a monolithic app, you can break down the functionality into lightweight modules. Microapps are a way of organizing that. -
BrightDigit #78 - Big Updates in Apple Development from WWDC 2023 🍎
There are some big changes and updates this year from Apple Developer conference -
BrightDigit #77 - Getting The Most Out Of WWDC 🌈
If you're new to Apple and Swift development, it can be overwhelming with the enormous amount of information delivered over a week. -
BrightDigit #76 - ✈️ My Taylor Deep Dish Swift Heroes World Tour 🌎
Just got back from 2 Swift conferences in 2 continents -
BrightDigit #75 - Guidelines and Specs for an App
Mobile system design is about creating guidelines for considering the specs for an app. This is an intro to MSD... -
BrightDigit #74 - Need Help with Your App?
Is your team needing help this spring with their app? -
BrightDigit #73 - Start Automating Your Apps 🦾
You can get started on automating the building of your apps without the need for AI... -
BrightDigit #72 - What's my favorite sandwhich? 🍳
What do I think about Server-Side Swift, the future of Twitter, as well as, the upcoming Apple Reality Pro AR/VR headset. -
BrightDigit #71 - Review of 2022 😅
Our thoughts on 2022 and what's happening in 2023... -
BrightDigit #70 - Just a couple of minutes 🙏
This is the last email of the year and I could a few minutes from you... -
BrightDigit #69 - Building for Multiple Platforms 😮
How can you build for multiple platforms faster while making it look good? There's a method used by apps like Airbnb, Lyft, Spotify, and DoorDash... -
BrightDigit #68 - Improve Hiring Developers 👨💻
What do you need to hire a good iOS developer? You want someone who will be a good fit and a great long-term investment for your company. -
BrightDigit #67 - Perfect App for macOS Developers
I've been working on a project for the last few months that I think will be perfect for macOS developers. -
BrightDigit #66 - The Dynamic Island
Today we talk about last week's Apple Event. -
BrightDigit #65 - Choosing the Best Backend ☁️
Choosing the best backend for your app can be difficult. There are many options, and which one depends on a number of factors. -
BrightDigit #64 - Help Your Team Learn 🌏
It's already very challenging to stay ahead of the latest developments when major releases come around. -
BrightDigit Newsletter #63 - Migrating Your App from Objective-C
It's probably time for you to migrate that Objective-C app over... -
BrightDigit Newsletter #62 - Working on some cool stuff 😎
I'm excited to share some of the stuff I've been working on lately... -
BrightDigit #61 - 🏃Two New Apps 💗
Two Apple Watch apps I've been working on got their first iPhone app! -
BrightDigit #60 - Why Localization is Important 🌏
If your vision for an app is to have it used by people all over the world, app localization is probably one of the first things you're going to do. -
BrightDigit #59 - 🥳 New Stuff at WWDC 2022
WWDC 2022 is here! -
BrightDigit #58 - 😲 Wait before you enable in-app purchases...💸
You're now turning to ways to monetize and decide to use in-app purchases. And you didn't realize how many decisions you would need to make. -
BrightDigit Newsletter #57 - 📈 How do you scale an iOS app 🪜
It's challenging if you're trying to scale an older app. -
BrightDigit Newsletter #56 - 😮 The ultimate cross platform framework 😮
I recently had a really great episode with -
BrightDigit Newsletter #55 - 🎁What's a Swift Package?🎁
The new web site is launched and we have brand new episode on Swift Packages. -
BrightDigit Newsletter #54 - 😮 Get a Preview of new BrightDigit.com 😮
It's been a long time coming but the BrightDigit website redesign is almost complete! -
BrightDigit Newsletter #53 - What to Learn From Indie Developers
Indie developers have learned a great deal in dealing with the App Store. -
BrightDigit Newsletter #52 - Happy New Year 2022!
Happy New Years Everyone! -
BrightDigit Newsletter #51 - The Mac Issue
The long awaited new Mac Book Pros were announced -
BrightDigit Newsletter #50 - Understanding the App Store
With the changes to the App Store in recent weeks -
BrightDigit Newsletter #49 - Apple Event Tomorrow
Happy September! Here's what's new... -
BrightDigit Newsletter #48 - August Update
Happy August! Here's what's new... -
BrightDigit #47 - 🎂Episode 100🎂
Today is special day for me and my podcast EmpowerApps... -
BrightDigit Newsletter #46 - July Update
I can't believe the first half of the year is done. How did your first half go? Maintained your goals for 2021? -
BrightDigit Newsletter #45 - June Update
I hope you had a great June! I know I had a busy one but I'm hoping to enjoy this beautiful weather as it warms up here in Michigan. -
BrightDigit Newsletter #44 - WWDC 2021 - Keynote and SOTU
Well WWDC 2021 is underway... -
BrightDigit #43 - 🎨 Top 4 Design Mistakes 🖌
It's common for UI design to be one of the last things development teams think about when creating iOS apps. -
BrightDigit #42 - 📲 Getting into the App Store 🏪
This week the Epic trial (😉 pun intended) against Apple has begun. What does that mean for us small folks getting into the App Store? -
BrightDigit Newsletter #41 - Apple Spring Event 🌷
Apple announced new AirTags, Apple TV, and more... -
BrightDigit #40 - 🔧 Maintaining Old Projects 💽
Upgrading an iOS app can be time-consuming. It involves the process of refactoring, rewriting, and replacing some or all of the app's code. -
BrightDigit Newsletter #39 - March Update
I hope you had a great February! I'm looking forward to the warmer weather here in Michigan. -
BrightDigit #38 - 🏠 On \x10Remote Work 💻
2020 was the year so many businesses were pushed into remote work. The number of Americans working remotely has exploded from under 25% to over 67%. -
BrightDigit Newsletter #37 - Tips for Teams
Now's a great time to catch up on some of our latest podcast episodes... -
BrightDigit Newsletter #36 - What Have I Been Up To 😏
As January comes to a close, I wanted to give you an update on a few projects... -
BrightDigit Newsletter #35 - Happy New Year! 🎆
Happy New Year, I hope this new year is going well -
BrightDigit #34 - Preparing for Errors 😳
There will be errors you don't expect. We want information about why something failed to make the best possible change or to help the user respond. -
BrightDigit #33 - Being a good iOS team manager👍
Traditional methods of management and methods of iOS development don't work well together. A good iOS team manager does things differently. -
BrightDigit Newsletter #31 - Hello Apple Silicon
Apple announced new Apple Silicon Macs today! -
BrightDigit Newsletter #31 - iPhone 12 and HomePod mini 👋
Apple announced new iPhones and a new HomePod... -
BrightDigit #30 - ⌚️ Apple Watch Event Updates
Apple unveiled its brand-new Apple Watch Series 6 on September 15 with some fanfare. This was followed the next day by the release of WatchOS 7. -
BrightDigit #29 - ⌚️ Apple Event Today!
Today we have some big announcements from Apple -
BrightDigit #28 - ⚙️ Big changes from WWDC 2020
Apple announced a lot of things we can feel excited about. Some things have the potential to really shift the way we create software. -
BrightDigit Newsletter #27 - Summer Project Update
Summer is heating up and I've been busy with some products for Apple platforms. -
BrightDigit Newsletter #26 - What's New From WWDC 2020 😯
Well WWDC has come and gone but we have some great podcast episodes out. -
BrightDigit Newsletter #25 - WWDC 2020 Quick Thoughts
Well the first day of WWDC is over... -
BrightDigit Newsletter #24 - Podcast Milestone and WWDC
I can't believe we are near the midpoint of this crazy year. -
BrightDigit Newsletter #23 - A Thought I''d Like To Share
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BrightDigit Newsletter #22 - Presentations, Products, and Podcast
Happy May! I hope you and your family are continuing to stay healthy and enjoying spring. -
BrightDigit Newsletter #21 - Staying Healthy, Staying Sane 😷
Happy May! I hope you and your family are staying healthy. I know I'm looking forward to enjoying the weather. -
BrightDigit Newsletter #20 - 🎂 Happy 5th Birthday Apple Watch!⌚️
At the time of writing, the Apple Watch is coming up on its 5th birthday. The technology has come a long way since it was first released. -
BrightDigit Newsletter #19 - Patterns and Practices 🧩
You've made the decision to build your own iOS app. -
BrightDigit Newsletter #18 - WWDC and Remote Work
I wanted to cover two topics of interest: WWDC Online and remote work. -
BrightDigit Newsletter #17 - How To Avoid Merge Hell 😱
Continuous integration is the practice where small code changes are tested to ensure nothing breaks. Learn how it make deploying your iOS app easy! -
BrightDigit Newsletter #16 - Whats the future of 📱
As we start the new decade and celebrate the 10th anniversary of the iPad... -
BrightDigit Newsletter #15 - Everything is possible if you think like 🍎
SwiftUI is Apple's new framework for building user interfaces (UI). It promises simplicity and consistency that's been difficult to find before now. -
BrightDigit Newsletter #14 - What is TDD for iOS Developers?
🧪 How can testing improving my iPhone app? -
BrightDigit Newsletter #13 - Top 4 Apple Dev Trends
😯 What are the top 4 things to keep your eye on -
BrightDigit Newsletter #12 - December 2019
📱 What you need to know before hiring an iOS developer? 📱 -
BrightDigit Newsletter #11 - November 2019
❓ How Is Native Development better than Cross-Platform? 👍 -
BrightDigit Newsletter #10 - October 2019
🔆 Always On Apple Watch and the Maturity of the iPhone 11 📷 -
BrightDigit Newsletter #9 - September 2019
What to expect from the September event? -
BrightDigit Newsletter #8 - August 2019
What's the right backend for your iOS App? -
BrightDigit Newsletter #6 - July 2019
Are you interested in learning something new? -
BrightDigit Newsletter #6- June 2019
What has changed after WWDC for apps? -
BrightDigit Newsletter #5 - May 2019
Come learn how to build an app or start a podcast soon. -
BrightDigit Newsletter #4 - April 2019
How can Alexa be used as a Marketing Tool? Can Swift be used on the backend? -
BrightDigit Newsletter #3 - March 2019
🍀 Happy March! 🍀 We have a podcast episode on iPads, Business Apps, and more. -
BrightDigit Newsletter #2 - February 2019
Happy February! We have a podcast episode on Apple in 2019. -
BrightDigit Newsletter #1 - January 2019
Happy New Year! We have a podcast episode on project estimation coming out Tuesday and there's a lot going on with Apple and China.