A Passionate Technologists' Journal

Flutter framework is the only framework that has come closer to satisfying this adage: "Write once, Deploy anywhere" Flutter apps could be literally deployed on all the major platforms that any business wants to that includes Web, Mobile(iOS/AOS), Desktop (masOS, Windows, Linux), which covers all the major platforms and there's really no need of writing platform specific code as Flutter framework does it under the hood for you plus there are a variety of plugins written by a thriving community that makes it even easier to develop apps. basically, with Flutter you have everything you need to develop apps without worrying about maintaining multiple platform codebases which is the main reason[read: lower costs] why companies opt for cross-platform frameworks in the first place.  listing out the pros&cons on a very high level: Pros: good documentation apps are fast since for ex mobile apps are not reliant on the Javascript bridge for communicating with the native layer op...

  WWDC 2022 Keynote - Summary Intro by Tim Cook iOS (Enter Craig) iOS 16 features: Lock Screen updates video with loads of personalization customization of every single element on the screen,   Like Watch faces, you can now have multiple lock screens,   Notifications are shown only at the bottom of the screen,   Live Activities API (real-time info like match updates, drive location updates, health metrics updates, etc) a Full-screen now-playing music app view Focus updates: Focus filters to focus on one single activity at a time Focus API to implement in the app Messages Updates: You can edit the messages that are already sent You can undo/delete the messages Mark any thread as unread Shared with You: APIs for developers to integrate into the apps SharePlay (watch/play together with anyone) integrated into FaceTime integrated into Messages Dictation updates: Voice & keyboard can be used in-conjunction App Intents API - shortcuts work with zero setup Live text upd...

iOS14: App Library - Organisation of apps into a single page onto the home screen Widgets - On Home screen,   In any sizes you want Picture in Picture(PIP) - Across the system Siri: 25B requests/ month Send messages via Siri directly Supports translations Answers to common queries by browsing through the web for you Calls won’t block the whole app but come with a compact notification Translation App: Language translation Supports audio & text Supports 11 langs Messages: Memoji: More ways to style/design your memories Inline replies (Finally) Member mention in the group (Notified only when you’re mentioned) Maps: Privacy priority/matters as usual Looks like they’ve copied most of the features that google maps already has for years (Finally) Cycling/ Elevations EV routing CarPlay: 95% in the US | 80% new cars   worldwide New apps: Parking, EV Charging, Food Ordering iPhone is your car key: Digital version of Car keys (2021 BMW 5 Series) Keys can be shared with your co-driver...

Introduction: There have been just so much fuzz around the Property Wrappers. Almost all the recent addition(@State, @Published, @Binding, @BindableObject, @ObservedObject, @EnvironmentObject, @Environment) to the SwiftUI framework is just based upon this single feature that was introduced in Swift 5.1 called ‘Property Wrappers’ There are just so many articles already written on Property Wrappers and some of them are just really great. I’m writing this piece not because I also wanted to write about it and join the bandwagon but because not everyone understands a topic written in a certain way.  Just a different mix of words or with a different set of contextual examples, basically the point is that not everyone likes Vanilla ice cream and the majority of people prefer flavors, so please don’t consider this article as a redundant one and do give it a chance to take it up as a different flavor. Btw, mine is chocolate, what’s yours? ;) Background: From Apple’s engine...