If you are new to SwiftUI your mind might be blown right now. It’s a whole new world! While setting up the UI is fairly straightforward and quite easy to implement, it’s when you get to trying to share data between views where you stop and scratch your head. There…

When SwiftUI was first announced at WWDC 2019, I was hesitant to give it a try. I thought it was WYSIWYG and being a purest I didn’t want anything to do with it. …

When not using a UITableViewController you may have noticed an issue where your text field, if located lower on the screen gets hidden when the keyboard appears on screen. Thankfully, there is a quick fix for this when used in conjunction with a scroll view. If you haven’t quite mastered…

A benefit of working with UITableViewControllers is the built-in ability to scroll when the content is longer than the screen. Sadly, this functionality doesn’t come standard for all Views. This is where Scroll View comes in to save the day. Unfortunately, it’s not as…

With just a little bit of code you can control how many columns your collection view will display. Here’s what to do: First click on your collection view in the storyboard. Then click on the Size Inspector. …

The hard work is done, now it’s time to show off your accomplishment with a video preview of how your app works! Connect your phone to your computer and run your app on your device. Search for and open QuickTime Player. In QuickTime Player, click on File -> New Movie…

I was creating a calculator app for my class recently when I ran into an issue. Why were some of my calculations coming out all cuckoo bananas? For example, if I put in 2.3 x 3 I would get a result of 6.899999999 instead of 6.9. Turns out, this is…

I was in middle school in the mid-80’s when I got my first taste of computer programming. Although we were only tasked with writing small programs in BASIC, I was intrigued. Programming satiated both the logical side of my brain and the creative. Despite a strong desire to continue learning…