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Andrew Fletcher
Whilst updating nodejs and npm on a Centos 6 or 7 server running Apache, I hit a few walls and as a matter of process found some commands that are handy to run before doing a deep dive in Google.   Cleaning the cache sudo yum clean all rm -rf /var/cache/yum/* To make the cache sudo yum clean all; sudo yum makecacheIf you want to run several commands use semi-colon as noted above.   Updating When running an update command run sudo yum -y...
Andrew Fletcher
The purple warning notification of annoyance recently came my way!  I...
Andrew Fletcher
I'm currently working on a project that requires login, register, forget...
Andrew Fletcher
iOS localization on the fly If you have added languages to your app......
Andrew Fletcher
Recently I had an error with a domain smtp server not recognising port 587....
Andrew Fletcher
Localization is the process of showing other languages in your app and is surprisingly painless in iOS.  For most of us the base version of the app will be written in English.  Then you will localize the app to other languages.  The process of localization in this article is based on the latest Xcode which is 12.1.  One of the most challenging aspects to localization is ensuring that the app's text is translated by respective languages native...
Andrew Fletcher
After creating a new view with a @Binding string as follows struct EditRival:...
Andrew Fletcher
Building a contact list using SwiftUI has many challenges. One challenge is...
Andrew Fletcher
What to do when you want to filter a Realm object, using NSPredicate in...
Andrew Fletcher
I had an instance where I needed to move content from a plist to the server...
Andrew Fletcher
I'm going to take you on a journey about adding a gradient tint to a background image.  The journey will go through text modifiers with regular and semibold font weights, and font colour.  Using an image from Unsplash.  Adding a black tint, then transform it to a gradient using a colour array.  If you get lost along the journey, the final result is available on GitHub. Level: beginner Previously I've looked into adding a tint overlay to a background image......
Andrew Fletcher
Creating a new SwiftUI project is a quick process.  There are already...