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Andrew Fletcher
Recently I have been investigating one of my Linux server's speed using the copy [cp] command.  This came about due to 'upgrading' the server from Centos 6 to 7.  Once I had migrated a domain, I ran the following command yes | cp -rf 'stg/core' 'tmpdir'To my surprise, the first run of this command took over 38 minutes to complete.  Crap!  Yes a simple cp -a command is a very painful and slow process.  Read more about the pain and times under Centos 7 in this...
Andrew Fletcher
Wanting to create a new repository on GitHub, add in a few of the available...
Andrew Fletcher
Images For some time, when looking for images online for your app or site I have...
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... shortly afterwards you'll be getting yourself knee deep in changing the language on the fly.  Followed by the question – how do you change the language of the app without having to restart the app?  To change the language of the app there are a couple of key steps involved: Adding / managing languages Managing the app bundle By the way I have added to GitHub a demo app - switch languages showing how...
Andrew Fletcher
Adding an image via RESTUI can be done in a snap... once you know how!  I...
Andrew Fletcher
Updating Realm and RealmSwift from 5.5.x to 10.0.0 brought in the following...
Andrew Fletcher
After creating a new view with a @Binding string as follows struct EditRival:...
Andrew Fletcher
What to do when you want to filter a Realm object, using NSPredicate in...
Andrew Fletcher
Today while in Terminal, I ran a regular script pod update.  However, this time I received the following error [!] CDN: trunk URL couldn't be downloaded: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CocoaPods/Specs/master/Specs/d/a/2/Alamofire/5.1.0/Alamofire.podspec.json Response: Timeout was reachedI read on GitHub that it could be a cache issue, so I ran: sudo rm -rf ~/.cocoapods/repoNo change. Instead of attempting a pod update, I changed the command to pod install.  Worked a treat....
Andrew Fletcher
I'm going to take you on a journey about adding a gradient tint to a...
Andrew Fletcher
Creating a new SwiftUI project is a quick process.  There are already...
Andrew Fletcher
How to apply a gradient tint over a background image? Set the background...
Andrew Fletcher
For detailed notes regarding how to add custom fonts to your iOS app see...