Learn how to put together a serverless Lambda web app using API Gateway, DynamoDB, and S3 There’s a lot of AWS talent in the Baltimore area, but it can be tough driving down to NoVa to attend AWS meetups. So we decided to start the Columbia
Learn how to put together a serverless Lambda web app using API Gateway, DynamoDB, and S3 There’s a lot of AWS talent in the Baltimore area, but it can be tough driving down to NoVa to attend AWS meetups. So we decided to start the Columbia
Send yourself a text message from a MQTT.fx software client using AWS IoT and SNS IoT, or the Internet of Things, is starting to become a “thing”. Network-enabled gadgets are popping up all over the place in home automation and wearable accessories. Low cost kits like the Raspberry Pi
Setting up Facebook login and user data storage in your app with AWS Mobile Hub is really easy. Amazon Web Services’ Mobile Hub is a great way to quickly add features to your mobile application. Mobile Hub can integrate many different features. It generates a base
Create an interactive slide-out menu using Custom View Controller Transitions In iOS development, there’s a love-hate relationship with the slide-out menu. One one hand, Apple discourages its use and offers no support in UIKit. On the other hand, it’s a common feature that clients ask for.
Using Volley to Feed JSON data into an Android Application When looking to parse JSON for use with Android, you may find there are different ways of doing so. Volley is a great choice as it runs network operations asynchronously by default, and can handle request
Using custom interactive transitions to dismiss a modal Ever since iOS 7, users have been swiping from the left edge of the screen to go back. This swipe-back feature is interactive, so the animation tracks as you drag back and forth. It’s especially handy for larger devices because that
Using Alamofire, AlamofireImage, and SwiftyJSON to download images and fetch data from IMDB In the previous blog post: “Want your Swift app to scroll in two directions, like Netflix? Here’s how”, a reader named Melvin asks how to add pictures to each cell. Although this question is
Search for places using MKLocalSearchRequest and display results with UISearchController Apple provides a powerful native map API called MapKit. You can display a map, show the user’s current location, and drop annotation pins. And you don’t need to rely on any third-party SDKs. For example, if you’re building
Setting up a webserver to use HTTPS used to be a challenging task, but Amazon Web Services has made it much easier to get your secure server up and running. However, it can still be a little tricky to put all the pieces together. This article
Why Onboarding is Important A user has installed your app. But chances are, she will open it and then delete it. This gives you a short window of opportunity to convince her to keep your app around. This is where onboarding comes in. Onboarding is typically