This past weekend I participated in the Austin Diversity Hackathon hosted by Women Who Code – ATX. I pitched an app to make a nature journal for pre-literate children. This idea came about because my son, Eli, is 4 years old and loves to go on nature walks and collects rocks, leaves, and flowers […]
Tag Archives: ios
Event: Intro to iOS Development with Swift
I’ll be a TA at GDI: Intro to iOS Development with Swift helping folks learn iOS and Swift. You don’t need to know how to code! All you need is a Mac laptop and a good attitude. 🎉
Add Constraints
Adding constraints to elements in your app helps your app look consistent between different devices that run iOS. You can have a button that is centered in an iPhone 6 and is also centered in an iPad Pro. You can also have that button be centered depending on if you are viewing in portrait vs. […]
What Makes a Good App?
I’ve been brainstorming new app ideas and I’ve been coming up with a list of qualities that makes for a good app. Thumb/finger friendly buttons Doesn’t use up all my battery life Doesn’t use up all of my data Runs fast enough that I don’t give up and switch to something else Does something that […]