LarderWhat's in your Larder: Rust web frameworks
I've long had my eye on Rust as a language to try out, and recently I've been playing around with writing a web app and API in Rust. I picked …
06 Oct 2018
27 Sep 2018
By Belle
What's in your Larder: Libraries for Kotlin Android development
I've recently started exploring Android development in Kotlin, and I've been enjoying it a lot. Coming from Swift, Kotlin has a lot of really similar syntax, which is helpful. I'm …
17 Sep 2018
By Belle
What's in your Larder: iOS testing frameworks
One of the main things I've focused on in 2018 has been adding tests to my iOS apps. I've fumbled my way from having no tests at all in a …
13 Aug 2018
By Belle
What's in your Larder: iOS layout DSLs
If you're using Auto Layout to write layouts in code for iOS, it can easily get tedious and verbose. DSLs (domain-specific languages) wrap the underlying APIs to make it easier …
03 Aug 2018
By Belle
What's in your Larder: Onboarding libraries for iOS
I recently rewrote the onboarding flow in one of my iOS apps. I ended up writing the whole thing myself, because I wanted control and the ability to tweak everything, …
15 May 2018
By Belle
11 principles that help me write better code
Since leaving behind my day job to work full-time on Hello Code, one of my focuses has been on reading and learning a lot. I'm at the point now where …
05 Dec 2017
By Belle
Making it: Indie iOS developer Maree Williams
When I met Maree at a conference earlier this year, I was impressed by her story of finding inspiration for mobile apps in her previous career working in the health …
29 Oct 2017
By Belle
Making It: Indie iOS developer Curtis Herbert
Curtis Herbert is the indie developer behind Slopes, an app that gives "skiers and snowboarders detailed stats, and bragging rights, about their days hunting powder". After following his …
20 Jun 2017
By Belle
Making it: Developer and multi-business owner Stef Cola
Continuing our series of interviews with indie developers on their journey to "making it," I chatted with Stef Cola, who not only founded a web development company, but …
17 May 2017
By Belle
Making it: Developer, designer, podcaster, and illustrator Daniel Farrelly, AKA "Jelly"
I've been internet friends with Jelly and a fan of his podcasts for a while now. I was lucky enough to meet him in person recently and put a …