Jetpack Compose is a declarative framework for building native Android UI recommended by Google. To simplify and accelerate UI development, the framework turns the traditional model of Android UI development on its head. Rather than constructing UI by imperatively controlling…
One of the unique things about technical writing is that we are often tasked with documenting processes, codebases, software, and more that we don’t fully understand. Because of this, technical writers document things about which they have a strong working…
Definition of Done is nothing but a comprehensive checklist of necessary, value-added activities for the quality of a feature. – Scrum Alliance The value of defining the Definition of Done is to ensure that everyone involved in a software…
Svelte is a great front-end Javascript framework that offers a unique approach to the complexity of front-end systems. It claims to differentiate itself from other popular frameworks, like React and Angular, by solving these problems rather than moving the complexity…
The science-fiction future is among us as we find ourselves on the precipice of an AI revolution. As with all technological milestones, from the wheel to the computer, what we can do and how fast we can do it shift…
AsyncImage is a built-in SwiftUI view that asynchronously downloads and displays an image from a remote URL. It is designed to provide a smooth and performant user experience by downloading images asynchronously in the background while allowing the user to interact…
Based on our React Essentials course, this book uses hands-on examples to guide you step by step through building a starter app and a complete, production-ready app, both crafted to help you quickly leverage React’s remarkable power. Your production-ready app will…
Mac and Mobile – how it all started Big Nerd Ranch has made our name in Mac and mobile. We were the first to have a comprehensive method for teaching Mac programming, iOS programming, and Android programming. Our deep knowledge…
Connecting the dots: how we got here At Big Nerd Ranch, we have some strongly held beliefs about how people best learn new technical practices. Some of the central tenets of our teaching philosophy include: Assume no prior knowledge but…
Introduction When computer programming was young, code was punched into cards. That is, holes were punched into a piece of cardboard in a format that a computer could interpret as the switching of bits–before using punched cards, programmers had to…