#151 - A Sticky Wicket




More Than Just Code podcast - iOS and Swift development, news and advice show

Summary: We marvel at the fortitude of new fans who listen to our whole back catalog of shows. We discuss the inability to share IAP with Family Sharing, the most recent iPhone 8 wireless charging and Touch ID rumors as well as PhotoBucket's "ransoming" long time users of there "free" service. We dig into Password Autofill and mechanically converting Objective-C projects to Swift. Picks: Over 150 of the Best Machine Learning, NLP, and Python Tutorials I’ve Found, Laura Savino's tip on Simulator devices, Debugging UIStackViews and iOS 11 lets you scan a router’s QR code to quickly join a network. <em>Podcast Tip of the Week: Debugging UIStackViews</em> <code>view.isAccessibilityElement = true</code> <code>yourStackView.accessibilityLabel = "blah"</code> Then use View Debugger, see Accessibility -&gt; description <strong>Episode 151 Show Links:</strong> <ul class="links"> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/dejus/status/881673267215450112" target="_blank">Today I finally caught up with the @mtjc_podcast, having started listening to the entire backlog from episode 1 several months ago</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/warpling/status/881297776243384321" target="_blank">Family Sharing vs IAP</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.openradar.me/radar?id=4987987867729920" target="_blank">Family sharing should support non-consumable IAP</a></li> <li><a href="https://fwned.com/iphone-8-wireless-charging-rumors-heat-hidden-ios-sound-files-found/" target="_blank">iPhone 8 wireless charging rumors heat up after hidden iOS sound files are found</a></li> <li><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/06/28/iphone-8-embedded-touch-id-qualcomm-demo/" target="_blank">Qualcomm demos working in-screen fingerprint reader, lending confidence to iPhone 8 hopes</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40492668" target="_blank">Amazon and eBay images broken by Photobucket's 'ransom demand'</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40367626" target="_blank">Amazon accuses Walmart of bullying in cloud computing clash</a></li> <li><a href="https://code.tutsplus.com/articles/faster-logins-with-password-autofill-in-ios-11--cms-29096" target="_blank">Faster Logins With Password AutoFill in iOS 11</a></li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/google-developers/migrating-from-objective-c-to-swift-googlecast-reference-app-81030ce814ce" target="_blank">How to Convert a full ObjectiveC app to Swift</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01F9RH0R4/itguytec-20" target="_blank">AmazonBasics Nylon Braided USB A to Lightning Compatible Cable - Apple MFi Certified - Dark Grey (6 Feet/1.8 Meter)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00NIGBVEC/itguytec-20" target="_blank">Tera Grand [Apple MFi Certified] Lightning to USB Sync and Charge Coiled Cable, 3 feet White for iPhone</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKu7TYWNxqA" target="_blank">I felt a great disturbance in the Force...</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.casabonitadenver.com/" target="_blank">Casa Bonita</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blackbox-think-outside-the-box/id962969578?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=10I662" target="_blank">Blackbox - think outside the box</a></li> </ul> <strong>Episode 151 Picks:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://unsupervisedmethods.com/over-150-of-the-best-machine-learning-nlp-and-python-tutorials-ive-found-ffce2939bd78" target="_blank">Pick - 150 of the Best Machine Learning, NLP, and Python Tutorials I’ve Found</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/savinola/status/874774208965877761" target="_blank">Pick - Laura Savino on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/06/09/ios-11-scan-routers-qr-code-quickly-join-network/" target="_blank">Pick - iOS 11 lets you scan a router’s QR code to quickly join a network</a></li> </ul>