1. Making Your Version Number Super-Visible in iOS

    If you can’t tell me what version of my app you’re running, we’re both stuck.

    Louis Antonopoulos

  2. Strategies for opening phone URLs in iOS apps

    Something as simple as making a phone call or opening a URL on iOS is more complicated than you may realise. How can we gracefully handle when things go wrong?

    Adam Sharp

  3. Using Extension Functions and Operator Overloading on SpannableStrings.

    Utilizing Extension Functions and Operator Overloading to Smooth Out Android’s Rough Edges.

    Alex Sullivan

  4. Breezing Through Android Boilerplate with Custom Activity Templates

    A guide on how to create activity templates for Android Studio.

    Alex Sullivan

  5. Kotlin is Dope And So Are Its Custom Property Delegates

    An introduction to Kotlin’s delegate properties and some real life examples.

    Amanda Hill

  6. We’re at the Release Notes Conference in Chicago this week

    We’ll be at the Release Notes Conference in Chicago this week. We hope you say “hi”!

    Chad Pytel

  7. Cutting our Blueteeth on React Native

    Leaving the comfort of the React Native ecosystem and embracing the native frontier with Bluetooth Low Energy.

    Ian C. Anderson and Blake Williams

  8. Creating Gesture-Based Gradients and Shipping Fast with React Native

    A quick tale about how we created a gesture-based gradient app.

    Mike Borsare and Ryan Coughlin

  9. Purple Train is Open Source!

    Peruse, fork, play with, and contribute to the code on GitHub.

    Ian C. Anderson

  10. Building a React Native App in Two Days

    We built a React Native app in two days with spooky results.

    Ali Aas, Blake Williams & Cristina Silva

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