How to Calculate the Implied RGB Color for Opacity Changes
Subtle usage of opacity changes can give your app a polished look. For instance, open the iOS Settings app. Tap the General cell, and look at the top toolbar. The …
How to Free Space in Xcode and Android Studio
My 5 year old MacBook recently started complaining about not having enough space. I don’t keep any music on my computer, and I have relatively few pictures. If I go …
iPadOS and More from WWDC 2019
Earlier this month, Apple held its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, known as WWDC. The event is an annual tradition for Apple with the inaugural WWDC held in 1987. You may …
How to Transfer Data More Efficiently with DTOs
Let’s say you’re building an application with a SQL database stored in the cloud. You’ve written a web API which you can call from you app to interact with the …
Spelldom Final Thoughts
As we announced earlier, our virtual world of Spelldom finally closed its doors this month. It’s been almost three years since we launched back in 2015. We’ve all spelled a …
Escape & Avenge: A Developer Preview
The HangZone Game Studio is still working hard. Since the release of Spelldom in 2015, we have been focusing more on contract work and enterprise app development, but the creative …
What’s New from Apple with iOS 11
Although first announced on June 5, 2017 at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), iOS 11 was released to the public on September 19. You may have downloaded it, or …
How to Build a Cocos2d-x Android App for Multiple Architectures
If you have ever tried to run a Cocos2d-x app in an Android emulator, you might be familiar with this error: INSTALL_FAILED_NO_MATCHING_ABIS. This happens because your emulator is using one …
SKStoreReviewController: The New Review Prompt for iOS
In iOS 10.3, Apple introduced the SKStoreReviewController, a new standardized way to prompt users to review apps. It’s critical to accumulate as many positive App Store reviews as possible in …
The Three Free Image Tools You Need for App Development
Let’s say you want to make your own app. If you’re a developer, you might have a good idea of how to use Xcode and write some elegant Swift code. …