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After setting up the GoRogue Helpers template and making a few basic changes to it in Part One of this tutorial series, Part Two looks to dig even deeper into the code and implement two additional features which will help manage the game’s lifecycle; a UIManager class as well as MessageLogger which will display status messages in a scrollable window. [Read More]

After having completed several projects using Swift over the past four months (my latest and most ambitious being Linnstrument Helper, I started to look for other projects which would pique my interest and improve my coding skills. Earlier this week, I was speaking to my brother who is currently playing an aRPG known as Grim Dawn. I started thinking back to my old days of playing Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup... [Read More]

Last year, I purchased a Macbook Pro and have been loving the experience (despite being a bit pricey!). The seamless integration between my iPhone, iPad, and MBP makes tasks such as recording a video, airdropping it, and then editing it within minutes is something that I’ve come to appreciate when I make recordings of my music jam sessions. However, I had been using the same 27” IPS HP monitor for... [Read More]

Welcome to part two of my Linnstrument Helper build guide! If you’re looking for part one, you can find it here. I also recommend checking out the project’s Github repository to follow along with the code examples. [Read More]

After recently writing a broken link checker in Swift to analyze my browser bookmarks, I started thinking of another project which could both solve a practical problem as well as challenge myself by going a little outside of my coding comfort zone (the best way to learn!). Fortunately, I was able to combine my passion for programming with my other passion - music! Note: this is part one of the... [Read More]