Case study – App to Server communication

Context This blog post discusses our case study of mobile app to Server communication and how we applied S.O.L.I.D patterns to the app with subsequent refactoring(s). We initially started our Server as a hybrid of Backend-As-A-Service (BAAS) and in-house implementation. Later we moved completely in-house. Throughout we accessed Server using BAAS SDK and our REST…

WWDC’15

The writing on the wall is clear. Swift is the way to go. With Swift 2.0 it gets better. If anyone is waiting to start learning swift this is the best time. App indexing is the undercurrent theme for WWDC and Google IO as well. Using NSUserActivity and CoreSpotlight your app’s activities and contents can…

Manageable theming in iOS apps

Theming is the concept of a consistent tone of look and feel across the app. This blog discusses an approach to do manageable theming across the app.  Lets say the app has a dark theme, wherein the UI elements like view background, label text color, navigation bar color etc share the dark tone. The simplest…