Here’s a simple chat app I created as an example of using (hooks flavoured) React with Firebase, all in TypeScript. It’s a little like the YouTube superchat thing, whereby everyone can log in with single click Google authentication and all chat to each other.
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SQUAREPIX – magic image reshaping app
Have you ever needed to resize a photo to square, but its composition means you cannot really crop it? Squashing, stretching or adding those blurry side bars just looks bad. Try SQUAREPIX! Continue reading SQUAREPIX – magic image reshaping app
Relaxify nature sounds app
Here’s a useful app I created where you can mix various nature sounds to create a relaxing sound oasis to help you sleep, focus on work, improve meditation or just relax. I often use it to drown out background noise while sleeping. Continue reading Relaxify nature sounds app
Android’s 64-bit requirement puts pressure on Adobe
UPDATE: Enter the Harman – Since writing this post, Samsung subsidiary Harman finally waded in to announce they will take over development of the AIR platform on a commercial basis. This should bring better support and more frequent updates, as a commercial model for AIR makes more sense than as a vanity project for Adobe. Read the community’s feedback here.
And Harman have just released their official AIR SDK version 33 with 64-bit support for Android!
Google recently reiterated that, when Android Q launches, they’ll start enforcing a requirement for all Android apps using native code to provide a 64-bit version as they phase out 32-bit support. As you’d expect, this has far-reaching implications for app developers, depending on the languages and libraries they use – particularly for Unity and Adobe AIR developers. Continue reading Android’s 64-bit requirement puts pressure on Adobe