iOS 9 changed the way JavaScript handles navigation history, and as a result, hybrid apps using jQuery Mobile can break (i.e. those build in Trigger.io and Cordova). Luckily, there is a easy fix that can resolve the issue.
In a recent project, I’ve been using public/private key encryption to transmit data from a mobile application to an API, keeping sensitive information secure as a result. This tutorial explains how you can create your own keys, and then use them to encrypt or decrypt data using PHP and OpenSSL.
Facebook has released the latest update to the Graph API, resulting in more drastic changes and deprecations to the platform. Released on July 8th 2015, the latest version of the API removes access to the user’s Notifications, Inbox and Stream and Groups.
I’ve always found it frustrating that a platform like Trigger.io doesn’t support Google Analytics for tracking applications. So, I’ve decided to take things into my own hands, and have developed a very simple plugin to allow just that.
Facebook Graph API v2.3 is now available to use, adding new login permissions, a new debug mode for developers and updates to Real-time Updates. Along with it, more APIs are being depreciated towards the end of June 2015.
I’ve recently been using nodejs to build website scrapers quickly, and usually in less than 100 lines of code. This tutorial shows how you can easily create your own scraper using two nodejs modules: request and cheerio.
The Cage Cricket application is my first cross-platform mobile application built using Trigger.io and Parse, and works on iOS and Android.
For Halloween, I helped wonga.com reskin an old app they had originally developed with a third-party agency. The app used Adobe Flash as the main user interface, with a PHP / MySQL backend.
My first app at Wonga.com was the Hearts FC Football App, to promote Hearts FC getting to the final of the Scottish Cup Final against Hibernian FC (Hibs).
