Maegan Wilson

3 ways to make better pull request descriptions

A pull request, aka merge request, is crucial in the git workflow when working on a team. If your project has CI/CD setup, it is usually the piece that needs to be merged to trigger code to production. This post outlines three ways to make your pull request descriptions better.

Content Creation

3 Tips for a Successful App Development Stream

My last two posts were about what I use for streaming and why I stream. This post will give you three tips to make your stream a success. 1. Make an outline 2. Talk about everything you are doing and why 3. Pay attention to chat Now, let's dive into

Content Creation

What do I stream iOS App development with?

Let's talk about the gear and software I use to stream iOS app development.

Content Creation

Why do I stream my app development?

I started streaming 3 or 4 years ago because I thought it would be a good way to show what I’m working on, and I was interested in the Twitch platform and live streaming. I didn't play video games too often, so I decided to just stream what I'm

I'm a business owner

My LLC has been filed with the state. I have an official business bank account. I'm updating all my accounts to use the new bank account, and I'm in the process of updating everything with the proper LLC name, CCT Plus LLC. It'll be a process, but it'll be good

Command Line

How to find how many lines of code is in your Swift Project

I was streaming my work on coffee_ the other day, and @MikaelaCaron sent me a snippet on how to find how many lines of code the app was. If you're just here for the code snippet, then here it is. find . -path ./Pods -prune -o -name '*.swift' -print0 ! -name

How to use the @FocusState property wrapper in SwiftUI

Here’s how to make TextFields focused and not let a form close until the proper fields are filled out by the user. WWDC 2021 introduced the property wrapper @FocusState. It can be used to set which textfields are in focus pretty easily. I’m going to open this form

Coffee Chats

How social media helped my career as a software engineer

In this post, I'm going to discuss what it means to work in public, what are the positives from working in public, how it actually has helped me and why I think you should use Social Media if you come from a non-traditional background. You can watch the video instead

App Development

How to make a Swift Package

What is a Swift Package?Reusable components of Swift, Objective-C, Objective-C++, C, or C++ code that can be used in app projects. These can be published and managed via Xcode Generally distributed via GitHub What's necessary to publish a swift package?Name for the package ToastKitGitHow to make a new

Coffee Chats

The Year of Growth

Alright. First thing I’m gonna address. Vlogmas did not work. Too many videos. Too many things happening in December. It was just too much for me to take on. I did a solid week, which I was proud of, but after that I was done. I had distractions and

Developer Tools

Git Tags - What are they and why you should use them.

Git tags allow developers to create check points in the code base. Something that gets tagged a lot are releases. List of tags for MyWheelsThe two types of tags and how to make themThere are two types of tags, lightweight and annotated tags. A lightweight tag is a pointer to

App Development

Initial thoughts of Swift Playgrounds 4

I’ve been waiting for Swift Playgrounds 4 since it was announced at WWDC this year. I even tried to push off MyWheels for it as long as I could so I could work on it on my iPad Pro instead of having to be on my Mac and inside

App Development

Xcode 13.2 Won't Build Project

Update on Dec 19, 2021: This has been fixed in 13.2.1 of Xcode on the App Store. Update your Xcode app. There's a known issue in the newest version of Xcode available from the Apple App Store. This issue is actually pretty big. If you're using Swift Package

RevenueCat

What are the differences between Offerings, Entitlements, and Products in RevenueCat

What’s the difference between entitlements, products, and offerings in RevenueCat?

App Development

How to add a swift package to iOS App using the Swift Package Manager

I’m going to show you how to add a swift package to your iOS app using the Swift Package Manager. First how to add a package to your appTo add a package you will need a repository’s URL or if the package is hosted on GitHub or GitHub

Tech Talk Today

TTT E3: iPhone 13's are here!

Jake and Maegan talk about updates from the last episode, their new iPhone 13s, and some other fun apple things.

Xcode

What's new in Xcode 13?

Xcode 13 is officially out in the open. Let’s talk about the features that were added and some things that changed. Launching Xcode is pretty similar to how it’s always been. Recent projects on the right and able to open new and existing projects on the left. Design!

iPhone

iPhone 12 Pro Max one year later

The iPhone 12 Pro Max was a good phone, but ultimately the size wasn’t for me. The video describes exactly why I got the phone and what I’m getting next.

App Development

Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment for iOS and iPadOS apps

In this video, I’m going to discuss continuous integration for mobile apps. I’ll be mainly focusing on iOS and iPadOS app development, but this should apply to android as well. Topics I’ll cover: What is continuous integrationWhat is continuous deploymentWhy you should use CI/CDHow to configure

Swift

How to write a unit test in Swift 5 using Xcode 12

In this video, I teach you how to write unit tests in Swift 5 using Xcode 12. The best reason to use a test is to protect your future self from making mistakes and creating a mess by breaking a function. A test will help make sure that your function

Tech Talk Today

TTT E2: California Streaming and iPhone Dreaming

Jake and Maegan discuss the September Apple Event. What do all these product announcements mean? Topics DiscussedThe “New” iPadThe iPad MiniApple Watch Series 7Apple Fitness+iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 MiniiPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro MaxWhat are we ordering?You can subscribe to/follow the podcast wherever you

Tech Talk Today

Tech Talk Today E1 "hello"- I started another Podcast

This is the very first episode of Tech Talk Today. Jake and I are very excited to start this new podcast and share our love of technology with the world! You can subscribe to/follow the podcast wherever you get your podcast even YouTube where you can watch us live!

App Development

Three Ways to Test Your iOS App

In this post, I’m going to discuss different ways to test your iOS app and why you need to be using tests for you code. Got your coffee or favorite beverage? Great then let’s hop to it! What are the different ways to test your app?ManuallyWith Beta

Career

1 Month being a Full Time Software Engineer

Here’s a little bit of how my 1st month has been being a full time software engineer. If you didn’t know, I got my first software engineering position about a month ago. It’s a fully remote position with the home base in Austin, Texas. What do I

Content Creation

100 Subscribers on YouTube 💯

First off, if you are a subscriber, thank you so much! I appreciate your support! If you aren’t a subscriber, then go to my channel and click subscribe 😝! My channel is all about iOS development and web development. I might niche that down a bit more too, but I’