Byron Mackay

Mobile Developer and Instructor

[Byron Mackay @bqmackay]

Bobby Bonilla Easter Egg! ESPN updated the time stamp on the video talking about Bobby Bonilla Day to Bobby Bonilla’s paycheck amount. 🤑

[Byron Mackay @bqmackay]

Reading @naval’s book, and he says looking back on his life, he would do everything the same but without the anger or angst.

I agree, but that’s so difficult in practice.

[Byron Mackay @bqmackay]

Want smart kids? Cultivate in them a love of reading. Start by letting your kids read whatever they enjoy, even if you think it’s the equivalent of junk food. Once they love reading, they’ll branch out and learn so much more.

[Byron Mackay @bqmackay]

Or just open the test, set the breakpoint, and hit f5 🤦‍♂️

[Byron Mackay @bqmackay]

To debug Dart/Flutter tests in VSCode:
1. Set the breakpoints
2. Open the testing view
3. Run tests from the testing view (breakpoints won't catch yet)
4. Right-click on the test you wish to debug and select "Start Debugging"
#dart #flutter #testing

[Byron Mackay @bqmackay]

New episode of Flutter News! #flutternews #Flutter
- Google IO recap
- Flutter 2.2 article
- A look into CrochetApp's decision to use Flutter+Firebase
https://t.co/hRF9bDh973

[Byron Mackay @bqmackay]

New episode of Flutter News!
- Dev Tools 2.2.3 released
- Flutter survey results
- AMA: Adobe XD to Flutter

https://t.co/apDFCDlq8V

[Byron Mackay @bqmackay]

@trycatchfinl @Codecademy If it wasn't so hard to dig up, I would. It was a while ago and it was heavily dependent on an in-house time tracking system, so probably wouldn't be too helpful anyway.

[Byron Mackay @bqmackay]

I've started a YouTube weekly show for Flutter news. Stay up to date with all things Flutter. #flutternews #flutter https://t.co/BbsuMMi5Kh

[Byron Mackay @bqmackay]

@seanallen_dev It feels like a pop-up bar that's open only during WWDC. 😀 The design is very fresh.

[Byron Mackay @bqmackay]

Time according to my 5 yr old:

Kid: When can we play the game?
Me: Tonight.
Kid: TONIGHT IS YEARS AWAY!

[Byron Mackay @bqmackay]

@RobbertsMark @seanallen_dev Agreed. I was just as interested in that as the swift UI content. 😂

[Byron Mackay @bqmackay]

One of my students submitted his coding lab in Rockstar. My joy is up to an 11. @RockstarLang

[Byron Mackay @bqmackay]

@seanallen_dev I guess it’s time I should learn SwiftUI. Got any recommendations for any classes? 😉

[Byron Mackay @bqmackay]

@Codecademy Read code from other people. You’ll quickly find where you have gaps in your knowledge and learn things you didn’t know code could do.

[Byron Mackay @bqmackay]

@timonus A very underrated skill. You can learn how to do things differently, what readable code looks like (and doesn’t look like), and you can find new aspects of a language or framework that you didn’t realize existed, just to name a few.

[Byron Mackay @bqmackay]

Is there a way to have news NOT show up about certain shows I'm watching? The headlines alone are spoilers.

[Byron Mackay @bqmackay]

@seanallen_dev This is a good topic and I like that you posted “2021” on it. I feel like the submission process is altered about every year. To Apple’s credit, the process has become much smoother overtime, but it’s not trivial.