John C. Bland II https://johncblandii.com My thoughts and ramblings Mon, 29 May 2017 20:46:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/johncblandii.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cropped-2016-headshot-round-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 John C. Bland II https://johncblandii.com 32 32 44717909 React-Native Pin Entry View with the Native Keyboard https://johncblandii.com/2017/05/react-native-pin-entry-view-with-the-native-keyboard.html https://johncblandii.com/2017/05/react-native-pin-entry-view-with-the-native-keyboard.html#comments Mon, 29 May 2017 20:46:41 +0000 http://johncblandii.com/?p=1365 So last night I posted the same view with a custom keyboard layout. Right after that I adjusted it for what I’m going to really use – of course after making the design actually fit the spec. This is an approach I used in Objective-C to right a native pin view with individual boxes for […]

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]]> https://johncblandii.com/2017/05/react-native-pin-entry-view-with-the-native-keyboard.html/feed 11 1365 React-Native Pin Entry View with a Custom Keyboard https://johncblandii.com/2017/05/react-native-pin-entry-view-with-a-custom-keyboard.html https://johncblandii.com/2017/05/react-native-pin-entry-view-with-a-custom-keyboard.html#comments Mon, 29 May 2017 06:14:32 +0000 http://johncblandii.com/?p=1363 I was planning out a view for a mobile app and noticed there wasn’t a really good option for this so thought I’d spec one to see the feasibility. There are issues with this from a reusability standpoint: specific padding values, widths, the keyboard is vaporware (doesn’t click; just there for visuals), etc. It does […]

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]]> https://johncblandii.com/2017/05/react-native-pin-entry-view-with-a-custom-keyboard.html/feed 1 1363 Character https://johncblandii.com/2016/02/character.html https://johncblandii.com/2016/02/character.html#respond Tue, 16 Feb 2016 03:30:38 +0000 http://johncblandii.com/?p=1327 In the light of Justice Scalia passing, a friend passed a site with a lot of quotes from him and this one stood out.

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]]> https://johncblandii.com/2016/02/character.html/feed 0 1327 Why we are building the Ionic Platform | The Official Ionic Blog https://johncblandii.com/2015/06/why-we-are-building-the-ionic-platform-the-official-ionic-blog.html https://johncblandii.com/2015/06/why-we-are-building-the-ionic-platform-the-official-ionic-blog.html#respond Mon, 29 Jun 2015 03:30:18 +0000 http://johncblandii.wpengine.com/?p=1218 I realized that the vast majority of the mobile dev space had a huge blind spot and was in utter disbelief that anyone would want to build a serious mobile app with browser technologies, so they weren’t catering to the needs of hybrid devs at all. I thought Paul Graham’s What You Can’t Say post […]

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]]> https://johncblandii.com/2015/06/why-we-are-building-the-ionic-platform-the-official-ionic-blog.html/feed 0 1218 The Heresy of Racial Superiority — Confronting the Past, and Confronting the Truth https://johncblandii.com/2015/06/the-heresy-of-racial-superiority-confronting-the-past-and-confronting-the-truth.html https://johncblandii.com/2015/06/the-heresy-of-racial-superiority-confronting-the-past-and-confronting-the-truth.html#respond Wed, 24 Jun 2015 19:52:21 +0000 http://johncblandii.wpengine.com/?p=1213 I am certain that I do not know all that this will require of us. I intend to keep those names on our buildings and to stand without apology with the founders and their affirmation of Baptist orthodoxy. But those names on our buildings and college and professorial chairs and endowed scholarships do not represent […]

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]]> https://johncblandii.com/2015/06/the-heresy-of-racial-superiority-confronting-the-past-and-confronting-the-truth.html/feed 0 1213 Cord cutting savings https://johncblandii.com/2015/06/cord-cutting-savings.html https://johncblandii.com/2015/06/cord-cutting-savings.html#respond Sat, 20 Jun 2015 23:39:04 +0000 http://johncblandii.wpengine.com/?p=1209 We saved $167 by dropping down to just Internet with Comcast. If I get an 8% return on $167 for 10 straight years, I’ll save $31,353.56 vs spending $20,040 for channels I don’t want. Why didn’t y’all tell me to do this earlier!! 😀 (now to find that 8% return)

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]]> https://johncblandii.com/2015/06/cord-cutting-savings.html/feed 0 1209 Hitting our stride with Android by Dan Kim of Basecamp https://johncblandii.com/2015/06/hitting-our-stride-with-android-by-dan-kim-of-basecamp.html Fri, 19 Jun 2015 20:03:32 +0000 http://johncblandii.wpengine.com/?p=1205 We’re rigorous about shipping.Even though our self-imposed two week deadlines are arbitrary, we respect them. We close our to-dos, write release notes, and bring in QA. If we’re going to ship, we’re going to ship like we mean it. Source: Hitting our stride with Android by Dan Kim of Basecamp I love that: we’re going […]

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]]> 1205 27 iOS open source libraries to skyrocket your development. https://johncblandii.com/2015/05/27-ios-open-source-libraries-to-skyrocket-your-development.html Sun, 31 May 2015 14:19:58 +0000 http://johncblandii.wpengine.com/?p=1197 View at Medium.com Paweł Białecki posted a list of 27 great libraries. These are some seriously solid suggestions. I use several but some are new to me. Good stuff!

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]]> 1197 LG G4 https://johncblandii.com/2015/05/lg-g4.html https://johncblandii.com/2015/05/lg-g4.html#comments Thu, 07 May 2015 18:04:43 +0000 http://johncblandii.wpengine.com/?p=1190 Hi. I’m John and I’m an addict. No, seriously. I have an addiction to buying new devices and this one has me jonesing. I had the G3 and LOVED it. I changed to the Nexus 6 and now to the S6 Edge, purely for the camera. They say the G4 can best the S6 camera and […]

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]]> https://johncblandii.com/2015/05/lg-g4.html/feed 1 1190 Size, Isolation, and Focus https://johncblandii.com/2015/05/size-isolation-and-focus.html https://johncblandii.com/2015/05/size-isolation-and-focus.html#respond Tue, 05 May 2015 20:54:28 +0000 http://johncblandii.wpengine.com/?p=1188 Another great post by Justin Weiss; who, if you’re learning Rails or just trying to stay sharp, is a must follow. Testing efficiently is all about getting the most benefit for the least amount of work. Sounds great, doesn’t it? But there’s a lot that goes into testing more efficiently. So it helps to think […]

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