I am available for part-time iOS consulting projects. I have been working with iOS since 2008, including Objective-C since 1997, Swift since 2014, and SwiftUI and TCA since 2019. During the 2000s I worked with Cocoa, and WebObjects for Java, so my knowledge of the Apple developer ecosystem is very broad. I've also been using and recommending GraphQL since 2016, and Shopify since 2020. (I ran an online board game store with Shopify from 2020-24)

I have been a Lead iOS developer at many startups and companies, including Noom, The New York Times, and Mashable. I live and work remotely from the Pacific time zone in beautiful Penticton, BC, Canada. I have over 20 years of experience working remotely, and over 30 as a professional software developer.

Additionally, I specialize in mentoring iOS developers, and love to teach. If you or some of your employees require mentorship, I can help.

My weblog, est. 1999: have browser, will travel

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May 25, 2025

Steady Ed Headrick

I wanted to share it with you. I’ve been playing Disc Golf since 2015, so I’m surprised I hadn’t seen this short video from 1993 before. No wonder he was able to inspire so many people to take up this incredibly fun and rewarding game.

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February 24, 2025

TCA is awesome

I’m not sure I’ve ever mentioned TCA (The Composable Architecture) on the blog, though it is mentioned on my /about/ page. I started using TCA before it was even released, adopting it in the summer of 2019 as...
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February 15, 2025

FaFo

Watching USA vs. Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off Let me just say I’ve never been happier to have Brad Marchand on my side. Update: 1 minute in and it’s already the best hockey game I’ve ever seen. I’m ready...
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February 1, 2025

Made in Canada

Because this is where we’re at now… Made in CA: Canadians, spend your money wisely.
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January 2, 2025

I made a Marvel Champions tracker with Glide

Earlier this week my weekly gaming group was playing Marvel Champions: The Card Game. We’ve been using its cardboard damage dials to track damage and threat, but frankly we’ve been pampered by Gloomhaven Secretariat when we play Read More
January 1, 2025

Disc Golf in 2024, the year in review

According to UDisc I played 108 rounds of disc golf, up from 100 rounds in 2023. This is somewhat impressive because I didn’t play between July 25th and August 25th because I had arthroscopic knee surgery at the end...
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