A Stupid-Simple Automated iOS Build Script

I’ve worked with a bunch of different automated iOS build systems over the years at the various companies I’ve worked for and with my own apps. In the early days of the App Store, many of these were completely home grown. As the toolchain matured, I’ve dealt with Xcode bots as well as dedicated SaaS companies that provide build farms like Microsoft App Center and Bitrise. I’ve also had the horrible misfortune of being tasked with maintaining a dilapidated, Frankenstein of a Jenkins installation that talked to an underpowered Mac mini over a shoddy VPN connection. What I’ve learned from …

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More Apple Photos Fuckery

Back in May I posted a Twitter rant about how iCloud Photos was fucking up videos I shot on my phone after upgrading to iOS 12.3. I’m happy to report that hasn’t happened again. But now I’m running into this… Every two months I upload a bunch of photos to Shutterfly and mail physical prints of my kids to my 95 year-old grandmother – their great-grandmother. The Shutterfly app for iOS makes this very easy. Just select the photos from your library, wait a few minutes for them to upload, and then tap on my grandmother’s saved mailing address and …

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