A while back, we introduced you to Amazon Web Services (AWS) for non-technical folks and today we’re continuing the discussion with the AWS cloud based Relational Database Service (RDS). Understanding the basic components of AWS like EC2 and RDS are some of the foundation blocks for most software, including mobile applications. Gaining high level knowledge […]
Amazon recently announced over 100 new cloud services and products at the latest re:Invent conference. While there are tons to be excited about, there are four cloud services that we look forward to using in future projects.
Like many tools, the Git version control system, through a handful of commands, provides the core functionality that most users need on a daily basis. In today’s post, I will touch on one that doesn’t seem to be used as often or, for many users, hasn’t been used at all. One of Git’s primary features, that was a huge draw for me when first exposed to it, is branching. Unlike many other systems,
Often, our daily challenges are solved with simple solutions instead of overly complex or “clever” ones that even the authors don’t understand a month later. Not long ago (in a galaxy quite close to our own; okay, the same one), we ran into an issue where we needed to add activity indicators on some tableviews
At Oak City Labs, technology excites us. We keep a keen eye on emerging technology and enjoy observing its impact on the world around us. For one of our last blog posts of 2017, I asked our developers for a technology that impressed them this year, and a technology they are excited about for in 2018.
A few weeks ago at the All Things Open conference I was introduced to a term I had heard a few times but had not done much research on: “Progressive Web Apps”. Wikipedia describes Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) as “regular web pages or websites but can appear to the user like traditional applications Wikipedia describes Progressive Web
While there are countless ways to make a WordPress site unique, page builders have emerged as an up-and-coming force in the WordPress scene. In this post, I will break down page builders into categories and cover their ups, downs, ins, outs, and everything in between to allow
If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent an unhealthy amount of time perusing adorable cat GIFs on your phone, tablet, computer, tv and anything else that will let you get your fix of cuteness. In addition to browsing cat GIFs on every device I own, I can also check my email, listen to my collection of music, chat with my friends and even write blog posts! On every device I own
At Oak City Labs we develop using a particular stack of technologies we are not only comfortable with, but believe to be the most effective tools in solving whatever challenges come our way. Too often when a developer says “We use X framework or Y library”, it sounds like utter gibberish and has
At Oak City Labs we develop using a particular stack of technologies we are not only comfortable with, but believe to be the most effective tools in solving whatever challenges come our way. Too often when a developer says “We use X framework or Y library”
