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Xcode’s Deployment Target: Project vs. Targets

I occasionally get hung up on stuff as I travel deeper into iOS development. I recently got confused with the difference between a project’s deployment target and a target’s deployment target. This is ultimately an issue of what iOS versions I will support as a developer, but I was confused about why I could specify it...

Fixing [SceneConfiguration] Info.plist contained no UIScene configuration dictionary error in Xcode

It seems Xcode 14.2 introduced an annoying little error when running your app in the Simulator. The error reads:...

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Customize your Mastodon Handle

Let’s say some narcissistic moron buys the social media company you use daily and decides that it would be better off with 100x the Nazis. You decide this isn’t for you, so you find yourself exploring the world of Mastodon...

I'm leaving Twitter

I joined Twitter in December 2008. I was at the beginning of my career and eager to see what the web design and development field was up to. I enjoyed the platform’s brevity and the immediate consumption of information it allowed...
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Day of the Dead

We recently took a trip to Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, to witness the Day of the Dead celebrations. It shares similar timing with Halloween and folks down there celebrate both. There were many trick-or-treaters out and about, but the main attractions were the Catrinas, and folks down there celebrate both...
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About Matt

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Well, hello there! Thanks for stopping by. My name is Matt Haliski, and I like building things on computers. I’ve been working in front of a keyboard for a long time, and I still wake up each day grateful I get to do it as my job.

I write about nerdy stuff to give back to the community and the interesting things happening in my life. You can read a bit more about me here.