Best Swift Programming Tutorial

For anybody learning Swift to develop iOS apps, there are plenty of tutorials around, but the best one that I have found by far is this one: Hacking with Swift iOS Tutorial. It contains loads of hands-on tutorials, and also a quick overview on Swift theory too.

I've tried other courses/tutorials, but this is by far the best, and even better, its free!

Highly recommended.

Writing Python with PSPad

PSPad is a great editor for programmers. Instead of using a dedicated Python IDE, PSPad can be tweaked to compile and run scripts directly. Here's how...

Updating twitter from python

Just looking into posting twitter updates from python. I've found three methods so far: -

• Python Twitter Tools
• python-twitter
• Command-line via Curl (can possible do with urllib)

Hmmm, more investigation required...

Backup of all MySQL databases

To backup all MySQL databases on a machine, use the following command: -

AJAX Libraries API

The "AJAX Libraries API" is a google-sponsored initiative that hosts key javascript libraries: -

• jQuery
• jQuery UI
• prototype
• script.aculo.us
• MooTools
• dojo

Graphs and Charts

Open Flash Chart is a great way to include fancy graphs and charts on your web site. There are plenty of examples and tutorials on the site - it's really easy to use.

Web Page Backgrounds

Sometimes, you just need a simple background for a web page. BgPatterns is a great free website that allows you to create your own tiled/repeating backgrounds - ideal for web pages or desktops.