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mnbayan / MKMapViewExtension.swift
Created February 23, 2015 02:33
MKMapView extension to center map to coordinates with defined zoom level using Swift language
//
// MKMapViewExtension.swift
// AutocompleteTextfieldSwift
//
// Created by Mylene Bayan on 2/22/15.
// Copyright (c) 2015 MaiLin. All rights reserved.
//
import Foundation
import MapKit
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codejets / .aliases
Created September 3, 2015 19:32
.aliases which i import into my bashrc or zshrc
# Get the Git branch
parse_git_branch() {
git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/ (\1)/'
}
# Custom bash prompt
#
# Includes custom character for the prompt, path, and Git branch name.
#
# Source: kirsle.net/wizards/ps1.html
//
// WatchSessionManager.swift
// WatchConnectivityDemo
//
// Created by Natasha Murashev on 9/3/15.
// Copyright © 2015 NatashaTheRobot. All rights reserved.
//
import WatchConnectivity
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speaktoalvin / IAPHelper.txt
Last active April 29, 2021 04:07
In App Purchase in Swift, with Receipt Validation
import UIKit
import StoreKit
//MARK: SKProductsRequestDelegate
extension IAPHelpers : SKProductsRequestDelegate
{
func productsRequest(request: SKProductsRequest, didReceiveResponse response: SKProductsResponse)
{
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speaktoalvin / gcd
Created October 14, 2015 07:20
Grand Central Dispatch
// An easy way to get different queue's in your project.
//
// GCDMan.swift
// GCDGhost
//
// Created by Alvin Varghese on 15/09/15.
// Copyright (c) 2015 iDreamCode. All rights reserved.
//
import UIKit
import XCPlayground
class ViewController: UIViewController {
func action() { print("Bing!") }
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
view.backgroundColor = .whiteColor()
import UIKit
import Foundation
import ReactiveCocoa
import Result
import Dwifft
/**
Encapsulates information about collection view nib/cell registration.
- Nib: UINib.

things I don't know

I took this list from What CS majors should know.

I think it is fun to list things I don't know so I did it =D. I actually found it to be a cool exercise -- maybe I should do a fun graphics project and learn about Open GL!

i wrote this because, while i think the things on this list are potentially worth knowing, and I actually think it's an awesome list of project ideas as well as good food for thought for people developing CS curricula (many of the things I don't know are great exercises!) -- I thought it was really weird to say that every CS student should know all of them. I have a CS degree and I learned very few of the things I do know inside my degree.

I classify "do know" as anything that I have a reasonable grasp of or at least some basic experience with -- the kind of experience I'd expect a CS student to be able to get. If I say I don't know something, it means either I know pretty much nothing about it (for "gr

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leonardofed / README.md
Last active December 2, 2025 13:22
A curated list of AWS resources to prepare for the AWS Certifications


A curated list of AWS resources to prepare for the AWS Certifications

A curated list of awesome AWS resources you need to prepare for the all 5 AWS Certifications. This gist will include: open source repos, blogs & blogposts, ebooks, PDF, whitepapers, video courses, free lecture, slides, sample test and many other resources.


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PaulTaykalo / OptionalExtension.swift
Last active November 27, 2016 16:49
Optional Loggin extension
import Foundation
//
// MARK:- Private
//
class MyAwesomeLogger {
static func log(message: String) {
print(message)
}