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I'm Max ‐ a (predominantly Swift) software engineer in š¦šŗ Sydney, Australia. I like nothing more than sitting down to solve a programming problem, so reach out if you need something custom to streamline your workflow or present your product to the world! Here's a few favourites that I've built in the past:
An iOS app that helps you grab high-quality frames from any video or live photo and save them as an image.
Blocky is a 100% offline & private iOS SMS filter. Check it out on the AppStore or GitHub!
A pinball-style game for iOS
iOS counterpart to the Herald macOS app
Makes Xcode instantly build again when Xcode says āBuild again to continueā - and other similar fixes that we shouldn't have to care about.
Screensharing on your Mac? Need to draw a diagram or highlight some content? Quick Draw is here to help.
A macOS app that helps other people at home know when you're in a meeting.
Simply position the transparent rectangle over any text that is appearing on your macOS computer's screen to instantly translate it into any language!
Get notified on your phone when a task finishes on your computer.
Twist and turn to link two letters together in this daily word-grid puzzle. Android and iOS!
Tired of Netflix' description spoiling what happens in the next episode? Spoilern't is a Firefox extension to blur out spoilers.
Shows Instagram slideshows on your Apple TV (discontinued - Instagram revoked our API access soon after launch)
I strongly believe in Open Sourcing as much of the work I do as possible. On my GitHub page you'll be sure to find something interesting or (hopefully) useful, for example:
My personal Homebrew tap of scripts that I made to make my life easier
A Swift script to generate all the icon sizes you need for your Xcode project
Helps to securely store secret assets (such as API keys) in your binary
Graph your Xcode project's dependencies
Open-source web app that converts JSON structures to Swift models
A tiny Measurement Protocol wrapper for use on any platform
I've learnt so much from the Internet, so I want to ensure it remains a trustworthy place for future generations of developers. On my Medium page you can read about some interesting problems I've solved or gain a few ideas for your next project's implementation:
Using @dynamicCallable and @dynamicMemberLookup to create native APIs for the Shell in Swift
Swift Concurrency is hard to test!
Introducing a new tool - XCGrapher!
Using a custom Swift Property Wrapper to help us inject dependencies into classes.
Itās a common misconception that Firebase and CloudKit are fairly interchangeable. Whilst they are both serverless storage solutions...
A quick idea on how a simple function can make your setup closures much neater
Hereās another 10-minute hack: weāll be using IOKit to respond to a key press from a specific peripheral in order to...
An API I am working with is returning sensitive data signed with an Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA)...
I have also been having recurring and ad-hoc one-on-one sessions with people who are keen on learning iOS development from scratch. If you need a new topic explained to you or are interested in starting a regular mentoring relationship, get in touch!
I'm always looking out for what I might be able to build next - so get in touch! LinkedIn or this form is a good place to start š