Swift from Scratch: Optionals and Control Flow

In the previous articles, you learned some of the basic concepts of the Swift programming language. If you've programmed before, I'm sure you saw a few similarities with other programming languages, such as Ruby, JavaScript, and Objective-C. In this article, we zoom in on control flow in Swift.

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Watch a Porsche 918 Spyder being built by hand

From hand-sewn leather to hand-wrapped trim, monococques being wheeled about, the copious use of shims and the rear brace being fitted over the engine, plus the Christmas-like joy of opening a box of body panels, it's all in there.

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Node.js installation for Raspberry Pi…

Node.js is a brilliant platform for creating network applications. It is mainly known for its non-blocking I/O and event driven system. In simple terms, Node.js can easily handle a large number of requests while simultaneously consuming lesser server memory.

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Convert curl command syntax to python/nodejs requests code

1) Open the network tab in Chrome DevTools
2) Right click a request and click "Copy as cURL"
3) Paste it in the left hand box and click "Convert"


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3 Best Free Apps For Syncing Your Android Contact Photos With Facebook

If you’re running stock Android, you know the frustration of not having contact photos for most of your contacts. Although many hardware manufacturers’ versions of Android have the option built-in to sync your friends’ Facebook profile photos with their contact photos, stock Android is somehow still missing this feature.


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Autoblog's Top 100 Photographs of 2014

On a daily basis, we do our very best to convey the excitement and visceral emotion of all things automotive for you, dear reader. Sometimes, however, a simple photo says more than our keystrokes ever can.

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Why sitting will kill you (and what to do about it)

If you work anywhere in or around technology, chances are you've either witnessed or are a member of the standing-desk craze, the natural offshoot of the increasing medical research suggesting sitting in your Herman Miller Aeron chair will actually kill you faster than smoking.

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