Software engineering insights, YouTube content, and startup journey from Marcus Smith - Engineering Manager, Founder of Series A Solana startup, and Software Engineer

99 Bottles of Beer in Swift

The story of chasing a UICollectionView issue caused by a transform

After UIView transform frame is not used

iOS Testflight version difference between major, minor, patch, and build

App Store Connect build versions

Solve rejecting a build and upgrading the version

AppStoreConnect - Newer Build Available

When the parent needs to be at least as large as the children, how do you setup the views

Autolayout Parent UIView is Maximum of Child Views

MostBeautifulRoads.com is a blog that requires minimal work and provides outsized returns

Why I created an AI blog for SEO

Where you should reserve a desk to work while in Berlin, Germany

Best WeWork Office in Berlin

The story of building a celebrity home tracker during the 2025 LA fires - from concept to deployment in a single night using Next.js, AI agents, and automated data collection

Building WhoseHouseBurned.com: A Friday Night AI Agent Hackathon

Journaling for engineers to stay focused on delivering value

Captain's Log Journaling

Where to find the lowest priced cars for one to multiple months

Cheapest Short Term Car Rentals

Stop, Pop, and Dismiss Coordinators and their ViewControllers

Concluding iOS Coordinators

How to build a MailChimp submission form for a Gatsby site using Formik in React

Create a MailChimp form for Gatsby using Formik

How to delete all or some breakpoints in XCode 5

Delete breakpoints in XCode 5

Create a horizontal dotted or dashed line in Swift with UIView and CALayer

Dotted Line UIView in Swift

@Escaping Closures in Swift

Learn how to add chapter markers and export them for YouTube videos using DaVinci Resolve

How to export YouTube chapters with DaVinci Resolve

How to fix Swift error - Extension Must Not Contain Stored Properties

Solved - Extension Must Not Contain Stored Properties

Explore Marcus's curated list of fascinating websites, ranging from unique tools to oddly specific archives. Discover hidden gems of the internet that are worth bookmarking.

Marcus's Favorite Websites | A Curated Collection of Interesting Internet Destinations

How to use Formik with Semantic-UI-React components

Formik with Semantic-UI Components

GraphQL dependency tree for Entity Resolver Service Mutator Finder

GraphQL Dependencies 

Simple example of a Graphql Union with a Resolver

Graphql Union Resolver

Hey Siri, Send Nudes

Discover how to decide what books to read with a personal system that captures recommendations, respects timing, and transforms reading into meaningful conversations

How I Decide What Books to Read

Code review job interviews can present a challenge, this will help you pass their questions

How to Ace your Code Review Interview

Code reviews present a challenge for Software Engineers this is how to do it in production companies like Snapchat and Goldman Sachs

How to Code Review

A guide to the equipment and planning of silent walking videos

How to film walking videos for Youtube

Tricks to get monetized on Youtube in 2023

How to get 1,000 Youtube Subscribers in 2023

After transitioning from CTO to Engineering Manager at Meta, I'm sharing the technical and behavioral preparation strategies that worked—from system design practice to using AI for behavioral interview prep with the STAR method.

How to Prepare for Software Engineering Manager Interviews at Big Tech

UIGraphicsImageRenderer adds a border, here is how to remove it

How to remove UIGraphicsImageRenderer UIImageView border

Adding a ViewController to another ViewController shouldn't be difficult

How to subview a ViewController with a ViewController

A step-by-step guide to customize your Linear workspace settings including team name and issue URL format

How to Update Your Linear Team Workspace Name and Issue URL

How our iOS incremental build times were decreased

Improve iOS Build Times

Everything I know about setting up Certificates for XCode and iOS devices

iOS Provisioning Profile Guide

Learn how to properly color correct iPhone footage in DaVinci Resolve using color space transform nodes

How to correct iPhone footage in DaVinci Resolve

How to determine if a UITableView is at the top of its datasource

Is UITableView at the top?

Launching a Linear OAuth app revealed a trust gap—here's what the data shows, and how Linear can solve it with a safer, more extensible app ecosystem.

How Linear Can Build a Safer OAuth App Ecosystem (Lessons from Launching Linear Top Issue)

A comprehensive guide to Linear's organizational hierarchy - from high-level Initiatives to granular Issues and Sub-issues

Linear Project Organization Guide

Learnings while building an app on top of Linear's OAuth 2.0 and GraphQL API

Building Linear Top Issue utilizing the Linear API

Walking videos are the most popular on People Watching

Most Viewed Youtube Videos on People Watching

An inside look at publishing videos on MSN Partner Hub, including ad rates, view patterns, and unique opportunities

MSN Partner Hub: My Experience with Video Publishing

NavigationView in SwiftUI

A guide to the camera and microphone used to create the best youtube walking content

Nomadic Ambience Camera Equipment

A data-driven comparison of LAX vs BUR and SFO vs SJC with timing and cost results, plus practical tips to streamline the weekly Beverly Hills → Menlo Park commute for a tech job.

Optimizing the LA–SF Super Commute

Debug and fix redirect issues reported in Google Search Console using curl

How to Fix "Page with redirect" Error in Google Search Console

Explore Marcus's curated reading list featuring book recommendations for software engineers, entrepreneurs, and tech enthusiasts. Discover insightful reads on programming, business, and personal development

Marcus's Reading List | Software Engineer's Book Recommendations

Setup a UICollectionView where the zero index is on the right

Right to Left UICollectionView

Difference between Observable Single Maybe in Rx and RxSwift

Rx Observable Types

How to setup a new machine for development

Setting up a new Mac

Solve Yarn Incorrect integrity when fetching from the cache

How to organize your class files in a predictable way

Swift Class Style Guide

When does Swift call `didSet()` on variables

Swift Variable DidSet Logic

Solved - Swift XCTest Cannot Find in Scope

Why we didn't and you shouldn't switch to SwiftUI yet

SwiftUI isn't ready for production

How to set Toggle value and send requests after changes

SwiftUI Toggle calls function on change

How to use Tyescript Partials which is useful in React projects

Creating and retrieving using Typescript Partials

Everything you need to know to write UITests

UI Tests with XCTest in Swift

How to add web push notifications

Every variable Youtube uses to determine earnings paid to creators

The YouTube CPM equation explained

A detailed breakdown of earnings from a walking video channel, including AdSense revenue, MSN Partner Hub income, and content sales

How Much Money Can You Make with a Walking Video Channel on YouTube?

Six months of tagging cameras, microphones, and gear brought in thousands from ads — and nothing from Shopping. Here's why YouTube's affiliate program doesn't convert, and what I've learned from the experiment.

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