The latest articles on DEV Community by Ryan Ashton (@djryanash). https://dev.to/djryanash https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F2902532%2Fc0b96c19-d02d-4aff-934f-0195fcbee9de.jpg https://dev.to/djryanash en Ryan Ashton Fri, 28 Feb 2025 02:38:53 +0000 https://dev.to/djryanash/hello-world-and-safari-animals--5eia https://dev.to/djryanash/hello-world-and-safari-animals--5eia <p><code>After a glitch in the matrix, I had to sign up to dev.to again and so here is my first post - again.</code></p> <p>Hey dev.to! I’m a software developer based in Hong Kong, currently on the hunt for an <strong>iOS developer</strong> role. By day, I build apps. By night, I’ve been DJing since 1997. Somewhere in between, I attempt to achieve the perfect balance of <strong>code, creativity, and cardio</strong>. </p> <h2> 🦁 Well Spotted – A Safari &amp; Animal-Spotting App </h2> <p>I’m the creator of <strong>Well Spotted</strong>, an iOS app that helps safari-goers track and log wildlife sightings—because if you traveled all that way just to see pigeons, we need to talk. </p> <p><strong>Tech Stack:</strong> </p> <ul> <li> <strong>Frontend:</strong> UIKit, SwiftUI, CoreData, MapKit, Combine </li> <li> <strong>Backend:</strong> Swift + Vapor </li> <li> <strong>Cloud &amp; Analytics:</strong> Google Firebase (Firestore, Crashlytics, Performance Monitoring, Auth) </li> </ul> <h2> 🛠️ FrankenService – A Multi-Language Web Service </h2> <p>I also stitched together <strong>FrankenService</strong>, a multi-language web service (well, <em>currently</em> just Go, but Swift, Python, and C++ are coming soon!). It features <strong>CI/CD pipelines that auto-deploy to AWS Beanstalk using GitHub Actions</strong>, proving that while I may write code in multiple languages, I don’t like to deploy manually in any of them. </p> <h2> ⚡ A Bit More About Me </h2> <p>When I’m not coding, you’ll find me: </p> <ul> <li>🏃 Running </li> <li>🥗 Eating a ridiculously hearty salad </li> <li>🏖️ Walking my beagle, Holly, on the beach </li> </ul> <p>Looking forward to connecting, learning, and sharing here. Drop a comment if you, too, enjoy writing Swift, experimenting with tech stacks, or just want to debate the <strong>best salad toppings</strong>. </p>