Eye On iOS

@casskhaw writes on The Verge:

Intelligent temperature control is becoming increasingly popular, in part thanks to the success of smart devices like the Nest Learning Thermostat. Over at Indiegogo, an Israeli startup is looking to fund Sensibo, its attempt at appending smart functionalities to just about any remote-controlled air conditioner. The core gadget is a "pod" equipped with two microprocessors, multiple infrared emitters, and sensors that allow it to gauge humidity, temperature, lighting, and whether a room is occupied. It also comes with an app outfitted with pre-installed commands, multiple modes, alarm clock synchronization, and other functions.

This style of air conditioner is more common in other countries than the US, so there's a lot of potential.

In my apartment now we have 4 small bedrooms (it's almost a college apartment-style dorm) and four people on different schedules. The only temperature sensor is on the thermostat in the main room, which means if one person wants to cool his bedroom, the a/c has to cool the whole apartment.

There's a new AppCode. AppCode is becoming more well-known, despite the utterly counter intuitive fact that it exists: Xcode is free! And it's pretty good. Who would  pay $200 for "better"?

But IDE maker JetBrains is extraordinary at what they do. I've only used PHPStorm, which is just wonderful for providing some order to a language notorious for not requiring any. And Xcode is far from perfect. 

AppCode is worth a look. You can download and get a 30-day trial here. Link is organic; no paid/sponsored posts or links accepted without clear labeling. And Quinn McHenry, senior iOS developer at Small Planet who uses XML extensively with their "Gatsby" tool (which I will look at another time) told me it's their XML editor of choice for the Mac.  

Think of AppCode as a capitalist alternative to the state-owned Xcode, with its resources and dominance and privileged position (and AppCode does keep Xcode around to do a certain percentage of the work) but AppCode has to fight for its customers and it shows.