Director of Engineering at Chariot Solutions. I lead the people who build the software — after years of building it myself.https://biresch.com/https://biresch.com/writing/wolf-golf-scorecard-multiplayer-support/https://biresch.com/writing/wolf-golf-scorecard-multiplayer-support/The Wolf Golf Scorecard (WGS) app has a new feature in version 2.0.6, Multi-player support! This has been the top requested feature. When I originally built WGS I assumed thatFri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://biresch.com/writing/wolf-golf-scorecard-is-now-free/https://biresch.com/writing/wolf-golf-scorecard-is-now-free/There are now two versions of the app: Wolf Golf Scorecard Pro (paid) and Wolf Golf Scorecard (free). The Wolf Golf Scored Pro is the original no ad version ofSun, 14 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://biresch.com/writing/wolf-down-under-aussie-golfer/https://biresch.com/writing/wolf-down-under-aussie-golfer/I was fortunate enough to connect with Michael Green who is the founder of Aussie Golfer, writer for golf publications and member of the Australian Golf Writers Association. He’s passionateTue, 06 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://biresch.com/writing/assisted-injection-with-dagger-and-hilt/https://biresch.com/writing/assisted-injection-with-dagger-and-hilt/Assisted Injection With Dagger and Hilt is a Kodeco (formerly raywenderlich.com) tutorial for the advanced Android app developer. This is an in-depth tutorial that covers dependency injection. Dependency injection withWed, 19 May 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://biresch.com/writing/android-lifecycle/https://biresch.com/writing/android-lifecycle/Android Lifecycle is a Kodeco (formerly raywenderlich.com) tutorial for those who are just starting out with Android app development or need refresher. I highly recommend it. Understanding the Android lifecycleWed, 12 May 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://biresch.com/writing/wrx-spotlight-the-wolf-scorecard-app/https://biresch.com/writing/wrx-spotlight-the-wolf-scorecard-app/In February 2021, I got in contact with Aaron Martin (COO of GolfWRX). We had a great conversation about Scottsdale, AZ and our passion for golf. At the end ofTue, 30 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://biresch.com/writing/hunting-the-wolf-app-ux-and-database-review/https://biresch.com/writing/hunting-the-wolf-app-ux-and-database-review/The Wolf Golf Scorecard had gone through a major redesign effort for version 2.0.0. I worked closely Brandt Gigle, Pete Fleming and Michael Geise of Chariot Solutions to redesign, enhanceMon, 21 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://biresch.com/writing/15-minutes-with-rod-biresch/https://biresch.com/writing/15-minutes-with-rod-biresch/I was interviewed by Pete Fleming for a video titled 15 Minutes With: Rod Biresch on Looking Through a UX Lens as a Mobile Developer. In the fall of 2020,Wed, 02 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://biresch.com/writing/bill-mensch-on-the-microcomputer-revolution/https://biresch.com/writing/bill-mensch-on-the-microcomputer-revolution/In 2015, I joined my Uncle Bill Mensch on a podcast titled TechCast #89 – Bill Mensch on the Microcomputer Revolution. I still very much enjoy this podcast. It’s aTue, 01 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://biresch.com/writing/kotlin-coroutines-tutorial-for-android-advanced/https://biresch.com/writing/kotlin-coroutines-tutorial-for-android-advanced/In August 2019, I wrote my first tutorial for Kodeco (formerly raywenderlich.com) named Kotlin Coroutines Tutorial for Android : Advanced. At that time I was doing quite a bit ofMon, 30 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://biresch.com/writing/android-recyclerview-tutorial-with-kotlin/https://biresch.com/writing/android-recyclerview-tutorial-with-kotlin/This Android RecyclerView Tutorial with Kotlin was my first work as an author with Kodeco (formerly raywenderlich.com). In 2017, the RW team was looking for help updating their Android tutorialsSun, 29 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://biresch.com/writing/pairing-wdctools-with-wine/https://biresch.com/writing/pairing-wdctools-with-wine/History – setting the scene In 1989, I started working for my Uncle Bill Mensch at WDC in Mesa, AZ while studying Electrical Engineering at Arizona State University. It wasTue, 18 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://biresch.com/writing/what-is-ara/https://biresch.com/writing/what-is-ara/In previous blog posts I’ve mentioned some terms like “65xx ISA” and “Addressable Register Architecture (ARA).” I suspect most software engineers have conceptual knowledge of instruction sets and their classification. AsWed, 07 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://biresch.com/writing/blink-the-led-hello-world/https://biresch.com/writing/blink-the-led-hello-world/An in-depth tutorial on how to turn on/off an LED on the W65C265SXB. This post goes to the depth of machine code focusing on opcodes and their relation to Assembly language instructions.Tue, 30 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://biresch.com/writing/the-w65c265sxb-65xxcelr8r-board/https://biresch.com/writing/the-w65c265sxb-65xxcelr8r-board/A short post on the W65C265SXB 65xxcelr8r Board. It’s the start of a journey to explore 65xx technology through the eyes of a software engineer.Fri, 12 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://biresch.com/writing/a-guiding-light-to-learning-clojure/https://biresch.com/writing/a-guiding-light-to-learning-clojure/I wrote a blog post (A Guiding “Light” to Learning Clojure) for Chariot Solutions on using LightTable as a tool for learning Clojure. Here is a repost: I’ve recently started learningWed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT