
Hello there, I'm
Wesley de Groot
I'm a Developer from Haarlem, the Netherlands.
About Me
I'm 34 years old, I have a demonstrated history of working in the development and electronic industry.
Skilled in Software Development, Web Development and Electrical Engineering, I support the tech communities, mentor aspiring developers and contribute to open-source projects.
Latest Blog Post
Move your app to the background
In this (small) post, we will explore how to move your iOS application to the background programmatically.
This is offcially not supported by Apple.
Send app to background
import SwiftUI
struct ContentView: View {
var body: so
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Display your Apple Music play status to Discord. With Apple Music 2 Discord you can display your cur
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You can contact me in multiple ways
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you can meet me IRL at one of the weekly Meeten & Drinken, or monthly Weekend Fun events hosted by Appsterdam (Amsterdam, The Netherlands),
once a year at AppDevCon (Amsterdam, NL), Appril Festival (Amsterdam, NL), SwiftLeeds (Leeds, United Kingdom)
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Game Center: 0xWDG
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Pokemon GO: 5419 8654 3334
Nintendo Switch: SW-4650-5369-5215
Steam: 0xWDG
Epic Games: 0xWDG
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