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A New Collection of Thoughtful Learning Apps — Now Available on iOS & Android

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I’m excited to share a set of mobile apps I’ve recently completed and published on both the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. These apps are designed with a simple goal in mind: to make meaningful, structured content more accessible, whether you’re studying theology or improving your English vocabulary. 📱 Now Available on Both Platforms All apps are live and available for download: Google Play Developer Page: https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=5835943159853189043 Apple App Store Developer Page: https://apps.apple.com/ca/developer/q-z-l-corp/id1888794100 📖 Theology & Confession Study Apps For those interested in Reformed theology and classical Christian teachings, I’ve developed a series of apps that present foundational texts in a clean, focused reading format: The Belgic Confession Canons of Dort Heidelberg Catechism Westminster Shorter Catechism Each app is designed to provide a distraction-free experience, making it easier to read, reflect, and revisit these im...

How I Fixed React Native Android Gradle Build Errors

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How I Fixed React Native Android Gradle Build Errors Recently, I encountered persistent Gradle build errors while working on a React Native Android project. The errors were related to plugin resolution and missing native build artifacts, such as com.facebook.react.settings and foojay-resolver . Symptoms Gradle clean failed with plugin resolution errors Native build artifacts missing or corrupted Errors referencing metadata.bin and FoojayToolchainsPlugin Solution Steps Stop all running Gradle daemons: ./gradlew stop Delete the native build cache: rm -rf .cxx Clean and rebuild the project with refreshed dependencies: ./gradlew clean build --refresh-dependencies Result After these steps, the build succeeded and all plugin and native dependency errors were resolved. If you encounter similar issues, try this sequence before diving into more complex troubleshooting!

GitHub Copilot MCP Server OAuth Authentication Issue - Solved!

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GitHub Copilot MCP Server OAuth Authentication Issue - Solved! The Problem If you're seeing this error in VS Code: ● MCP Server: github-mcp-server Type: http URL: https://api.individual.githubcopilot.com/mcp/readonly Status: ✗ Failed Error: OAuth authentication failed for github-mcp-server You're not alone. This frustrating error can make Copilot's advanced features unavailable, even though you're signed into VS Code. Root Cause The issue stems from your ~/.copilot/mcp-config.json file. If you have manually created or edited this configuration file without including the OAuth token, the MCP server will fail to authenticate. Here's what a problematic config looks like: { "mcpServers": { "github-mcp-server": { "type": "http", "url": "https://api.individual.githubcopilot.com/mcp/readonly" } } } Notice the ...

How I Fixed GitHub Copilot CLI Connection Issues on macOS

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How I Fixed GitHub Copilot CLI Connection Issues on macOS The Problem I encountered a frustrating issue where GitHub Copilot worked perfectly in VS Code's chat window, but the gh copilot CLI command would hang indefinitely without producing any output. All commands like gh copilot -p "what is 2+2" would just freeze, making the CLI unusable. Initial Symptoms ✅ GitHub Copilot chat in VS Code worked fine ✅ GitHub CLI ( gh ) was installed and authenticated ✅ Token had the correct copilot scope ❌ Any gh copilot command would hang and timeout ❌ Commands appeared to connect but never returned results Diagnostic Process Step 1: Verify Authentication First, I checked that my GitHub CLI was properly authenticated: gh auth status Output showed I was logged in with the copilot scope included: github.com ✓ Logged in to github.com account qzl-dev (keyring) - Token scopes: 'admin:public_key', 'copilot', 'gist', 'read:org...