File it Away
iOSSometimes you stumble across a file. It might be something random in your Documents folder. It might be something a parent or a...
Learning SDKs
iOSAfter WWDC, there are new SDKs (Software Development Kits), APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) and new languages to play around with, along with the usual...
Yet Another Form of Code Review
Leveling UpA couple of weeks ago Jay Hayes penned Code Review in Four Steps, about the way many teams at the Ranch approach code review.
The Universal Troubleshooting Process
iOS MacLast week I walked through finding and fixing My Favorite Bug. Observant readers may have noticed a multi-step process outlined by some <H3>...
My Favorite Bug
MacAt the end of last year’s storytelling session I mentioned that my favorite story is “Two programmers fixing a show-stopper bug over 24 hours,...
Debugging: Tell the Story
iOS MacI love stories. I love telling stories, and I love listening to stories. I learn from stories. I believe that we, as...
Foggy Macro Breakdown
iOS MacI’m a big fan of caveman debugging. That is, using log statements to gather information and visualize a program’s control flow. But I only...
Stochastic Profiling in Debugging
iOS MacI’ve talked about stochastic profiling in the past, such as the fairly recent Rock Heads. It’s something I mention when I talk about debugging...
64-bit Smorgasbord
iOS MaciPhone 5s. iPad Air. The 64-bit era has moved from the desktop and into our hands. Mike Ash has an excellent...
Smooth (Bitwise) Operator
iOS MacOne of the wonderful(?) things about Objective-C is that it’s based on C. Part of the power of C is bit-bashing, where you...
