Experimentally Yours
Leveling UpBuilding small prototypes outside of your main code base can let you experiment with new technology and APIs. An interesting question is, where...
Speaking of Speaking, part 2
Conferences Leveling UpA couple of weeks ago I extolled the virtues of public speaking for tech nerds. Now it’s time to ruminate a bit on actually...
You need source code control. Now.
Leveling UpSource code control. What is it? Why would you want to use it? Executive summary: If you're not using source code control, you...
Rectangles, Part 2
MacLast time you met some utilities for creating rectangles. Now it's time to actually start using them.
Rectangles, Part 1
iOS MacGeometry is everywhere in modern programming. We have to know how to deal with points, sizes, and rectangles. Back in the old days we’d...
Fast Enumeration, part 3
iOS MacFast Enumeration, part 1 covered what fast enumeration is. Part 2 covered the method countByEnumeratingState, which is the centerpiece of fast enumeration. This...
Fast Enumeration, part 2
iOS MacFast Enumeration, part 1 covered what fast enumeration is, NSEnumeration a bit, and introduced adopting fast enumeration in your own classes by doing a...
Fast Enumeration, part 1
iOS MacFast Enumeration was introduced into Objective-C back in the 10.5 days. It’s the feature that lets you succinctly iterate through a collection:
Tiny Programs, the Atomic Edition
iOS MacReaders of this blog might notice a pattern in my postings. They’re occasionally accompanied by a small program to demonstrate some interesting point.
An Art of Technical Reviewing
Leveling UpI’ve been lucky enough to have gotten to tech review a number of Mac and iOS programming books. I find the process very enjoyable,...
Read/Write all about it!
iOS MacThis question came up in an IRC channel the other day: “What’s the best way to set up a property that’s read-only externally, but...
