An NSError Error
iOS MacWe have a lot of very convenient, very powerful methods at our disposal such as . This method goes to the file...
Objective-C Literals, part 2
iOS MacYou might want to check out Part 1 if you haven’t already seen the new NSNumber, NSArray, and NSDictionary literal syntax, and using square...
By Your Command
MacMost Mac programmers have used the command line, even if only briefly. Some use it to drive their source code control, some use...
A Timing Utility
iOS MacTiming how long a block of code takes is a useful tool. Maybe you’re choosing between two different calls that do similar...
Objective-C Categories Pros and Cons
iOS MacObjective-C categories are cool. They allow you do something that you can’t do in most compiled languages: add new methods to...
ARC Gotcha – Unexpectedly Short Lifetimes
iOS MacOne of our engineers was working on a project and wrote some code that crashed when running on a device:
Ask Big Nerd Ranch
iOS MacLet’s face it. We all have questions. Why is the sky blue? What shirt will I wear today? Why does mommy spend so much...
BNRPersistence
iOS MacI just open sourced a simple persistence layer for Cocoa and iPhone that uses Tokyo Cabinet. If you are frustrated with Core Data,...
How to Time
MacI was asked three times last week how I find how long an activity takes on the Mac and the iPhone. Â Here is the...
Find Us at WWDC
Conferences iOS MacAs you probably already know, this week marks Apple’s WWDC 2009 Conference in sunny San Francisco, California.
