Nerd Sightings: August 2014
Our Nerds are attending and speaking at conferences around the globe. Here’s a roundup of where we’ll be over the next few weeks:
Floating Action Buttons in Android Lollipop
AndroidNote: At the 2015 Google I/O, Android announced their new Design Support Library, which includes the Floating Action Button. You no longer need to...
Big Nerd of the Month: John Gallagher
Learn more about our July Big Nerd of the Month, John Gallagher.
The Case for Helvetica Neue in Mac OS X Yosemite
DesignWith Apple's adoption of Helvetica Neue for OSX Yosemite, we break down why it's tough to argue against it being a robust, versatile typeface...
Introducing our newest Ranch at Callaway Gardens
Big Nerd Ranch brings its signature, immersive bootcamps to Callaway Gardens in 2015. New location will feature same expert instructors delivered in the same...
UIDynamics in Swift
iOSWant to use UIDynamics in Swift? Turns out, UIDynamics in Swift is pretty much just like using it in Objective-C. We just need to...
Testing Rails Service Oriented Architecture
Back-End Full-Stack WebOver the last few years I’ve had the opportunity to work on several Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) applications. I learned that writing integration tests for such...
Announcing our Cross-Platform JavaScript Apps with HTML5 bootcamp
Front-End Full-Stack WebWe’re excited to announce that we’ve made our HTML5 Apps with jQuery bootcamp even better. Our new Cross-Platform JavaScript Apps with HTML5 class is...
How to use Facebook's React Library to Build UIs, Part 1
Front-End Full-Stack WebFacebook's React is a JavaScript library for building high performance User Interfaces. As they like to say, it's the just "V" in MVC. Better...
Android Wear Hack Night at Big Nerd Ranch HQ
AndroidVenture into the World of Wearables at our Android Wear Hack Night on Monday, July 21.
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...
Big Nerd of the Month: Christian Keur
Our latest Big Nerd of the Month is a driving force: he not only leads a team as they build iOS apps for clients,...
