The Nerdiest Things of All Time
What are the nerdiest things of all time? We asked our Nerds, and here's what we found out.
Dollars, Not Donuts: Improving Localization
Internationalization is hard. Here's how to localize currency amounts in your application.
Embracing the Fine Art of Coding
Leveling UpEvery day I used to ask myself, “Does someone artistic like me have what it takes to become a software engineer?” These days, I...
Using CocoaPods Without Going to Court
Thanks to CocoaPods, you can get yourself into license trouble faster than ever before. Learn your BSDs, GPLs and Apaches before you pod install.
Learning Android Development: an iOS Developer's Perspective
Big Nerd Ranch iOS instructor Fernando Rodriguez crossed to the Dark Side and learned Android development. Here's why you should learn another programming language.
Big Nerd of the Month: Todd Gandee
Todd Gandee is February's Big Nerd of the Month. His teaching style and hard work have led to solid products that benefit both students...
Five Reasons Why You’ll Love Big Nerd Ranch This Valentine’s Day
This Valentine’s Day, there’s a lot to love about Big Nerd Ranch.
Listen While You Work
It is all too easy to generalize the "Nerd" personality, but there is in fact incredible individuality across the board at Big Nerd Ranch....
Making Quick and Easy Page Prototypes in Rails
Back-End Front-End Full-Stack WebI’m a front-end developer, which means I write HTML, CSS and JavaScript code all day. But I also frequently work with back-end developers on...
Make iOS 7's Dynamic Type Easier to Use with our Open-Source BNRDynamicTypeManager
iOSUsing iOS 7's Dynamic Type adds polish to an app. Unfortunately, it can feel cumbersome to use. BNRDynamicTypeManager is an open-source library that makes...
Building Animations with the android.transition Framework, Part 2
AndroidIn the (/blog/building-animations-android-transition-framework-part-1/), we took a first look at the `(http://developer.android.com/reference/android/transition/package-summary.html)` framework and started following the evolution of our (https://github.com/bolot/AndroidTransitionExample) project. In this...
Data-Driven iOS Development with ReactiveCocoa
iOS MacEditor’s note: This post was co-authored by Howard Vining and Matt Mathias.
