An Objective-C Literal Subtlety
iOS MacUpdate: In the time since this blog post was published, the compiler behavior demonstrated has been remedied in the version of clang accompanying Xcode...
Old Habits Die Hard: Adapting to ROWE
I had a dilemma. My sister-in-law was getting married five hours away in south Georgia, and I needed a day off so I could...
#blackhack at the Hype!
Back-End Full-Stack WebLast weekend, I had the pleasure of participating in #blackhack, a hackathon held in Atlanta for the black tech community. Hackathons are a great...
Rectangles, Part 2
MacLast time you met some utilities for creating rectangles. Now it's time to actually start using them.
Building your API Early with API-First Design
Back-End Full-Stack WebAs we build apps, most workflows end up basing themselves around one interface or user experience that gets priority over others. As more and...
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...
Healthy in all Respects
Jonathan Wallace explains why being healthy in every way is important to our culture.
My Top 5 Pry Features
Back-End Full-Stack WebRuby ships with an Interactive Ruby Shell (IRB) that every Ruby developer has played around with at some point. It’s a great place...
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...
2012 Global Day of Code Retreat
Back-End Full-Stack WebThe Global Day of Code Retreat is a daylong event where developers from around the world gather in small groups to practice their craft....
Big Nerd Ranch and Highgroove Studios join to create a new, even nerdier, Big Nerd Ranch
Many of you may have heard that Big Nerd Ranch and Highgroove Studios have merged to become a bigger, badder Big Nerd Ranch. Highgroove...
