Author:
Mark Dalrymple
So. That Clash of the Coders Thing. Kind of nice being able to flex mental muscles over a 72-hour sleep-deprived Dr Pepper-infused period of time, performing acts of violence upon the Objective-C runtime, UIApplication, and the layer stack. It was a blast being able to use all my platform knowledge with the express purpose of subverting it.…
Author:
Mark Dalrymple
Readers of this blog might notice a pattern in my postings. They’re occasionally accompanied by a small program to demonstrate some interesting point.
Much of the sample code in Advanced Mac OS X Programming : The Big Nerd Ranch Guide are in a similar form: a small stand-alone program that demonstrates some isolated bit of functionality.…
Author:
Mark Dalrymple
I usually encounter two classes of bugs on a regular basis. The first is of the form “I think I know where this is” which won’t take long to find. The steps are pretty easy: Figure out how to reproduce it.…
Author:
Mark Dalrymple
You know that feeling. You’re on a deadline. It’s 9:00 at night. You have a demo the next morning. Suddenly Xcode freaks out. Apps running half the time. Rebooting your phone. Rebooting your computer. Finally the phone decides to run your App for awhile.…