While working on LocalTalk, I needed to change the transition between two view controllers. Previously it was defined by a segue in the storyboard. The storyboard holds view controllers for all the parts of the app. Once disconnected from the segue one of the view controllers now sat alone and unconnected to the rest of the app flow, though still in the storyboard itself.
I've been thinking about what could be next for Apple now that the iPhone is an immense business generating huge revenue on one hand and that the growth of that revenue has slowed on the other.
Go here and read this immediately. Blogging excellence from Mr. Dave Addey...
"...but I got what I deserved"
So today I got bitten by a small behaviour change between iOS versions. I'm glad actually as it exposed an issue that I should have seen but missed.
Apple has long had a scripting language embedded in Mac OS, all the way back to System 7 (citation needed). An application could include support for AppleScript by providing a dictionary of accessible commands.
Keep it Simple by Harmut Esslinger. Esslinger founded frog design who worked for Apple in the early stages of their history on products like the Apple II and Macintosh.
I've been mulling on a topic for while, that of how useful are the pre-built tools/classes/frameworks/libraries that are available on github, bitbucket et al...
I'm on holiday right now, and relaxing in the warm sun of Bermuda means it's easier to think clearly. So over the last couple of days I've been working on a little test project that implements ideas I saw in Eric Allam's excellent presentation at Alt TechTalk in London last week.