Opening the box - indexing app data
Apps as the new web, app data surfaced through local and network searching, browsers linking directly to app content and Apple starting to take the battle to Google on their own turf, content indexing. Interesting times...
Staying on the Radar
I see a lot of negativity toward Radar, mostly expressed as frustration around visibility of content.
Quick debugger tip
A quick tip for debugging view hierarchies
What makes watch tick?
How has no-one cracked that joke already?
Auto Layout: Making sure you go to space today
Like many developers, I’ve skirted round Auto Layout; intrigued by the potential, mildly burned by Interface Builder, a little anxious about the forthcoming removal of choice when iOS 8 ships…
Multipeer Networking @ NSLondon
Spoke at NSLondon on multipeer networking
Waiting for Review
Over the weekend I did some some last minute polishes and fixes on the current codebase for LocalTalk and took the plunge and submitted.
DeepDraw
Read MoreProject update
It's been too long since I posted last. I actually have stuff in draft I will post soon but haven't finished writing. Basically very busy but wanted to give an update on LocalTalk and it's progress.
Current project update...
Thought I'd post an update to talk about the progress I've made on LocalTalk.
"Looking to meet: the perfect monospaced font"
I've long been on the search for the perfect monospace font to use in Xcode, terminal, Chocolat, BBEdit etc...
Instantiating a view controller from a storyboard
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.
My next-gen iOS device wishlist
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.
Letraset for action!...
Go here and read this immediately. Blogging excellence from Mr. Dave Addey...
"Should've known better...."
"...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.
Whither now, Automator?...
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
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.
Beetle vs Golf
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...
Coding in the sun...
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.