Querying data is a pretty common task for most if not all mobile apps. iOS and Android have made the work pretty easier for developers, but Parse has thrown their hat into the ring to make it even easier for developers who choose to use their development tools and...
Git Bootcamp
I’ve gotten a number of emails recently from developers that are new to Git and want to know how to easily get started with it. As I have stated before, I do think that it is very important that you have some sort of understanding of what a tool is before you begin...
WWDC 2012 Keynote Let Down
Earlier today I hosted Coder Radio with Chris Fisher of Jupiter Broadcasting and in the episode we discussed my reactions as a developer to the WWDC keynote this year (2012). First things first. I did not attend WWDC nor have I installed the iOS 6.0 developer release,...
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I have been more than a little critical of Google Drive, because of its poor support for source control (Git), however, I still use it for a number of document editing tasks. At the same time I have been looking for a wireframe editor that supports designing mobile,...
Programming Pitfalls: Bit in the ARC
Apple’s ARC (automatic reference counting) for Mac and iOS devices is intended to make Cocoa development easier. For the most part it does. However, in using it I have encountered a bit of a pitfall: by default the compiler does not optimize your code in debugging but...
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Times are tough and development budgets seem to be getting smaller and smaller, assuming that you are not Draw Something or Instagram. My experience has been that clients who are interested in supporting both Android and iOS do not generally want to develop two native...
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