Swift Tutorial This tutorial updated to reflect changes in Xcode 8.3.1 and iOS 10, as of April 17, 2017 Apple announced at WWDC a major change to the way iOS apps are developed, it can now be done using a new programming language called Swift. In my efforts to adapt and learn the language’s common…
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Using open source iPhone app components with Cocoa Pods
For a while after the initial release of the iPhone App Store and it’s SDK, there was not much in terms of open source code to use and learn from, you can buy iPhone and take advantage of exclusive prime products. But times have changed, and these days there is a huge database of open…
The lazy app developer’s way to ship more code
With these three quick tips, you’ll be on your way to being more productive when developing your mobile apps. These are not extremely difficult technical challenges, and should be easy to implement in to your workflow. Dependency Management If you’re on iOS, Cocoapods is a godsend. If you’ve ever used bundler with Ruby on…
5 things I wish I knew when I released my first iPhone app
I’ve been writing mobile apps for roughly 4 years. I’ve seen dozens of apps come from concept to completion, and I’ve learned many lessons along the way. Here are the top 5 things I wish I knew when I first started out making iOS apps. Ready? Let’s go! 1. Your icon and name will make…
8 Great Open Source Projects to use in your next iPhone App
I’ve scoured the internet looking for great open source iOS apps, and what I determined is that what is really more interesting is the open source iOS components and frameworks. So here’s my list of the most useful open source iOS components. 8. PSCollectionView PSCollectionView is a custom collection view that allows for the easy creation of Pinterest-style…
iPhone review process
The primary reason people read a consumer review is to form the right purchasing decision. Considering that there’s a time and monetary commitment required for creating the acquisition of the iPhone, the necessity to be forewarned and forearmed is significant to several people who are of limited time and resources. In short, they peruse the iPhone reviews so on confirm they’re not making an inaccurate purchasing decision. If the credibility of the…