The Atomic Birdhouse16 Mar 2015
Over the past month or so I’ve been diving into Swift, after many years of working with Objective-C on Macs and iOS. It’s been a change but, gradually, I’m learning the Swift way of doing things.
The Atomic Birdhouse20 Nov 2014
Since iOS app extensions run as part of a host application rather than as part of their containing app (i.e. your app’s extensions run in somebody else’s app), data sharing isn’t automatic.
The Atomic Birdhouse3 Oct 2014
Recently I’ve been working on some iOS 8 app extensions, and I’ve run into a few non-obvious details that might come in handy for anyone else in the same situation.
The Atomic Birdhouse9 Jun 2014
My Passbook and iBeacon enabled business card was something of a hit at WWDC last week. Some people wanted more detail on how it worked or how to create their own version.
Jesse Shawl27 May 2014
Clean up pull requests with git merge --squash Sometimes, I will receive a pull request to one of my repositories that has commits that affect several files.
Jesse Shawl23 May 2014
Clean up Commits with git cherry-pick -n Sometimes I binge code for like 3+ hours and work on several unrelated things.
Jesse Shawl21 May 2014
Warning! push.default is not set Have you seen this before when running git push with no remote or branch name specified?
The Atomic Birdhouse28 Oct 2013
If you’re writing an iOS app and you need to know the user’s current location, the answer is straightforward: use Core Location. That fires up device GPS (when available).
The Atomic Birdhouse7 May 2013
In today’s installment of my continuing series on using iCloud with Core Data I’m going to discuss how factors beyond your control may render iCloud unusable, even if everything is working...
The Atomic Birdhouse15 Apr 2013
Today I’m continuing my series of iCloud/Core Data-related posts with a discussion of duplicate data, how and why it occurs, and what you can do about it in your apps.
The Atomic Birdhouse9 Apr 2013
As (link:/blog/icloud-sotu text:promised), I’m going to be doing a number posts on using iCloud with Core Data. I’m not sure how many there will be, I’ll keep going as long as it takes.
The Atomic Birdhouse3 Apr 2013
Update: This post is old but still accurate as far as comparing JSON with property lists, with examples for Objective-C code.
Kirkus Reviewsby Finalists About the Kirkus Prize12 Feb 2013
by Matt Myklusch ; illustrated by Onofrio Orlando ; color by Antonino Ulizzi ‧ RELEASE DATE: today Entertaining and action-packed.
Kirkus Reviewsby Kirkus Prize Winners; Finalists About the Kirkus Prize Jurors17 Oct 2011
by Tiffany Golden ; illustrated by Tiffany Golden ‧ RELEASE DATE: today A touching look at the bonds of sisterhood.
Kirkus Reviewsby Finalists About the Kirkus Prize15 Jan 2006
by Berl Kagan ; translated by Max Rosenfeld ‧ RELEASE DATE: today A welcome and necessary addition to the growing canon of firsthand accounts of Jewish survival during World War II.
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