I'm Teaching a Half Day iOS Refactoring Workshop in July
I am running my half-day iOS Refactoring workshop publicly in July, on mastering small improvements instead of risky rewrites.
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Speaking at 360iDev, Come Join Us.
Two of my talk proposals were accepted for 360iDev this August in Denver, including one on the stress around code review.
Video: UIKit is Dead, Long Live UIKit!
A lightning talk video on how UIKit's MVC heritage became a bottleneck for new ideas, and what might replace it in the years ahead.
Meet OwlDeck, a New Mac Presentation App for Programmers and Markdown Geeks.
The teaser site for OwlDeck is live, a macOS presentation app for programmers who need to show code and would rather write Markdown.
Introducing Zorn Labs LLC
Introducing Zorn Labs LLC, the new home for my consulting and product work, and the kind of iOS work I am looking for.
Neck Surgery Recovery Update
· Series: Journals
My neck surgery ran longer than planned but was a success. An update on the cyst, the stitches, and the recovery ahead.
Fever Dreams
· Series: Journals
A few days lost to a sinus and chest cold, some strange feverish dreams, and a reminder that your health is worth appreciating.
“For the times they are a-changing”
I am no longer an employee of Big Nerd Ranch. What happened, what comes next, and the neck surgery I have scheduled for February.
Rethinking My Music Storage
150 GB of music, a 256 GB SSD, and an iTunes library I have never liked. How I rethought where my collection actually lives.
Accessibility
Apple opened its fall event with accessibility. What I have learned building for it on iOS, and seeing Philly CocoaHeads take it up.
Dongle Emotions
· Series: Journals
Cleaning up the office, opening a pile of new USB-C dongles, and a funny story from my early self-employed contracting days.
Pre-“Hello Again” Mac Event Thoughts
Ahead of Apple's Hello Again event, where my aging 2011 iMac leaves me and what I am hoping Apple finally ships.
You Don’t End Schindler’s List with a Pepsi Ad.
A Startup podcast episode cut from an emotional moment straight into an ad read. A note on empathy and where ads do not belong.
Documentation for NSViewController init(nibName:bundle:) is incorrect
A short screencast showing why the docs for NSViewController init(nibName:bundle:) are wrong. Radar 28802828 filed.
A Few Dental Stories Amongst Subscribers
· Series: Journals
A YouTuber's story about his teeth pulled out my own. Years without dental care, a cracked molar I ignored, and what it cost.
Closing Thoughts on Big Nerd Ranch’s Front End Web Class
Final thoughts on Big Nerd Ranch's Front End Web class. Who it is for, and what you should already know before you go.
Should I Sell My Apple Watch?
A month in with an Apple Watch Series 2 and I am not sure it earned its place. Talking myself through whether to sell it.
Mid-week Checkin
· Series: Journals
A midweek check-in from the Front End Web class, with the full table of contents we have been working through.
Greetings, from the Ranch
Taking Big Nerd Ranch's Front End Web class this week, plus the wiki side project I plan to build in the evenings.
My New Experiment: Journaling All the Things
After watching Mark Dalrymple rubber duck a bug in a text file, I am trying to journal my own assumptions and questions.
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