Release Notes Conference Thoughts
Thoughts on the Release Notes Conference, an action-oriented event about the business of apps rather than the code.
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Memorable Songs from Pivotal Indy Moments of Your Life
· Series: Journals
Mike Hurley tied a song to the day he quit his job. Here is mine, from when I left ASMP to go full time on Mac development.
Staying Secure on OS X with a Few Unsigned Apps
Gatekeeper is a fair compromise, but some good Mac software is unsigned. How I run those few apps without dropping my guard.
Sweating the Little Details of UI Copy
Interface design is largely word choice. What Apple's HIG says about alert buttons, and why copy deserves the care code gets.
How To Play WWDC Sessions at 2x Speed
The WWDC video library is enormous. Here is how I get through more of the sessions by playing them back at double speed.
Quick Launching for Cocoa Unit Tests
A small tip that makes Cocoa unit test runs launch faster by bailing out of the app delegate early when tests are the target.
CocoaLove 2015 Notes
Notes from the second CocoaLove in Philadelphia, a conference about the people in the iOS and Mac community rather than the tech.
Summer Hiatus Update
· Series: Journals
Back after a summer away. WWDC in June, a week down the shore, and my first time writing Swift in production.
WWDC Events and Links
WWDC is around the corner and I will be next door at AltConf. Links to the events, the speaker lineup, and the live stream.
WWDC 2015 Wish List
My WWDC 2015 wish list, mostly Swift tooling: refactoring in Xcode, Instruments support, and something like gofmt.
Code Patterns Talk, Video Now Available
My Philly CocoaHeads talk reviewing a handful of iOS code patterns, and where to find our growing archive of meeting videos.
Farewell Edge Cases
Edge Cases is ending after 128 episodes. A goodbye to the rare Apple developer podcast that actually talked about code.
Know Your Role: Contractor or Consultant
Contractor or consultant? Naming which one you are sets client expectations before the relationship goes sideways.
Think of the Smallest Possible Code Change, and Then Make It Smaller
A 1,780-line pull request gets a worse review than a small one. Why I keep working to make my changes smaller than that.
Mike Monteiro on Selling Design, Getting Paid and Working with Clients
A must-watch Mike Monteiro keynote on presenting creative work, getting paid, and the delicacies of client relationships.
Encouraging Impactful User Content
TripAdvisor keeps emailing me about how many people my one review reached, and it is a smart way to keep contributors writing.
Swift and Cocoa: The Odd Couple
Swift wants everything explicit and Cocoa is happy to sort it out later. Two personalities that fate has made roommates.
Philly CocoaHeads Website Relaunch Project
Kicking off a new side project, rebuilding the Philly CocoaHeads website that has been running on inherited code since 2010.
Questions for Your Job Hunt
The list of questions I built up while job hunting, on culture, process, and pay, meant to tell me whether a company fits.
My New Job with the Big Nerd Ranch
I accepted a job with Big Nerd Ranch. What Aaron Hillegass's Cocoa Programming book did for my career, and why this move matters.
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