WWDC 2015 Wish List
My WWDC 2015 wish list, mostly Swift tooling: refactoring in Xcode, Instruments support, and something like gofmt.
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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.
Girl Develop It: Introduction to iOS Development
Tickets are open for the two-day Introduction to iOS Development class I am teaching for Girl Develop It in February.
An “App Architecture” Kata
An architecture kata I ran at a CocoaHeads Side Project Saturday. Pair up, design one app, then compare what everyone built.
CocoaConf Boston 2014 Recap
My first CocoaConf, in Boston. High speaker quality, a good weekend, and the reason I plan to catch a future tour stop.
Designing & Planning Your iOS App Workshop Recap
A recap of the second Philly CocoaHeads workshop, a full day on designing and planning an iOS app before you build it.
Quick CocoaLove Recap
A quick recap of the first CocoaLove. I counted two open laptops all weekend, which tells you how engaged the room was.
Phone Names
· Series: Journals
I name my hardware after video game characters. A short history of my phone names, starting with an iPhone 4 called Dex.
CocoaLove Tickets
CocoaLove is next month and we are on the last marketing push. Grab a ticket, or get in touch about sponsoring.
On disappointment with clients who are prioritizing production over quality
A friend asked how to handle clients who value speed over quality. My reply, which starts by looking inward first.
A Walled Garden of Shit
Apple's review guidelines promise to reject apps that are not useful or entertaining. A look at how well that holds up.
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