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Where Aero Vacation went wrong

Aero Vacation made mistakes that are beginning to become more and more common in iOS games, and I sincerely hope the trend reverses sometime soon. Continue reading

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Alfred, you’re a Genius

…I can play a song with the iTunes Mini Player, then reopen Alfred and immediately Genius the song. I can also let a playlist or album start playing through, then turn it into a Genius playlist when I hit a favorite song. Continue reading

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Autocompletion level: Xcode

Working on an iOS contract application the other day, I happened to create a manager class for a data collection. The purpose of the manager was to bundle a table view data source in with other convenience methods for the … Continue reading

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iOS launch-on-boot apps: fact or fiction?

Turns out the documentation is accurate (surprise!), and apps with the voip key do start with the system… Continue reading

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Software craftsmanship

…programmers have, much to the same extent as other engineering disciplines, a rigorous set of best practices and professional ethics… Continue reading

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