Tag Archives: objective-c
Blocks to remove redundancy
Blocks have many complicated uses, from event-based code to multithreading. But they can also be used for very trivial tasks, such as removing redundant lines from code. Here’s a common operation for me: Split a list into sublists based on … Continue reading
Old content, but I just needed it now: The difference between foo() and foo(void) by Greg Miller. Hint: Objective-C doesn’t follow the C++ pattern. You probably want foo(void).
May 25, 2011
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Cocoa With Love (Matt Gallagher): Assign, retain, copy pitfalls in Objective-C.
June 30, 2010
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Martin Pilkington (Code Collector Pro) on Objective-C 2.2 features. He covers the code reduction features of the new runtime. These are coming to “modern” Apple runtimes, meaning 64-bit Mac and iPhone.
June 25, 2010
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Chris Hanson on Objective-C 2.0′s dot syntax. When to use it, when to not use it, and what it’s really there for.
August 7, 2009
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Matt Gallagher: Rules to avoid retain cycles
July 27, 2009
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Michael Fey: UIView setup easier. I’ve done similar; very helpful.
July 27, 2009
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On Leaky Abstractions and Objective-J.
December 15, 2008
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WarpedVisions on Objective-C, square 1
Bruce over on WarpedVisions writes on entering the world of Objective-C and Cocoa development. I’m barely past square one, but I found this an interesting title. Of course, what Bruce means is the whole Mac OS X development experience, but … Continue reading