Practical Use for Curried Functions in Swift
An practical example of how curried functions in Swift can be useful for implementing a logger
more...Posts in 2014
August
July
Swift KVO Substitute: Observable Variables
My attempt to implement a KVO replacement purely in Swift
more...Getting Started With Swift
A list of key concepts to know when getting started with Swift and links to resources to stay current with its development.
more...Uses for Implicitly Unwrapped Optionals in Swift
A list with concrete examples of when and when not to use Implicitly Unwrapped Optionals in Swift.
more...June
7 Cool Features in Swift
Concrete examples for some cool and practical new features in Swift that will improve the daily lives of iOS and OS X programmers.
more...Swift’s Weird Handling of Basic Value Types and AnyObject
Basic value types like String and Int can be secretly converted to Objective-C types like NSString and NSNumber. This has some interesting effects and implications.
more...March
Testing Asynchronous Code in Objective-C
Testing asynchronous code in Objective-C can be a real pain unless you make one simple change to the way you program it in the first place.
more...Better UIAlert Handling and Easier Testing
A more declarative and testable way to display alerts in iOS.
more...February
Be A Better Indie - 5. Listen to Podcasts
A list with descriptions of the main podcasts that have made me a better developer and keep me informed.
more...Be A Better Indie - 4. Create a Singular To-Do List
The way that I handle my to-do list so that I stay on task with minimal effort.
more...Devise: determine unconfirmed, confirmed, or not signed in user
While developing a Rails backend using Devise for user management, I ran into trouble determining a user's status. This is how I solved that problem.
more...Be A Better Indie - 3. Trim Your Incoming Email
I hate being constantly distracted by incoming emails. To solve this problem I decided to drastically reduce the amount of emails I receive. This is how I did that.
more...January
Be A Better Indie - 2. Accept, appreciate, and, channel the stress
Being and independent developer can be extremely stressful. It is important that you learn to accept, appreciate, and channel to turn it into something positive.
more...10 Ways to Be a Better Independent Developer
A series of posts about how to be a better independent developer
more...Be A Better Indie - 1. Cultivate A Support Structure
No person is an island. It is virtually impossible to be successful in anything that you do without having a good support structure around you.
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