Core Intuition 8: For The Good Of The Country

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Manton and I sat down to record another episode of Core Intuition, speaking as usually on a variety of topics including the C4 conference, Android, and Apple’s “elevated user experience.” Hope you enjoy the show!

Building A Bigger Nerd Ranch

Friday, September 26th, 2008

When newcomers to programming on the Mac ask me for advice about getting started with Cocoa, I usually boil it down to three steps, depending on the amount of time and money they are prepared to put into the task: If you’re the slightest bit curious, buy Mark Dalrymple and Scott Knaster’s affordable book, Learn […]

Better To Ask Forgiveness

Friday, September 19th, 2008

The tension among iPhone developers is palpable, as hundreds of us wait anxiously for Apple to lift the NDA restrictions that prevent us from discussing development on the platform with the public, or even discussing it amongst ourselves. It’s widely expected that the iPhone developer community will inherit this charming aspect of the Mac developer […]

Shush Little Baby

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Well, I suppose it was inevitable. I joked on the last episode of Core Intuition that I was being drawn in by the idea of developing software specifically for the “baby market.” Since that time, I developed and deployed version 1.0 of the simplest product I’ve ever designed: Shush for the iPhone and iPod touch. […]