Posted on December 2, 2014
The project file, specifically the project.pbxproj, is the closest thing to taboo we deal with on a regular basis as iOS developers. We tip toe around it, because we don’t want to break it. After all, without this file we can’t compile, and if we can’t compile, we can’t build apps.
Object Graph At it’s heart, this file is an object graph. All of these objects correspond with some sort of action you do in Xcode.
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Posted on December 13, 2013
I’ve seen the insides of many companies, and like most engineers am inundated with recruitment emails. One in particular gave me inspiration to explore the needs of early stage companies when it comes to hiring talent. And so Why your early-stage startup doesn’t need a lead engineer was born on Medium.
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Posted on December 10, 2013
I was really excited to be involved in Women Who Code’s first Hackathon, as a judge. It was a fantastic 3 days, and I really enjoyed seeing all the teams and what they produced.
I was so impacted by that event, that I shared some takeaways, and a challenge on Medium. Head on over and take a look: My #CHIMEHACK Experience on Medium.
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Posted on November 11, 2013
This month I wrote on some of the internals of CocoaPods, and explored the bits that make it tick.
Check it out in objc.io Issue #6.
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Posted on March 19, 2013
Testing in iOS is something that we as developers don’t really think about, or do. Writing tests can help us write code that lasts for years to come. But, this post isn’t about why you should write tests, it’s about how to use GHUnit and KIF with Jenkins CI.
There are two main types of testing frameworks, Unit and UI. OCUnit, which ships with Xcode, and GHUnit are both Unit testing frameworks.
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