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We need to invent a british programming language. Wouldn't get much done but the Queues implementation would be awesome
How did I not know about this: http://code.google.com/p/frothkit/ An Obj-C server side web framework
#protip: For gloss on UIs: NSGradient, first colour white at .1 alpha at location 0.49, second colour clear at location 0.5.
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#protip: Cocoa block equivalent of performSelectorOnMainThread = [[NSOperationQueue mainQueue] addOperationWithBlock:]
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Interesting post by @justin on view controllers: http://bit.ly/aD3zbf I might do a similar one showing how I would build the same app.
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Delegates: use for 1-1 relationships
Notifications: use for 1-many relationships for events
KVO: use for 1-many relationships for data
Notifications: use for 1-many relationships for events
KVO: use for 1-many relationships for data
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For those who missed my link yesterday, this is a great example of what iPhone app should be: http://bit.ly/3cmKiM High quality, sane price.
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Oh cool, found a neat +dateWithNaturalLanguageString: feature. @"now" = current date & time, @"\"now\"" = date your app compiled
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Whee, my most custom UI yet (not yet finished): http://dropbox.mcubedsw.com/M3DigitalClockView.mov
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Remember, graphic and UI design is very different. One makes things pretty, one makes things usable.
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Our job as UI designers is to be magicians. We need to make the complexity of our app disappear, but bring it back whenever users need it.
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While MS is making concept videos for Courier, Apple is announcing ship dates for the iPad. #realartistsship
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#protip: Your throat doesn't support multitasking, always perform swallow() and breath() on the main thread
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OH: Root of US's obesity problem: in 1984 British musicians said "feed the world", in '85 American musicians said "we are the world"
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@mattgemmell Easier than blindfolding yourself is to hit option-control-shift-F11 to turn on screen curtain
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