Non-Blocking Long Running Tasks on iOS
Avoiding delays on the UI thread in iOS is key to ensure a snappy interface. Long running should be queued in operation queues to make sure they don't impact perceived performance.
Kevin Sylvestre
A Ruby and Swift developer and designer.
Copy Paste Menus in iOS
Copy and Paste Menus in iOS can be tricky to setup. This code example should help with the basic syntax for getting one up.
Extending Objects in Cocoa with Categories‎
Adding in functionality to an existing class in Cocoa is easy using categories. This can be useful for methods that should be transient or when access to the original code is restricted.
A Few Reasons Cocoa Is Not That Hot
Over the past year Apple has released an amazing set of phones and tablets. While the devices are incredible the framework and language have a few shortcomings that Apple will have to address.