Reblogged from iPhone programming tip
Feb 10, 2010 | CommentsAn excerpt from this comment by Dustin Clark:
Word to the wise…do not use a root view controller and add views to it like so:
[rootViewController.view addSubview:secondViewController.view];
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Our art is in making the abilities of our software accessible to those who do not know how it works. —Engineer Thinking
→ CSS Border Radius
A handy tool that generates the CSS (WebKit, Gecko and CSS3) for border radius.
I used to think the brain was the most important organ. Then I thought, look what’s telling me that. —Emo Philips (via sujay)
Reblogged from the well-bred grapefruit
Original: the well-bred grapefruit
People who try to use C++ to build giant, hairy systems often wind up being giant, hairy programmers as a result. —Stevey’s Home Page - Ten Great Books (via duwanis)
Reblogged from I Love Charts
Original: I Love Charts
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→ A new global visual language for the BBC's digital services
Great design usually boils down to paying attention to the smallest details. Bravo, BBC, for setting an exemplary model.
→ Buying your way into the App Store’s Top 25
Want to be in the top 25 of Apple’s App Store? If you advertise with AdMob to get there, look to spend $30k.
→ Writing for The Web
A great list of tips of how to write effectively on the web.
Developers often say, threading is hard. I disagree. Threading isn’t hard, concurrency is hard. —The Sleeping Barber
I’m digging the blend of minimalism and comfort on this sofa. Quite welcoming.
→ Why Your Startup Shouldn't Copy 37signals or Fog Creek
Do what works for you.
The problem is that a new developer simply has no conceptual model for the problem at all. In most cases, the “noob” can stare at “the f***ing manual” all day and simply fail to find something staring him in the face. Importantly, this does not reflect a failing on the part of the new developer. Virtually everyone I know who worked their way from noob to senior Rails developer starting feeling around the elephant. —The Blind Men and the Elephant: A Story of Noobs
