February 2010
19 posts
“I used to think the brain was the most important organ. Then I thought, look...”
– Emo Philips (via sujay)
“People who try to use C++ to build giant, hairy systems often wind up being...”
– Stevey’s Home Page - Ten Great Books (via duwanis)
A new global visual language for the BBC's digital... →
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,...”
– The Sleeping Barber
Why Your Startup Shouldn't Copy 37signals or Fog... →
Do what works for you.
“The problem is that a new developer simply has no conceptual model for the...”
– The Blind Men and the Elephant: A Story of Noobs
iPhone programming tip
An 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];
Serial Numbers Are Dead. Long Live Serials. →
Some interesting thoughts on improving the software registration experience for the user.
Cocotron →
Interesting. “The purpose of the project is to provide an easy to use cross-platform solution for Objective-C development.”
“Programmers don’t like coding, they like problem solving.”
– rentzsch.com: Programmers Don’t Like to Code
“Microsoft has become a clumsy, uncompetitive innovator.”
– Microsoft’s Creative Destruction - NYTimes.com
