Category: Programming

• Use NSLocalizedString for user facing stringsSep 26, 2016Programming

  Just a quick iOS tip I wish I knew earlier. Would've saved me some time & headache: Always wrap user-facing strings with NSLocalizedString.

• Visual iOS guide on switching from Chinese to EnglishAug 26, 2016Programming

  I wanted to document for my own future reference how to switch an iPhone (in the iOS Simulator) back to English from Chinese.

• iOS Universal iPad Portrait GotchaJul 13, 2016Programming

  I wanted to share a small tip that reinforces the necessity of on-device (non-simulator) testing.

• Freeing up disk space as an iOS DeveloperMay 23, 2016Programming

  As an iOS Developer, I often have trouble updating to the latest version of Xcode since my 128GB MacBook Air keeps filling up.

• Dynamic Infinite UIPickerView Scrolling ExampleMar 27, 2016Programming

  In iOS, I've seen a lot of examples of creating a UIPickerView with a hardcoded array of strings.

• Anger Driven DevelopmentJan 29, 2016CultureProgramming

  As a programmer, it's nice to imagine perfect productivity conditions: many well defined, small units of work lined up.

• WKInterfacePicker Attributes IllustratedSep 20, 2015Programming

  The WatchKit Framework's WKInterfacePicker has some level of customization in Interface Builder.

• Logging during development with Apple Watch hardwareAug 25, 2015Programming

  Inserting breakpoints or logging statements (such as NSLog) is relatively straightforward with an iPhone-only iOS app.

• Apple GameCenter Implementation StrategyMay 20, 2015Programming

  Having worked on my first app that implements GameCenter, I had a lot of questions about the process.

• Setup Apple Watch for Development GuideApr 26, 2015Programming

  While working in Xcode and running my watch app on my actual hardware watch for the first time, I ran into this error on my watch the first time: "Failed to…