Posts
All the articles I've posted.
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Investigating Thread Safety of UIImage
Published:• 6 min readDeep dive into UIImage thread safety issues and how to properly handle images in concurrent environments.
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Swifty Objective-C
Published:• 18 min readModern Objective-C language features that make it more Swift-like, including nullability annotations, generics, and new syntax improvements.
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Running UI Tests on iOS With Ludicrous Speed
Published:• 11 min readTechniques for dramatically speeding up UI test execution in Xcode using parallelization and optimization strategies.
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A Pragmatic Approach to Cross-Platform
Published:• 11 min readHow PSPDFKit shares a common C++ codebase across iOS, Android, and Web platforms while maintaining native user experiences.
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Surprises with Swift Extensions
Published:• 5 min readCommon pitfalls and surprising behaviors when creating Swift extensions on Objective-C classes, with solutions for proper method naming.
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Using ccache for Fun and Profit
Published:• 6 min readComplete guide to using ccache to dramatically speed up C/C++/Objective-C build times for large iOS projects and CI systems.
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UITableViewController designated initializer woes
Published:• 3 min readNavigate the complications of subclassing UITableViewController after iOS 8.3 introduced designated initializers that break proper initialization patterns.
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Researching ResearchKit
Published:• 6 min readAnalyze Apple's first major open-source project ResearchKit to discover interesting implementation details and practical iOS development solutions.
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The curious case of rotation with multiple windows on iOS 8
Published:• 2 min readDiagnose and solve an iOS 8 regression where unwanted rotation occurs in apps using multiple windows despite explicit configuration.
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UIKit Debug Mode
Published:• 2 min readUnlock hidden UIKit debugging features by bypassing Apple's InternalBuild checks to access secret flags for logging touches, gestures, and animations.