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And you should follow me on Twitter here. Thanks for visiting!I will be speaking at the next DemoCamp Vancouver in March. DemoCamp is usually an event where speakers show off a product that they have been working on. I have been consulting with a few [...]
Last week I was interviewed by the Georgia Straight. I also went down to the Georgia Straight offices and had my picture taken. The article has been republished on the Georgia Straight site.
The article focuses on iPhone Development here in Vancouver and the opportunities for education and training. A big part of the article is about the [...]
I will be on Strutta Live tomorrow at 4PM. I’ll be sitting down with Jordan Behan and Dustin Sacks. We’ll be talking about games, game development, iPhone development, and how to make all of this stuff as an independent studio.
Me on a couch with a beer in hand. Watch it! I guarantee I will say something controversial.
Make [...]
The April iPhone Developers Meetup takes place this Thursday at Workspace.
April iPhone Developers Meetup
Workspace - http://www.abetterplacetowork.com/
400 – 21 Water Street
Vancouver, B.C.
Thursday April 16, 2009
6:30PM – 8:30PM
I’m not scheduled to speak this time around. There is two hours scheduled so I may jump in with some information if there is time left over. I’ve been doing a [...]
The February iPhone Developers Meetup takes place this Wednesday at The Network Hub.
February iPhone Developers Meetup
The Network Hub
3rd floor – 422 Richards Street
Vancouver, B.C.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
7PM – 8:30PM
I will be doing a demo presentation on Optimizing Performance on the iPhone. Memory optimization is key on the iPhone since it is an embedded device. I’ll [...]
Steve Wart has organized another meetup for iPhone Developers in Vancouver. More information can be had at the Vancouver iPhone Developers Group page. There is also an event up on the crazy, magical Facebook.
Here are the details:
BCIT
ROOM 353 – 555 Seymour Street
Vancouver BC
Thursday November 20 : 6:30PM – 8:00PM
Topics
- iPhone OS
- iPhone game programming experience [...]
The good people at Handi Mobility shipped the Translink App for the iPhone earlier this week. One of the best features of the Translink App is its use of Location Services provided by the iPhone. The user is able to find bus stops located near them.
The App uses PhoneGap to bridge the data that Translink has [...]
Steve Wart is organizing the first meeting for the Vancouver iPhone Developers Group. Here are the details for the first meeting:
BCIT Downtown Campus
555 Seymour Street
Room 353
Thursday, October 16, 2008
6:30PM – 8:00PM
This is the agenda that Steve sent for the meeting:
It’s open to anyone who is interested in iPhone development, in particular just getting up to [...]
When teaching Objective-C, I’m finding that some have trouble reading method signatures. Reading Objective-C methods can be made easier if proper spacing and indenting is used.
This is what a method looks like in Objective-C:
- (ret-type) keyword:(arg-type)arg-name keyword:(arg-type)arg-name
It is much easier to read if it is typed as such:
- (ret-type) keyword:(arg-type)arg-name
[...]
I’ve been getting a number of questions from programmers about iPhone development. I thought I would compile the answers into one place and push them out into the world.
The iPhone SDK has been updated at a blistering pace and the documentation has not kept up with the API changes as quick as it could be. [...]