Implementing Custom Domains on Roon
Recently, I launched a product with my friend Drew Wilson called Roon. It’s a really simple and beautiful blogging platform. Roon has a web app, iOS app, and API. I thought it would be good to…
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Setting Up Open Source and Live Coding with Sam Soffes – Part 2
Part 2 of this SAMGradientView tutorial covers how to make a good open source library. I cover writing a good readme, writing documentation, testing, and publishing a pod to CocoaPods. Check out Part 1 if you…
Read MoreSetting Up Open Source and Live Coding with Sam Soffes – Part 1
This is a play-by-play screencast of me moving a component out of SSToolkit into its own library. I cover setting up a good open source component, writing Core Graphics drawing code, a bit of low-level C…
Read MoreWhy I Don’t Use Interface Builder
For iOS development, I don’t use Interface Builder. I haven’t willfully used a NIB (when I say NIB, I mean Interface Builder file, not the specific format) since iOS 2.0. In the past, I’ve worked with…
Read MoreHow I Design for iOS
As a developer, designing is a big challenge. My process is a lot different than “normal designers”. I design much like I code: trial and error. When I’m programming, it’s constantly running the tests to see…
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How to Build a Ruby Gem with Guest Sam Soffes
Sam Soffes is a iOS and Rails software engineer, musician, wanna be designer, and burger connoisseur. He lives in Lousiville, KY right now, but will be moving back to San Francisco in the fall. He previously…
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