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the personal website of ash m. white

07
Mar
2010

iPhone OS: Perform Network Activity Immediately After Loading A View

Filed under: iPhone, Objective-c

I just spent a good hour trying to diagnose a problem related to the view lifecycle in the iPhone OS, so I thought I'd share the solution here. My problem was in trying to grab some data from the network immediately after loading a view from a UITabBar.

21
Aug
2009

Learn iPhone Programming on a Budget

Filed under: Development, iPhone, Objective-c, Apple

The world of iPhone and OS X development is not an easy one to break into. There is a steep learning curve involved even for those who have experience developing on other platforms, not to mention the time it takes for a relatively green developer to learn the ropes. For this reason (among others), iPhone developers are able to charge great rates when they are commissioned to create apps.

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@ashwhite

Dear @charlesproxy, You're amazing. Love, Ash

about 15 hours ago

Thanks to @johnallsopp for the very inspiring talk tonight about HTML5 and the future of web technology.

about 3 days ago

@Stormink Other bad changes aside, CDs are not analog. If the icon had started as a vinyl record, that would be a totally different story.

about 3 days ago

@koefod You're on a Mac, right? You should give this a try: http://agilewebsolutions.com/products/1Password

about 3 days ago

When method names include the word "kludge," it's a bad sign.

about 4 days ago