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Developer Tools

Exploring UIStackView Distribution Types

Exploring the five UIStackView distribution types: Fill, Fill Equally, Fill Proportionally, Equal Spacing, and Equal Centering.

iOS / OS X

Utilizing the iOS Background with Xamarin: Part 2

Intro to Background Transfer Service in iOS—a service that allows apps to download/upload large amounts of data in the background with no time limits.

iOS / OS X

Utilizing the iOS Background with Xamarin: Part 1

Even platform-specific APIs like iOS Background Fetch are no match for Xamarin! Here's how to implement basic iOS Background Fetch with Xamarin.

Developer Tools

Fill and Space Content Evenly in a UIStackView

How to set the content inside a UIStackView to fill equally and have proper spacing in between your controls.

Swift

Go Home Swift Compiler, You’re Drunk

Be aware of Swift's inability to efficiently parse and compile simple Dictionary/Array literals. The compilation time grows exponentially with each line.

Developer Tools

How to Pass Data to an iOS Container View

Learn how to pass data from your parent view controller to a child view controller using container views.

Developer Tools

Stretch and Fill Content in UIStackView on iOS

How to configure your controls to stretch and fill a UIStackView on iOS by setting the alignment property to Fill.

Swift

Interacting with iBeacons in Swift

Overview of the iBeacon location protocol, its iOS programming model, and how to implement iBeacons in Swift

Objective-C

ReactiveCocoa – Cleaning Up after replay, replayLast, and replayLazily

Using replay, replayLast, and replayLazily operators on an infinite signal leads to memory leaks if you're not careful. Be sure to clean up after yourself.

iOS / OS X

Managing Multiple BLE Devices in iOS

Bluetooth Low Energy is a popular choice for connecting devices to smart phones, but what do you do when dealing with multiple BLE devices in iOS?

Personal Optimization

Frustrations with iOS Workflow

iOS's Workflow tool is both amazingly powerful and amazingly frustrating. I’m still not sure how it can automate the day-to-day things I grapple with.

Objective-C

Simplifying Objective-C Value Objects with Mantle and the Builder Pattern

Creating easy-to-use Objective-C Value Objects using the Builder Pattern with immutable Mantle models.