Tag: iOS

All the articles with the tag "iOS".

• Converting Xcode Test Runs to JUnit, the Fast Way

  Published: 11 Aug, 2016

  • 4 min read

  A fast method for converting Xcode test results to JUnit format for better CI integration and test reporting.

• Efficient iOS Version Checking

  Published: 6 Jul, 2016

  • 10 min read

  Best practices for efficiently checking iOS versions in code while supporting multiple deployment targets.

• Investigating Thread Safety of UIImage

  Published: 30 Jun, 2016

  • 6 min read

  Deep dive into UIImage thread safety issues and how to properly handle images in concurrent environments.

• Swifty Objective-C

  Published: 26 May, 2016

  • 18 min read

  Modern Objective-C language features that make it more Swift-like, including nullability annotations, generics, and new syntax improvements.

• Running UI Tests on iOS With Ludicrous Speed

  Published: 27 Apr, 2016

  • 11 min read

  Techniques for dramatically speeding up UI test execution in Xcode using parallelization and optimization strategies.

• Surprises with Swift Extensions

  Published: 24 Mar, 2016

  • 5 min read

  Common pitfalls and surprising behaviors when creating Swift extensions on Objective-C classes, with solutions for proper method naming.

• Using ccache for Fun and Profit

  Published: 6 Oct, 2015

  • 6 min read

  Complete guide to using ccache to dramatically speed up C/C++/Objective-C build times for large iOS projects and CI systems.

• UIAppearance for Custom Views

  Published: 12 Feb, 2013

  • 4 min read

  Learn how to properly implement UIAppearance in custom views, including important gotchas about setter tracking and initialization patterns.

• NSURLCache Uses A Disk Cache As Of iOS 5

  Published: 10 Apr, 2012

  • 3 min read

  Discover how NSURLCache in iOS 5 now automatically implements disk caching to a SQLite database based on Cache-Control headers.