Zach McArtorinCompoucherThe Empathetic Code ReviewThe mention of ‘code review’ channels mixed feelings amongst progessional developers. Writing code is a creative endeavor, and like other…Nov 12, 2018Nov 12, 2018
Zach McArtorinCompoucherAutolayout like a pirateYeearghh! That’s either the sound of a pirate taking over the bridge, or most likely , someone is writing autolayout code programmatically.May 4, 2016May 4, 2016
Zach McArtorinCompoucherThe Zen of Swift OptionalsEver forgotten your wallet? Had dinner plans not work out? Phone numbers are lost, pockets can have holes. In the real world, there are no…Apr 21, 2016Apr 21, 2016
Zach McArtorinCompoucheriOS 9 Spotlight ShinesiOS 9 search APIs allow apps to add their own search results to Spotlight search. Previously, only the name of the app appeared as a…Aug 27, 2015Aug 27, 2015
Zach McArtorinCompoucherEstimate like a professionalEvery developer hates estimation. It’s stressful to be put on the spot in a meeting with the expectation of providing accurate estimates…Mar 1, 2015Mar 1, 2015
Zach McArtorinCompoucherUIVisualEffects in 10minsWith iOS 8, Apple has provided a new technology which makes it very easy to create frosted, translucent overlays. These overlays are…Oct 31, 2014Oct 31, 2014
Zach McArtorinCompoucherSlim XCTest TargetsXCTest has made testing on iOS dead simple easy; click a few buttons and a shiny new XCTest target is added to the project. There are still…Feb 24, 2014Feb 24, 2014
Zach McArtorinCompoucherChief Technical Gardener‘Technical co-founder’ may sound like a dream to the common coder. However busting out code is only one responsibility for a new technical…Feb 1, 2014Feb 1, 2014
Zach McArtorinCompoucherClean Coder NotesDuring the weekend, I decided it was a good time to re-read Uncle Bob’s classic work on what it means to be a profressional software…Sep 9, 2013Sep 9, 2013
