User interface programming on iOS at Ackee (Storyboards vs. Xib vs. code)

The creation of user interface in iOS is always a passionate topic among developers. These are divided into two groups: First are those who love creating GUI in Interface Builder, and then those who hate…

PaaS Introduction to Azure and Bluemix

As I stated in my previous article we live in a time of PaaS & SaaS and since I have already described the current trend in software development, the next necessary step is deployment and running your apps. This story is focused on server side apps.

Continuous integration for creating mobile applications

In today’s article we give you an insight into our infrastructure. Why? Because we are proud of it and like to boast about it to the entire world. We will also be pleased if this article becomes an inspiration to others who might now…

Mastering targets and schemes in Xcode for multi-environment development

One of the disciplines, which we have truly mastered at Ackee is the development of white-label applications. These are applications which differ only in a few variables, appearance, and part of the…

How to deal vendor lock-in in mobile applications

The effort of most suppliers is to bind a client to further cooperation. Some try this through the quality of provided services (e.g. us), some by selecting the technologies that do not allow switching to another supplier, some by strict…

Mobile application or mobile website?

Clients sometimes ask me why they should have a mobile application for their service or to promote their business, since they already have a mobile or responsive website, or why they should create an application when they can create a mobile web. There are several…

Úvod do PaaS služeb Azure a Bluemix

Jak už jsem psal v minulém článku, žijeme v době PaaS a SaaS služeb. Protože jsme si už popsali současné trendy ve vývoji software v této oblasti, dalším krokem bude představení deploymentu a fungování vašich aplikací. V dnešním článku se zaměříme zejména na…