Resources Every iOS Developer Should Know About

Note: This is an older post which was migrated to Ghost. For the past couple of months I’ve been assisting during an course on iOS development. I’ve also been putting together a handout for the people enrolled in this course to use as a quick reference. This handout…

Useful Options When Configuring Git

Note: This is an older post which was migrated to Ghost. I’ve gathered these configuration options from multiple sources such as Github, the git manual and the rest of the interwebs. If you have any useful additions, please leave them in the comments below. Setting the author name and…

Managing Dependencies With CocoaPods

Note: This is an older post which was migrated to Ghost. CocoaPods is a tool which makes managing dependencies for your project a breeze. It’s the equivalent of Bundler for Ruby, but for Objective-C libraries. Using CocoaPods can dramatically simplify your workflow when you’re using external libraries. Previously,…

Customizing the UITabBar in iOS 5 and iOS 6

Note: This is an older post which was migrated to Ghost. iOS 6 has been out for about a week now and as some of you might have noticed, Apple changed the appearance a lot of the ‘baked in’ apps, such as the App Store, iTunes Store and the Music…