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Chris C • Apr 29 2024
Tutorial: Using Charles Proxy With Your iOS Development And HTTP Debugging
Every day, I’m building and working with applications that connect to remote data sources whether they’re files, feeds, databases, etc. I also do a lot of work daily involving video streaming to iOS devices. If you’ve had to build any sort of connected iOS app, I am pretty sure you’ve cursed at the iOS gods… View Article
Chris C • Sep 05 2019
XCode: Using Storyboards and Xibs Versus Creating Views Programmatically
In this article, I wanted to document what I discovered in my search for an answer to the question: Is it an iOS best practice to avoid using Storyboards/XIBs and instead, create your views programmatically ? As a disclaimer, I personally tend to avoid using storyboards and XIBs simply because I feel that I’m more… View Article
Chris C • Apr 29 2024
Common Mistakes With Adding Custom Fonts to Your iOS App
Custom fonts can make all the difference in the world when you’re trying to convey a specific user experience. Luckily, it’s pretty easy to add your own fonts in your iOS app but there are some common pitfalls to watch out for. Let’s walk through how to add custom fonts to your iOS application and… View Article
Chris C • Sep 05 2019
Tutorial: How To Use A Remote Configuration File For Your iOS App
Hello! In this post, I’m going to show you guys how to use a remote config file for your iPhone/iPad application. In my experience, this isn’t something the client asks for or thinks about during requirements gathering (unless they have a technical manager on their side). However, even though it isn’t one of those things… View Article
Chris C • Sep 04 2019
Tutorial: How To Use iOS NSURLConnection By Example
Most of the apps you’ll build will have to fetch some sort of data through the network whether it’s as simple as high scores, a configuration file or more complex data such as a large movie catalogue. While there are a few ways you could fetch data in your iPhone application and more than a… View Article
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