Open Source: Real-Time Congress App Phonegap And Native Source Code
As you may have noticed I like to keep a list on this site of open source ios apps.
Earlier I received a submission of the url to an open source iPhone app that updates on what is happening at the US congress in real time, and provides access to data about members of the US Congress.
Open Source: Behavioral Driven Development Testing Framework
For those unfamiliar with the term behavioral driven development testing (BDD) frameworks are used so that you can test applications using logical English like syntax.
I have come across an open source framework designed specifically for iOS devices. What’s cool about this specific framework is that it can easily be attached to Objective-C methods, runs in the simulator, and let’s you store your different stories in different files so you could easily demonstrate your software’s ability to cope with different scenario’s.
Best Resources In iOS Development – July 18th 2011
Another excellent week to be an iOS developer, and some big news in the department of iOS game development with the release of Cocos2D V1.0.0 and the opening of the Moai SDK beta to everyone. Also some great open source libraries and tutorials were shared.
If you have written a tutorial, open source library or tool that you would like to share you can submit the url here.
Open Source: iCade Library For Easy Integration In iOS Games
The iPad has created quite a market for bluetooth peripherals and one of the coolest has to be the iCade.
The iCade is a mini arcade cabinet which you can fit your iPad within, and comes with a classic arcade style joystick, and buttons. The iCade uses bluetooth so it can actually work with other tablets or even with your desktop. I’ve almost talked myself into getting one by writing this article.
Open Source: Easy Multistroke and Single Stroke Complex Gesture Recognition On iOS
If you’ve ever wondered how to code gesture recognition for complex shapes I’ve come across a couple of open source libraries that should be a great deal of help. This goes well beyond finger swiping.
This library is based on the $1 gesture recognizer which I remember being discussed quite a bit a few years back because not only did it run efficiently, but allowed you define the templates to recognize complex shapes very easily. The $1 gesture recognizer only recognizes 1 single stroke from the user. The $1 gesture recognizer was later expanded on to become the $N multistroke gesture recognizer.