Posts Tagged ‘tutorial’

Push Notification Server Tutorial

Hi everyone, sorry about the frequency of posts as of late, I was out of town for a few days, and accepted a ft position for the next couple of months, so I am currently overwhelmed.

Something I’ve been looking into mainly for testing purposes is push notification.  Now, push notification can really mess up an app so you have to be able to deal with it.

Creating a push notification server can be complex especially if you’re not a web developer.

Global Variables in iPhone Objective-C

If you studied any programming in school you were probably told to never use global variables because ultimately it can cause you end up with a messy slob of code that is difficult to maintain, and this holds true in iPhone Objective-C.

Programming Spinning, Scaling Images & Buttons: Code Snippet

A few days ago I posted a code snippet of a couple of methods that allowed you to fade a view in and out.  What I didn’t expect was a number of positive messages on youtube, but it made me realize that transforms and animations of UIViews are something that many probably haven’t played around with much.  So I decided to post another method showing how scaling can be used and the interesting effects that can be generated.

Objective-C Dev Programming Tutorial On Memory Management

Something I’ve found with talking to programmers new to Objective-C is that most often the most confusing concept is memory management.

The reason for this is because in Objective-C memory is managed in a different manner from the mainstream languages typically taught in school (C/C++/Java), and introduces new concepts such as the retain count, and auto release pools.

Finishing With Interface Builder – Building Your iPhone Apps Interface Quickly 2/2

 This is the second part of the tutorial on building your iPhone App’s interface in interface builder.  In this video I quickly drag out all the elements, and connect the interface elements with the appropriate outlets, and actions, and build the class file automatically.

This is the 5th video/tutorial in this series, and I hope you enjoy it.

The first tutorial can be found here:
>>> Developing Your First Apple iPhone App <<<