Monthly Archives: October 2013

Happy 19th birthday, Cocoa!

Posted on 2013-10-19 by Graham

On October 19th, 1994 NeXT Computer, Inc. (later NeXT Software, Inc.) published a specification for OpenStep, a cross-platform interface for application programming, based on their existing Objective-C frameworks and the Display PostScript graphics system. A little bit of history First … Continue reading →

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Conflicts in my mental model of Objective-C

Posted on 2013-10-09 by Graham

My worldview as it relates to the writing of software in Objective-C contains many items that are at odds with one another. I either need to resolve them or to live with the cognitive dissonance, gradually becoming more insane as … Continue reading →

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Reading List

Posted on 2013-10-05 by Graham

I was asked “what books do you consider essential for app making”? Here’s the list. Most of these are not about specific technologies, which are fleeting and teach low-level detail. Those that are tech-specific also contain a good deal of … Continue reading →

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