Tag Archives: Code

OOP != classes, but may == DOD

Posted on March 22, 2010 by

Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a programming paradigm that uses “objects” – data structures consisting of datafields and methods together with their interactions. I was reading an interesting article today about a design methodology that I’ve been practicing since 1982, “Data … Continue reading →

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How to background load and cache UIImageViews images

Posted on December 18, 2009 by

It’s often the case that the apps I am working on are required to download quite a couple, or even a few dozen, images and display them in a UIImageView. In looking online I found a few different methods of … Continue reading →

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Using Handles to Improve Memory Use

Posted on September 3, 2009 by

Memory Is Not Free! While newer desktop machines are able to use hardware and/or Virtual Memory (VM) to somewhat take care of memory fragmentation, it is not always effective. While it differs with architecture and OS, VM is limited to … Continue reading →

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Quick fix for TableViewCellSubviews sample project

Posted on June 2, 2009 by

Symptom The Sample Code for TableViewSuite, example 4 TableViewCellSubviews has an incorrect project setting that prevents running the sample in release. Problem The problem is due to the TableViewCellSubviews project referencing the application as CustomTableViewCell instead of TableViewCellSubviews. Solution FIX: … Continue reading →

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