• Apps,  Swift

    Apple Development Conferences

    There are a lot of Apple developers out there these days. And it often seems like few groups like to share information more than those who work in the Apple space. So where can you go to learn more about Apple development? There are a lots of websites and code camps, but what about annual conferences? WWDC: San Jose, CA – This is the grandaddy of them all. Hear from the people who build the frameworks and IDEs directly! But registration is limited and no everyone can go to that one place at that one date and time of the year. Also, different conferences can give different perspectives, so even…

  • Articles and Books,  Programming

    20 Constants In Software Development

    My latest Huffington Post article, called 20 Constants In Software Development is up. It starts out like this: There are so many things I wish people had told me when I was in school, or earlier in my career. Things that aren’t variable between organizations you work with, or even teams you work in. So I thought I’d jot a few down of these for software development teams (if only to prove that no, despite what product managers say, you aren’t crazy). So here goes: A project will never have enough people to build all the features you want. Period. Less features means fewer defects. As a software project nears…