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When it comes to software development using Objective-C frameworks, I like rules. Rules tell me what to do because… they are rules. That’s what rules do. Let’s review some Apple rules on memory management in a reference counted environment (Cocoa for example). First we have the fundamental rule: You take ownership of an object if [...]

I finally broke down and bought an iPad. I wasn’t going to buy one. I thought to myself, “You always have either your 17-inch MacBook Pro or your 15-inch MacBook Pro work laptop anyway… what do you want with an over-sized iPod?” Well, it’s not that simple of course! For a long time I did [...]