https://miqu.me/blog/categories/apple/Recent content in Apple on miqu.meHugoen-usTue, 09 Jun 2015 22:53:14 +0100https://miqu.me/blog/2015/06/09/adopting-objectivec-generics/Tue, 09 Jun 2015 22:53:14 +0100https://miqu.me/blog/2015/06/09/adopting-objectivec-generics/<p>This year in <a href="https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/">WWDC</a>, Apple introduced Objective-C ‘lightweight’ <a href="https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/Swift/Conceptual/BuildingCocoaApps/InteractingWithObjective-CAPIs.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40014216-CH4-ID35">generics</a> for XCode7. This builds upon the improvements to Objective-C to document the code and improve the interoperability with Swift. I wrote previously about <a href="https://miqu.me/blog/2015/04/17/adopting-nullability-annotations/">nullability annotations</a> and I continue to be delighted by these changes to the language. Here’s what I think.</p>https://miqu.me/blog/2015/05/27/fragmentation/Wed, 27 May 2015 15:16:50 +0100https://miqu.me/blog/2015/05/27/fragmentation/<p>As an iOS developer or Apple-centric developer, <a href="https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/">WWDC</a> is a time of excitement and news. The yearly event at Apple offers many networking opportunities, but most importantly sets the stage for the next year of development in the company&rsquo;s platform. As this year event is closing in, I wanted to write my thoughts on a related, and often overlooked topic; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragmentation_(programming)">fragmentation</a></p>https://miqu.me/blog/2014/09/11/apple-watch-love-it-and-hate-it/Thu, 11 Sep 2014 22:35:04 +0100https://miqu.me/blog/2014/09/11/apple-watch-love-it-and-hate-it/<p>Let me confess: I always loved smart watches. I am a geek and I like gadgets, I love to see new features ‘just because they are cool’. I own a Pebble watch and I love it, and I most probably will buy Apple Watch. But I think Apple did not solve the main issue with today’s mobile technology, and Smart watches in particular.</p>