It’s great to use classic algorithms to solve problems at hand. Take this problem of ellipsis: For a given text. Fit the maximum number of words that fits in the given size, append “… More” if there was truncation. No, NSLineBreakModeTailTruncation will not work. We need different text. The näive…
Languages that have dynamic introspection provide powerful meta-programming capabilities. This is generally done at runtime with additional memory used for storing metadata - such as types and method signatures. But they also provide the same power for people reverse engineering your code. Let’s look at Objective-C, a simple code…
Every time you look at a new (or familiar) technology. You should ask: What are the tradeoffs? It's obvious to see the benefits of something - it's generally advertised everywhere. Everyone is always shouting the the pros of X. "X does Y easier" "X does Y faster" "X integrates with…
