Andy Peters [me]: Archive

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“Someone should be able to read the code without knowing how it got that way.”

– - Zed Shaw … so well put Zed. I couldn’t agree more. History is okay and all, but not that important compared to what the state of the code is now… how it reads and what it says.

Apr 29th

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Projects we don’t take on →

One of the best parts of my job is working with people who have an idea for an app. Better yet, making those ideas come to life in anyway, is just pure amazing. Even though we’d like to think we can…

Apr 29th

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Hey Atlassian, get serious with BitBucket already

Developers, heard of BitBucket? Probably not, but I’ll bet yo’ve heard of GitHub. If you have missed the bandwagon of web based hosting for Distributed Version Control Systems (mercurial / git) you are missing something great. Even if you don’t use all the awesome collaboration tools the both bring, they are great for simply hosting your code and controlling access to...

Apr 28th

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Superman Marathon May 1, sounds like a good idea for my birthday…

Apr 28th

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 2 - Official Trailer! … serious goosebumps are being had right now.

Apr 28th

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iOS is a better investment than Android →

android-gripes: Phil Libin, CEO of Evernote If you have one choice to put your development investment there is no question - put it all on iOS here is why: Revenue for Evernote - 28% iOS and 10% Android — RIM and WinMo (not WP7 which is not out yet) less than 5%

Apr 27th

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hg attic: mercurial extension of the month →

well, my mercurial extension of the month…. the power of mercurial is its extensions support. in git, you have this thing call git stash. sometimes its great, other times its not needed and pisses me off. the latest few projects i have been working on i have been keeping some basic configuration items in hg attic. its been handy, check it out if you use mercurial (hg).

Apr 25th

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RANT: (Xcode, Apple Development) xib/nib files...

I want to rant. Rant warning. Ignore this if you don’t want to hear a wrestless iOS developer rant on about the use (or lack there of) of Interface Builder. First, they aren not nib files any more. Calling them nibs is just like not calling your old girlfriend your ex. Its over. Move on. Second, the naming of these files. Why do some examples insist to call them...

Apr 25th

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Apr 25th

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Apr 22nd

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Apr 20th

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 2 - Trailer! UPDATE - turns out this was a fan made, unofficial trailer. My thoughts on the subject.

Apr 18th

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33+ Cool and Creative Ads →

Apr 18th

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9 Things the Rich Don't Want You To Know About... →

Apr 17th

Apr 15th

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“The good news is, your business made money. The bad news is, your business made...”

– My Accountant

Apr 15th

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“Every six months I’d take a look at the scope of the Android, and decide if it...”

– John Carmack on iOS / Android Game Development and Markets If you are reading this, you already probably know who John Carmack is.

Apr 14th

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Apr 13th

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-4-10) →

She & Him (37) Daft Punk (28) The Black Keys (26) Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (17) Mumford & Sons (12) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

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Apr 7th

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Apr 6th

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Apr 5th

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Apr 5th

BigOmaha for the iPhone and iPad coming soon. →

Just like the last two years of this monumental event, we’ll be doing a custom iPhone app. But New this year is native support for an iPad version as well. Today, I’m not going to confirm design,…

Apr 5th

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