hēg denu
The old english words from which my name is derived, hēg 'hay' + denu 'valley'.-
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Category Archives: iOS Development
Jaguar InControl Route Planner
Last Thursday, the app that I’ve been working on since I started at HERE went live in the app store. This app is by far the biggest project I’ve worked on. Different to the previous apps I’ve made (predominantly for … Continue reading
Quotes about programming languages
A funny, but somewhat short list of quotes about (mainly disparaging) programming languages by people famous enough that it counts. Of course some of the best are by Dijkstra. “It is practically impossible to teach good programming style to students that … Continue reading
My push notifications don’t work in production
This isn’t so much a post as a I-wish-I’d-read-this-somewhere. When you distribute an iOS app, you do so via a provisioning profile. Distribute in this case means anything from putting it on your own iOS device connected to your Mac … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog a day in March, Provisioning profiles, Push notifications
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Obligatory new iPad post
So, there’s a new iPad. The same day that it was announced I had someone asking me whether it was worth having. Which of course begs the question, what is an iPad good for. I’m in the position where I … Continue reading
Why I CAN test my own code
Once upon a time someone told me that programmers can’t test their own code. I can’t remember who told me this, but I’ve been repeating it ever since. Most of the work I do is as a solitary programmer. This … Continue reading
The iPhone steering wheel
The iPhone has an accelerometer in it, which is a neat little bit of tech which has various uses. When your phone switches between portrait and landscape mode, that’s the accelerometer, and when you shake your phone, that’s the accelerometer … Continue reading
Requisite rant about Apple’s approval process
I’ve finally been bitten by Apple’s App Store approval process. An app I’ve develop for browsing, buying, and reading comics on iOS devices got rejected from the App Store the other week. The reason? They state that the app requires … Continue reading
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Tagged App Store, App Store Review Guidelines, Blog a day in March
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Mike Tyson
Just before starting my first year of uni, I went on a “camp” to get to know some other first-years. There I met a guy who was about to start a degree in Computer Science. I studied Digital systems, especially … Continue reading
Guardian consumer app of the week
The Water Water Everywhere app is currently the Guardian consumer app of the week, which is absolutely fantastic. My favourite part is its ease of use rating, as a programmer that makes me very happy.
Do you have an iPhone? Do you drink water?
Do you have an iPhone? Do you drink water? If the answer to these two questions is yes, then you should go and download the Water Water Everywhere app from the App Store. Water Water Everywhere is an initiative to … Continue reading