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I have a knack for attending WWDC on years that are especially great for developers. Apple introduced blocks in 2009, ARC in 2011, and now in 2014, th [...]

[...] -C. Furthermore, Swift offers a number of features not available in Objective-C. We at the Big Nerd Ranch are incredibly excited about it. [...]

Our Galactic Headquarters have gotten even bigger and better, and we’re now at home on the range at our new Intergalactic Headquarters in Atlanta’ [...]

[...] With the release of Android Lollipop, several new support libraries have been created. One of the new libraries is for the [...]

At this year’s Google I/O, Google announced a new visual language called Material Design. Material Design guides creation of user experiences that w [...]

[...] Android Lollipop's RecyclerView makes animating items into and out of a list of content much easier. Getting [...]

[...] Let's take another look at choice modes in Android Lollipop's RecyclerView. [...]

Our Nerds are attending and speaking at conferences around the globe. Here’s a roundup of where we’ll be in April: [...]

Our Nerds are attending and speaking at conferences around the globe. Here’s a roundup of where we’ll be in June 2014: [...]

Our Nerds are attending and speaking at conferences around the globe. Here’s a roundup of where we’ll be over the next few weeks: [...]

Our Nerds are a group of globetrotters lately. We’re attending and speaking at conferences throughout September, so keep an eye out for us at these [...]

[...] Using Core Data in a multi-threaded environment has always required a deep understanding of the framework and a [...]

Can’t get enough info about iOS 8? Join us for our one-day iOS 8 bootcamps in cities across the U.S. [...]

[...] In this tutorial, I talk about about Core Data and what’s new in iOS 8. I focus on two new APIs, both centered around performance: batch [...]