Metric-fu is a handy set of rake tasks for running various metrics on your project’s ruby code and tracking the overall health of your code base. It can give you some interesting insights into things like how good the code coverage of your tests is and how well-designed your code is. It can also track… →
Archive for July 31st, 2009
MacGyver meet iPhone
I have multiple phones and as a mobile developer I end up switching sim cards between phones often. This is tricky with iPhone since it has a carrier that requires the use of something like a paperclip to release it. It is a slick design and helps maintain the slick profile, but it can be… →
PhoneGap: cross-platform mobile framework based on HTML, CSS and JavaScript
PhoneGap is an open source development tool for building fast, easy mobile apps with JavaScript. If you’re a web developer who wants to build mobile applications in HTML and JavaScript while still taking advantage of the core features in the iPhone, Android and Blackberry SDKs, you need to check out PhoneGap.
App Store improvements: better search engine, categorization, keywords support
Apple finally admitted that improvements were needed in helping users locate iPhone apps on the App Store. Developers are now asked to enter up to 255 characters of keywords, separated by commas, which will be used for search in the App Store on the iPhone and iPod touch. “It is important to enter keywords for… →
iPhone OS 3.1 SDK to support Augmented Reality
iPhone 3.1 Beta 3 is now accessible to those with an existing developer account. Apple also released a new iPhone SDK for OS 3.1. iPhone OS 3.1 adds Bluetooth and video features. Users can now invoke Voice Control using a Bluetooth headset rather than a wired headset or the built-in microphone. When editing video clips, users can… →