- Automatic Reference Counting in Objective-C, Part 1
- Aug 15, 2011
- David Chisnall introduces you to Automatic Reference Counting (ARC), which implements automatic memory management for Objective-C objects and blocks, freeing you from inserting retains and releases.
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- Automatic Reference Counting in Objective-C, Part 2: The Details
- Aug 17, 2011
- David Chisnall takes a look at how Automatic Reference Counting interoperates with C and C++, and how some of the optimizations work.
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- Automating Sun Cluster 3.0 Data Service Setup
- Mar 15, 2002
- This article takes a first step towards providing secured configurations that use Sun Cluster 3.0 12/01 software by describing how three specific agents can be deployed in a secured configuration that is supported by Sun Microsystems.
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- Automation in Delphi COM Programming
- Jan 19, 2000
- In this selection excerpted from Delphi COM Programming, author Eric Harmon discusses interfaces and automation, variants and automation, dispinterfaces, dual interfaces, and automating Microsoft ADO.
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- Basic Animations with Core Animation
- Dec 28, 2009
- Marcus Zarra and Matt Long explain Core Animation's flexibility in allowing you to achieve your application animation goals.
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- Basic Concepts of the C# Programming Language
- Jun 30, 2006
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- Basic Pascal Syntax for Kylix Developers
- Jun 28, 2002
- This sample chapter is dedicated to some of the more advanced features of the most commonly used Pascal types including integers, strings, floating-point types, arrays, records, and pointers.
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- Becoming a Software Developer Part 2: Test Driven Development with Ruby
- Apr 12, 2002
- Developers can become more productive and spend a lot less time debugging code by creating Extreme Programming style unit tests before the rest of the code is written. Every "Ruby nuby" should learn about test-driven development and create unit tests.
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- Becoming a Software Developer part 7: Ruby for the Internet Nuby
- May 24, 2002
- It's easy to write simple scripts for sending emails — but hard to make sure that your application deals with all the weird and wonderful things that can go wrong.
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- Becoming a Software Developer, Part 1: Ruby for the Nuby
- Apr 5, 2002
- In the age of objects and the Internet, Pete McBreen shows how Ruby fits a whole new generation of developers.
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- Behind the Scenes of Objective-C 2.0
- Nov 3, 2006
- David Chisnall takes a look behind the scenes at Apple's upcoming revamp of the Objective-C language. As with any new language, some things are good, some are ugly, and some are both.
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- Big Nerd Ranch Advanced Mac OS X Programming: Blocks
- Nov 14, 2011
- In this chapter, Big Nerd Ranch's Mark Dalrymple describes the blocks runtime as released with Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
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- Build a Tip Calculator App in iOS 8 Using Swift
- Jan 13, 2015
- Learn how to build a tip calculator in iOS 8, with an introduction to Swift, Text Fields, Sliders, Outlets, Actions, View Controllers, Event Handling, NSDecimalNumber, NSNumberFormatter and Automatic Reference Counting, in this chapter from iOS 8 for Programmers: An App-Driven Approach with Swift, 3rd Edition.
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- Build Screensavers with a Custom Screensavers Library in Borland C++
- Feb 24, 2006
- Tired of those same stale Windows screensavers? Hesitant to create your own? Jeff Friesen has an idea: use his screensavers library. He shows you how to obtain a free copy of Borland C++ 5.5.1 and presents a short product tutorial. Then he takes you on a tour of his screensavers library and shows how to build this library with Borland C++, along with an example screensaver and code you can download.
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- Building a Global Compute Grid - Two Examples Using the Sun ONE Grid Engine and the Globus Toolkit
- Aug 22, 2003
- In this Sun BluePrints article, the problem of building a compute grid using the Globus Toolkit and how it can best be integrated with Sun ONE Grid Engine are discussed.
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- Building Blocks into AVFoundation Movies in Objective-C
- Jun 11, 2014
- Do you like AVFoundation? Do you like blocks? They're two great technologies that taste great together. Learn how to blend these two to create flexible frame compositions for your custom movies.
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- Building Sun-Based Beowulf Cluster
- Mar 15, 2002
- This article explains how you can build compute clusters from Sun Microsystems components that competes with Beowulf clusters and above.
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- C, the Foundation of Objective-C
- Dec 6, 2012
- This chapter is a basic introduction to the C programming language, and covers variables, operators, expressions and statements, program flow, preprocessor, and command line compiling and debugging.
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- Campus Clusters Based on Sun Cluster Software
- Feb 14, 2003
- This article describes how to use Sun Cluster 3.0 software as part of a comprehensive disaster recovery solution to ensure continuous service availability when deploying a campus-cluster solution.
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- Classes, Objects, and Methods in Objective-C
- Jul 11, 2011
- This chapter covers key concepts in object-oriented programming that will allow you to start working with classes in Objective-C.
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