CocoaCast

In this Episode we look at Properties in Cocoa. Properties have only appeared in Objective-C recently, with the 2.0 release. They are kind of virtual member variables. If you think about it, there are only two things you can do to a variable: assign a value and extract a value. You can make variable a constant to prevent it from being set, or hide it by making it private or protected, but in no way does setting a member variable’s value affect the behavior of an object. Properties do not have to do that but they can. In Object Oriented Languages, member variables describe the state of an object, while functions (methods, messages) describe its behavior. Properties allow us to morph together the state and the behavior. An overview of the subject can be found in Properties in Objective-C 2.0. View the Podcast

Welcome to the first ever Episode of Cocoacast Business (promotional episode until the iTunes subscription is set): the podcast for the business and about the business of developing Mac Software. In this Episode, you will hear how Boris and Vlad break spears on the SOA and how to implement SOA on the Mac (Do not worry, they will also tell you what it is in case you don't know). An article on SOA-on-Mac Primer will help you get better understanding of the SOA. Listen to this Episode

This Episode is a preview of the new subscription-only podcast that we are preparing to release very soon. In this episode we look into Advanced Strings in Cocoa. Please watch our site for more details. A brief overview of the subject can be found in Advanced Strings in Cocoa. View the Podcast

This Episode Continues two part episode series covering basic networking on MacOS X and iPhone OS platforms. The second show introduces and demoes the NetSocket, NSStream, SOAP, etc. The show is prepared and presented by my Partner at Mesh Systems Vlad Pasman. Here are the show notes for this Episode: Show Notes View the Podcast

This Episode Begins two part episode series covering basic networking on MacOS X and iPhone OS platforms. The first show introduces and demoes the basic sockets. The show is prepared and presented by my Partner at Mesh Systems Vlad Pasman. Here are the show notes for this Episode: Show Notes View the Podcast

This Episode Introduces the concept of multithreading to Cocoa programming. We start with basic concept coverage and move to advanced topics of thread detachment and NSOperation. We will also show the benefits of threading on the real example. The show is prepared and presented by my Partner at Mesh Systems Vlad Pasman. View the Podcast

In this Episode we cover the announcements made during Apple's "Let's Rock" event on September 5, 2008. In addition to discussion about iPhone OS, SDK, and new devices Apple released, we also taking about Objective-J.

In this Episode we talk about the SDK 2.1, Apps Store issues and NDA limitations that prevent the developers from sharing the info and making the iPhone OS platform development more enjoyable.

In this Episode we will concentrate on iPhone OS 2.0 and iPhone SDK-related topics. We discuss iPhone 2.0, MobileMe, Notification SDK, iPhone Application Deployment, and App Store Listings.

In this Episode we go wild and talk about rumors and predictions that floating around the Web with respect to WWDC 2008. Will there be a new OS released? Will Apple kill Power PC Macs? Will iPhone 2.0 be available only as software upgrade or hardware as well? What about Mac Tablet, is there a room and need for such device? We discuss all of these and more in this last show before WWDC 2008.

This Episode covers the MacFuse Framework developed by Amit Singh from Google. MacFuse is an Objective-C Framework that let you build you own file system in a user-space program. This screencast reviews the few steps required. View this Episode

Apple had just filed for a new patent covering the multi touch interface. Also, the iPhone SDK is just around the corner. This Episode will discuss all of these topics. In addition, we are going to be talking about Russ's brewery and History channel. Look at the Pictures from Russ's basement brewery here. Listen to this Episode

Microsoft wants to buy Yahoo in order to compete with Google, will it affect you as a developer? Would you write a plugin of Apple TV is Apple would let you? Is Mac Heist a good or not for independent developers? All of these topics and more (plus Boris's MacBook Air) are discussed in this episode. Listen to this Episode

Apple market share is growing rapidly. Everyone knows about iPods, iPhone is making news splashes, even Macs are more common. However, the IT World still ignores the Apple and Macs as a platform. In this Episode we talk about current state of the Apple in IT and its future. Listen to this Episode

There is a new "Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X 3rd edition" book available for pre-order and Amazon, we have a virtualization solution coming to Mac OS X Server, and Apple GUI design and availability for developers topics that we would like to discuss in this episode. Listen to this Episode