Life & Code

Automated iOS Jenkins builds with application tests and Core Data

Dustin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:36:09 +0000

I recently started some iOS development with a new team and had the chance to set up a server for continuous integration builds. Since our teams are already familiar with Jenkins that seemed like the logical place to start, and the Xcode plugin available works reasonably well out-of-the-box for simply building the application. However, running [...]

Remembering Steve Jobs

Dustin — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 03:29:44 +0000

Steve Jobs passed away yesterday and I’ve been struck by the outpouring of appreciation and remembrance from consumers and the industry alike. For me, Apple products and culture have always been the pinnacle of why it’s cool to do the kind of work I do, and nobody embodied this better than Steve himself. As a [...]

The iPad and Google+

Dustin — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 04:52:53 +0000

Great succinct insight on Google versus Apple on The iPad and Google+. This is exactly what has been bugging me about Google lately. Everything they are doing is either an acquisition (YouTube, Picasa, countless others), reactionary (not just Google+ but everything from Gmail to Android), or in varying states of half-ass or abandonment (Wave, even [...]

From Dropbox to Google Docs, the cloud rocks

Dustin — Thu, 19 May 2011 03:46:59 +0000

My wife and I finally made the much-anticipated conversion to a couple new Sandy Bridge iMacs as our sole home desktop computers, replacing a whole hodgepodge of custom-built super-towers over the past 10+ years. One thing that really jumped out at me this time was how little I had to migrate. Cloud storage has come [...]

Go the fuck to sleep

Dustin — Thu, 05 May 2011 06:56:58 +0000

I discovered an epic bedtime story today which I’m sure every parent can lovingly relate to! When all else fails, maybe it’s time to read your sweet baby Go the Fuck to Sleep. You can see what it’s all about here. In actuality, staying up holding, rocking, snuggling, and doing whatever else I need to [...]