Monthly Archives: May 2011

How to send messages safely to your server

May 20 11

This post describes a general method of sending messages to a server in a way that prevents hackers from acting like your app. Specifically, I’ll tell you exactly how to add HMAC authentication to your app’s network messages. If you don’t care about the why and just want to get your hands on some working [...]

By Tyler Posted in moriarty, networking Comments(12)

Keeping ViewController files small

May 9 11

If you’re working on a complex iOS app, it’s very easy to create a UIViewController subclass with a huge amount of code. One of the many code guidelines I learned at Google was the simple idea of keeping functions and files small. For example, I would recommend trying to keep the vast majority of your [...]

By Tyler Posted in Categories and helper classes, Class design, clean coding, General coding, Patterns guides and best practices Comments(7)