Brent Simmons: Notes from Mac programming class guest lecture

Last week, Brent Simmons was kind enough to visit the Mac programming class I’m teaching. He’s posted the notes from his talk online:

Notes from Mac programming class guest lecture: “The idea behind the lecture was to talk about what makes a great Mac app. I took that as an excuse to talk about everything from work habits to UI to marketing. “

(Via Brent Simmons inessential.com.)

iPhone responsiveness and memory usage

From fellow Big Nerd Ranch alum Jonathan Saggau:

iPhone responsiveness and memory usage: “I recently answered a question on a private mailing list about how to make a network – based (XML parsing and such) iPhone application more responsive. I’ve been encouraged to post it here by a few folks (Thanks, guys! You know who you are.). So, I figure ‘why not?’ Here you go. (Slightly modified)

(Via Jonathan Saggau’s Blog.)