Codetown
Codetown ::: a software developer's community
iPhone Development Discussions (23)
| Discussions | Replies | Latest Activity |
|---|---|---|
iBeaconsHave you heard of them? They look cool, but EXPENSIVE. I think they're too expensive for the average consumer. Estimote is an iBeacon manuf… Started by Michael Levin |
0 | Jan 29, 2015 |
Anyone had experience with time-saving toolkits for Mobile Development?I've done both iOS programming for iPad/iPhone and Android programming. All in the native platforms - Objective-C for iOS and Java for Andr… Started by Kevin Neelands |
7 |
May 28, 2012 Reply by Jackie Gleason |
Insanely Great Social Hooks and Innovation on this iPhone/Android AppEveryTrail impresses as a well thought out app with GPS, multimedia and social integration. Not only is it well coded and solid, but th… Started by Michael Levin |
0 | Dec 13, 2010 |
URL -> IP AddressI'm working on an iPad app, and I need to go from a URL such as www.mysite.com to the IP Address and port, 12.34.56.78 port 123 or so. Ha… Started by Kevin Neelands |
1 |
Oct 14, 2010 Reply by Kevin Neelands |
Orlando Mobile Programming ClubMeets at DeVry U! Started by Michael Levin |
2 |
May 1, 2010 Reply by Walt Sellers |
iPad promo codesFor those of you getting a iPad, I highly recommend these two apps: First, a FREE nifty version of the Periodic Table Of Elements: http://i… Started by Kevin Neelands |
0 | Apr 2, 2010 |
Backtracking to iPhone OS 3.0Has this happened to anyone else?I got a notification recommending I let apple automatically upgrade the software on my iPhone, so I clicke… Started by Kevin Neelands |
2 |
Feb 17, 2010 Reply by Kevin Neelands |
Backtracking to iPhone OS 3.0Has this happened to anyone else?I got a notification recommending I let apple automatically upgrade the software on my iPhone, so I clicke… Started by Kevin Neelands |
3 |
Feb 17, 2010 Reply by Walt Sellers |
New Linkedin Group: iPhone Developer Connection - Jacksonville, FLHi All,I recently released my first iPhone App, Party Twacker, and would love to connect with other iPhone developers. Please go to :http:… Started by Kevin Collins |
0 | Feb 2, 2010 |
iPhone & Mac Developers GOTO Conference in Atlanta Feb 21 to 24, 2010The Mac Developer Network (a Europe-based group) is hosting a convention in Atlanta in cooperation with the Big Nerd Ranch (a programmer tr… Started by Walt Sellers |
2 |
Jan 27, 2010 Reply by Walt Sellers |
Happy 10th year, JCertif!
Notes
Welcome to Codetown!
Codetown is a social network. It's got blogs, forums, groups, personal pages and more! You might think of Codetown as a funky camper van with lots of compartments for your stuff and a great multimedia system, too! Best of all, Codetown has room for all of your friends.
Created by Michael Levin Dec 18, 2008 at 6:56pm. Last updated by Michael Levin May 4, 2018.
Looking for Jobs or Staff?
Check out the Codetown Jobs group.
InfoQ Reading List
From Camera to Cloud: Netflix’s Scalable Media Processing Pipeline
Netflix has detailed a cloud-based system for scaling camera file processing across global film and TV workflows. The pipeline handles ingest, validation, metadata extraction, and media transformation at scale using FilmLight API and distributed compute. It standardizes workflows across editorial, VFX, and color pipelines, improving consistency and reducing manual handling across productions.
By Leela KumiliPresentation: Write-Ahead Intent Log: A Foundation for Efficient CDC at Scale
Vinay Chella and Akshat Goel discuss the challenges of running traditional CDC across heterogeneous databases during peak order traffic. They explain how Debezium hit limits under high load and share how they built Write-Ahead Intent Log (WAIL) - a custom architecture that utilizes a dumb producer proxy and a smart consumer pattern to cleanly separate the intent from the state payload.
By Vinay Chella, Akshat GoelHow Lightweight ADRs and Architectural Advice Forums Can Support Architectural Decisions
How we decide is at the core of architecture, and the architecture advice process is a way to decentralize architectural decisions. It needs to be supported by Architecture Decision Records because of the speed at which technology and systems move, and can be complemented by a weekly architecture advice forum.
By Ben LindersKy 2.0 Fetch API Wrapper with Revamped Hooks, Smarter Timeouts, and Built-In Schema Validation
Ky 2.0 is an open-source JavaScript HTTP client built on the Fetch API, featuring significant updates such as consolidated hook handling, enhanced timeout management, and improved URL processing. The release includes response validation through schema validation libraries and addresses migration from earlier versions. It aims to provide a lightweight alternative to axios.
By Daniel CurtisVS Code 1.123 Adds Two-Hour Extension Update Delay to Limit Supply Chain Attacks
VS Code 1.123 adds a two-hour delay before auto-updating extensions to newly published versions, creating a revocation window against supply chain attacks. The delay does not apply to trusted publishers like Microsoft, GitHub, and OpenAI. Similar cooldown mechanisms have now spread across pip, RubyGems, npm, pnpm, Yarn, and Bun.
By Steef-Jan Wiggers
© 2026 Created by Michael Levin.
Powered by
