Appcelerator Titanium Mobile – Alloy MVC intro

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Michael Stelly

Learn the basics for starting an Alloy project in Titanium Studio.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fvduidfkns66khe/create_alloy_project.mov

Understanding callback functions in Javascript

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Michael Stelly

Understanding callback functions in Javascript.

I’m in the same boat as this guy. Not understanding callbacks will hamstring your Javascript application development and make you look incompetent to those who expect you to understand them.

Javascript scope and the “self” argument

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Michael Stelly

MediaFresh News: » Blog Archive » Javascript scope and the “self” argument.

“This” gets me into more trouble than I care to count (pun intended). Understanding closures and the “this” pseudo-variable (vs. “self”) is critical to developing apps with the Titanium SDK.

Brain Dump: Faster way to install iOS .ipa apps on testing devices

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Michael Stelly

Brain Dump: Faster way to install iOS .ipa apps on testing devices.

As a Titanium SDK app developer, you’ll eventually need to test your app on a real device. Apple’s provisioning process is a train wreck (sorry Apple. you created that mess, not me.). So, if you survive that gauntlet, you’ll be faced with your next challenge — syncing your app for on-device testing.

Andrew Blair was kind enough to brain dump the process in a blog post. Although he refers to Flash developers, the process is identical for Titanium devs.

Happy coding.

Rubular: a Ruby regular expression editor and tester

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Michael Stelly

Rubular: a Ruby regular expression editor and tester.

Bookmark this page. If you work with text strings and input at all, you’ll need it eventually

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