There are plenty of introductory Jenkins articles around (some of which I have linked to in the past) but this post from Richard Buckle goes much further than the basics with plenty of tips and solutions for the issues you will find along with a good overview of the plugins that you should (and shouldn’t) use.
If you haven’t checked out CocoaPods yet then this introductory tutorial from Bart Jacobs would be a good place to start. I must admit that I am not aboard the CocoaPods train yet but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be.
Everyone loves a top 10 don’t they? Well this one from Ole Begemann is a good set of tips to make working AutoLayout more bearable.
If a top 10 wasn’t enough, how about a top 25? Marcelo Fabri has written up a set of tips for increasing your app performance. Split into beginner, intermediate and advanced sections this is a solid set of recommendations if you are struggling with performance.
Jay Graves with an explanation of SSL pinning and then a guide to implementation. If you need to be sure that you are talking to the right server rather than a man in the middle before transferring data then you will want to take a look at this.
Core Graphics blending modes can be a little confusing if you are coming at them for the first time. If you are in this camp then Gordon Fontenot has an article taking you through the basics of blending drawing code with grayscale images to produce tinted images.
After last week’s post on pixel perfection I was sent a link to this Pixel Perfect Precision Handbook. This iBook is an comprehensive guide to all things pixel perfect and is a really great resource if you are producing artwork for iOS apps. There is also an interesting discussion at the bottom of the post on their experience of using iBooks Author to build the book.
A disk operating system for $13,000? Bargain.