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How to implement a Theme for View Controllers in an iOS app?

I have an application, where font size, font type, color, background color, image and a lot of things change based on theme. I realised in the beginning itself that using enums to denote themes and ...
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Objective-C class cluster pattern

I have many sublcasses of one class. I choose concrete class based on type (simple enum). I like idea of class cluster. Should i use it or just create factory class (but each class in objective-c is ...
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Program Structure for Table Cells Representing Objects

So I have a program with "cue" objects and each have their own table cell. The thing is that the table cells have loading bars on them that represent the progress of the cues. This presents the ...
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Can Objective C categories serve the same purpose as Traits do in Scala?

The statement of the question seems little abstract to me, so please read the details below :) Since the time when C++ was the first choice Object Oriented Language for almost anything,We had a big ...
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3 tier architecture in objective-c [closed]

I just finished reading the objective-c developer handbook from apple. So I pretty much know everything that there is to know about objective-c (hee hee hee). I was wondering how do I go about ...
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Go/Obj-C style interfaces with ability to extend compiled objects after initial release

I have a conceptual model for an object system which involves combining Go/Obj-C interfaces/protocols with being able to add virtual methods from any unit, not just the one which defines a class. The ...
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Should a class without instance variables be considered a class?

Say you need to implement a few closely related functions that provide a piece of functionality, but there is no need to track any state between those functions, they just sometimes pass some ...
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Is Rule 9 of Object Calisthenics applicable in Objective C?

Rule 9 in Object Calisthenics by Jeff Bay (RTF) is: Rule 9: No getters/setters/properties The last sentence of the previous rule leads almost directly to this rule. If your objects are now ...
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Which of these algorithms is best for my goal?

I have created a program that restricts the mouse to a certain region based on a black/white bitmap. The program is 100% functional as-is, but uses an inaccurate, albeit fast, algorithm for ...
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Does objective-c's method overhead make a 'many small methods' design approach inadvisable?

I generally favour using small methods, as recommended by, amongst others, Bob Martin in Clean Code. I've also read enough about Objective-C's internals to have at least some idea about how its ...