The Vast and Endless Sea

All of us are inspired when we have a big goal to achieve. Antoine De Saint-Exupery expresses the idea well:

If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the people to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, encourage them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.

2013 is already proving to be an exciting year. Looking forward to more.

Why I Use Vim

My primary code-writing tools are:

• Xcode for Objective-C.
• Vim for Ruby, RubyMotion, and everything else.

Here are my reasons for using Vim, in priority order:

Code Pilot for Xcode Navigation

Code Pilot is a free tool that lets developers navigate quickly between files in Xcode. I was introduced to the tool yesterday by Don Bora, instructor of the Mobile Makers iOS Accelerated course that I’m currently taking.

Starting Code Pilot

After downloading and installing the product, launch Code Pilot by starting Xcode and using the SHIFT-COMMAND-X key sequence.

Code Pilot is free, but you still need to request and install the license file.

Leap Motion: Advanced User Interface

Leap Motion is a small device that lets users control their computers with simple hand gestures. The Leap Motion controller senses individual hand and finger movements. This is not a touch interface, because your hands never touch anything.

WisdomGroup is a member of the Leap Motion Developer Program. Check out this 1-minute video.

RubyMotion Provisioning Profiles

Note: This article on provisioning profiles was first posted in the RubyMotion Google Group on May 10, 2012. It was also referenced on Stack Overflow.

Everything with RubyMotion worked great until I tried to run the sample apps on a physical device. And then I had to spend a few hours wrestling with provisioning profiles. Hopefully this post will save time for somebody else.