A few weeks ago, Apple released Xcode 4. It brought a lot of enhancements, like integrating the interface builder directly into the main application, cleaning up the interface and enhancing code completion. All in all, it’s a great update to the development environment, and I can recommend it to anyone...

Wow, it’s been a while since I wrote the last blog post. Sorry for the long silence! There was, of course, a reason for the delay: I was busy creating the brand new headquarters for the Sparrow community - The Sparrow Wiki! After many hours of hard work, the wiki...

Xcode QuickHelp I just wanted to inform you that the Xcode integration of the Sparrow API reference is now working properly. You just need to update the documentation from its public feed in Xcode. To do so, open up the Xcode preferences and enter the “Documentation”-tab. If you have not...

To this date, you could get the Sparrow source code by accessing a subversion repository on our own server. Subversion is great, and I enjoyed working with it. (BTW, I recommend using a version control system to everyone, even if you are working alone. It’s just like having an “Unlimited...

The new year is just a few days old, but it has already been extremely busy for our bold little bird. It harnessed the holidays to gather new feathers, no: features and exercised in the gym to stay lightweight and agile. And here it is, better than ever: Sparrow 1.1!...

For all German readers: I had the honor of writing an article about game development on the iOS platform for the German Magazine “Mac Developer”. It contains an overview about what you have to consider when you want to create a game for the App Store, ranging from the gameplay...

The Sparrow user Shilo has created a great tutorial that shows you how to extend Sparrow. It currently contains the following topics: Sound Pitch Text Drop-shadow Quad Border Quad Fill Quad Scew Quad Gradient Set/Get FrameRate on Initialization Stage Color Show Framerate on Screen Find the tutorial itself here and...