Testing with Frank

Okay. I've seen a lot of great stuff this week and I would love to share it all. But one of the highlights was a demonstration on testing with Frank given by Step Christopher. Frank is a really slick testing environment that lets you setup meaningful tests that clearly convey the application workflow in a way easily understandable by non-programmers. I'm excited about trying Frank in my own projects.

At the Ranch

This week I've been at the Big Nerd Ranch taking the Advanced iOS class with Jonathan Blocksom. I've wanted to take a BNR class since I first bought Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X by the Big Nerd himself, Aaron Hillegass. The BNR books take a very hands-on approach that I have found to be very effective. I was pleased to find out their courses use the same approach (even more so) and have a consistent feel to their books. For those that don't know, the Big Nerd Ranch offers a fully immersive learning environment. Students and instructors stay on the ranch, which gives you impromptu opportunities to ask questions and really pick someone's brain. It's been a blast! I have learned a ton and met some really great guys.