Ellen Shapiro is a software developer and writer sharing thoughtful insights on iOS, web development, open source, and life in tech. Her blog blends practical programming tips with personal stories, speaking experiences, and reflections on work and creativity.
7 articles from this blog
Explains how Browserify bridges the gap between npm packages and browser usage, allowing developers to bundle dependencies for simple websites.
Author announces moving back to the US and joining Apollo GraphQL to lead their open-source iOS SDK, discussing career shift into developer relations.
A developer's humorous, unprepared talk on the future of mobile development, presented at a conference via SlideDeckKaraoke.
A speaker describes using 'Slide Deck Karaoke'—presenting with unseen slides—for a talk on the future of mobile development at a conference.
A developer reflects on the value of functional, working code over perfect architecture, using a collaborative iOS project as an example.
Explains a common Objective-C bug where messaging nil returns a zeroed struct, causing unexpected behavior when checking for NSNotFound.
Performance comparison of Swift vs. Foundation collection data types, including detailed test results and Big-O notation analysis.
