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VendorKit: dependency management for iOS and OSX development

Overview

VendorKit makes the process of using and managing libraries in iOS easy. VendorKit is modeled after Bundler. VendorKit streamlines the installation and update process for dependent libraries. It also tracks versions and manages dependencies between libraries.

How does it work?

VendorKit works by making direct modifications to your project file. When you install a library, vendor will copy all the source files, build setting and frameworks to your project, then save it. That way, when you want to install a library, all you have to do is add it to your Vendorfile, and then type into your Terminal vendor install

http://vendorkit.com/

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Posted December 7, 2011 by email

Book: The Architecture of Open Source Applications

Architects look at thousands of buildings during their training, and study critiques of those buildings written by masters. In contrast, most software developers only ever get to know a handful of large programs well—usually programs they wrote themselves—and never study the great programs of history. As a result, they repeat one another's mistakes rather than building on one another's successes.

This book's goal is to change that. In it, the authors of twenty-five open source applications explain how their software is structured, and why. What are each program's major components? How do they interact? And what did their builders learn during their development? In answering these questions, the contributors to this book provide unique insights into how they think.

If you are a junior developer, and want to learn how your more experienced colleagues think, this book is the place to start. If you are an intermediate or senior developer, and want to see how your peers have solved hard design problems, this book can help you too.