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@betzerra you're welcome :) about 5 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to betzerra
@betzerra the runtime changes are mainly performance optimizations, the only new feature is zeroing weak references used by ARC on iOS 5 about 5 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to betzerra
@betzerra yes it's a compiler feature. There's a runtime component to it, but it's just the improved ObjC runtime that you're using already. about 5 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to betzerra
abitofcode Nice! -> Cocos2D and Storyboards by @tinytimgames tinytimgames.com/2012/02/07/coc… #cocos2d about 7 hours ago via web Retweeted by gaminghorror and 6 others
@betzerra no, ARC is not garbage collection, it is automation of retain/release. Follows the same rules as you do, but does so 100% reliable about 5 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to betzerra
@betzerra what if you told you that you never need to exert that control because ARC does the things you have to do anyway? No more no less. about 7 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to betzerra
by far the most common typo: NSSTring about 7 hours ago via TweetDeck
@sasikiran_m i love automatic transmission. good example of control that only wastes money (gas) but has no real benefit about 16 hours ago via Twitter for iPad in reply to sasikiran_m
@CetonGames you gain a lot. It's very hard to leak memory under ARC for one thing. about 16 hours ago via Twitter for iPad in reply to CetonGames
@nf_tammy problem is that ARC doesn't take away control. It does the things you have to do anyway. about 16 hours ago via Twitter for iPad in reply to nf_tammy
@andytriboletti mopub can't be compiled into a static library? 3:05 PM May 26th via TweetDeck in reply to andytriboletti
@mguniverse I wager there's a 99% chance your code is wrong as is and figuring out why ARC shows issues will make it better, safer. 3:05 PM May 26th via TweetDeck in reply to mguniverse
sehugg @gaminghorror I wondered this myself, and I came across this SO question: stackoverflow.com/questions/8760… 2:38 PM May 26th via web in reply to gaminghorror Retweeted by gaminghorror and 1 other
Who has deliberately decided not to use ARC in new iOS project? I'd like to know why. 2:26 PM May 26th via TweetDeck
RT Lua scripting for cocos2d (KoboldScript). Tilemap-based, physics game kit. More details soon. Please take the survey bit.ly/KGTxi1 5:38 AM May 26th via TweetDeck
gholsclaw “@abitofcode: Fantastic article! -> Building a platform game higherorderfun.com/blog/2012/05/2… #cocos2d” - we went the 3rd way. Lots more flexible. 11:16 PM May 25th via Twitter for iPad Retweeted by gaminghorror and 7 others
@Majid_azim you could try enabling win32 compatibility mode, or contact Andreas. Zwoptex Flash isn't really an alternative. 4:32 PM May 25th via TweetDeck in reply to Majid_azim
Thanks to everyone who signed up & took the survey at koboldscript.com ... most appealing to you is clearly learning, Lua & ARC. 1:19 PM May 25th via TweetDeck
@Majid_azim @abitofcode i see TP is 32bit but that doesn't mean it won't run in 64 bit windows 11:55 AM May 25th via TweetDeck
@Majid_azim @abitofcode isn't texturepacker also available for windows? 11:54 AM May 25th via TweetDeck

Name Steffen Itterheim
Location Germany
Web http://www.learn-...
Bio Author of Learn iPhone and iPad Cocos2D Game Development (Apress). Currently working on Kobold2D, an improved Cocos2D: http://www.kobold2d.com