IMHO, and to avoid abuse, singletons in iOS/MacOS should not be considered as a pattern that can replace class methods or simple C utility function. And this in all ways. I have seen piece of code doing everything with class methods while a set of plain C functions would have been more adequate (those were really utilities)
Pretty true! One of the met efficient way to make information go round is still to collect all and make unified report (as a manager). Still tools like internal instant messaging can improve communication.
Sure but then if this becomes a "must have simply to have the opportunity to interview" then it loses all the value it can have to reveal what the person can do. And I do believe some people have no time for this. Having worked at Apple for some time, I guarantee my sparse time, when there was some, was more outside of any coding and still I will never show outside a piece of code I have written in this company. This does not mean the coding skills I have should be considered as good or sufficient, they may or not match the one needed for a position. Having been also in the position to be on the interviewer side, especially in startup, seeing the candidate in person reminds often the deciding point.If some code on github exists, it simply can "speed up" a little this part of the process.
Personally I found the "Smart and get things done" book by Spolsky a good read on how to conduct interviews
Having created (and failed) a company in Germany, it is true that the bureaucracy and paperwork is especially tough and hard to understand. Administrative German is very hard to ingest. Once started rules of work and leading a company are pretty straightforward
Having created a business in Australia, Germany, and Spain, I think Germany was quite painless, once I found a local who was well-versed in german bureaucratic ways to assist me. Australia was a piece of cake. Spain, however, is...well...let's put it this way: I've been trying to pay income tax or corporate tax to the Spanish government for two years. In two years, despite my best efforts, they haven't made it happen.
Yeah, southern Europe in general is not easy to properly start a business in even for locals. I have some relatives who run a small business in Greece, and they have lots of stories about that. One of several problems in the country.
Denmark might be the easiest for foreigners: you can register a sole proprietorship free online, and get a tax code, within an hour. It's only in Danish, but simple enough Danish that Google Chrome's translation can handle ok: http://www.virk.dk/myndigheder/stat/ERST/Registrering_af_enk...
Very true article. CoreData has a lot of path and legacy behind and thinking it would solve some problem magically because it is vended as "the high level problem solver" is a mistake. More than once I have seen performance problem appearing 2 weeks before release by (mis)using it.
