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Assertions and Logging
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Explains how to use assertions and logging to diagnose problems in Cocoa applications.
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2006-04-04
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Cocoa Performance Guidelines
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Guidelines for improving the performance of Cocoa applications.
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2005-08-11
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Code Size Performance Guidelines
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Guidelines for reducing the size of an application binary.
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2006-06-28
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Code Speed Performance Guidelines
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Guidelines for improving the performance and efficiency of code.
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2005-07-07
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Debugging Cocoa Applications
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Tips and techniques for debugging Cocoa applications.
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2002-11-12
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DerivedProperty
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Illustrates use of Core Data derived properties to make searching against string data more efficient.
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2008-06-04
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Disabling Processor Cores on a Multi-Core System
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QA1141: Describes how to disable processor cores on a multi-core system for testing purposes.
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Technical Q&As |
2008-09-16
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Drawing Performance Guidelines
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Guidelines for improving the speed of drawing code.
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2006-04-04
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Exception Programming Topics for Cocoa
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Explains how to raise and handle exceptions in Cocoa applications.
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2007-10-02
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File-System Performance Guidelines
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Guidelines for improving the performance of file-related code.
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2005-07-07
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Garbage Collection Programming Guide
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Describes the garbage collection system for Cocoa.
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2008-11-19
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How do I tell if a particular display is being hardware accelerated by Quartz Extreme?
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QA1218: Describes how to use CGDisplayUsesOpenGLAcceleration to see if a display is accelerated or not.
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2002-12-04
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Launch Time Performance Guidelines
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Guidelines for improving the launch performance of an application.
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2006-04-04
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Maximizing Mac OS X Application Performance
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Learn how to achieve better performance on Mac OS X.
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Articles |
2003-06-23
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Memory Usage Performance Guidelines
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Guidelines for improving the performance of memory-related code.
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2006-06-28
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NSAssertionHandler Class Reference
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Describes the facility for handling false assertions.
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2007-02-22
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NSAutoreleasePool Class Reference
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Describes the interface to the deferred-release mechanism in Cocoa's reference-counted memory management system.
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2009-01-02
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NSRunLoop Class Reference
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Describes the object that manages events on a thread.
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2008-02-08
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Performance Overview
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Introduces the factors that determine performance.
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Guides |
2006-10-03
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Porting Multithreaded Applications from Win32 to Mac OS X
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Learn how Mac OS X handles multithreading, before porting your Win32 application.
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2005-06-20
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Quartz 2D Thread Safety
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QA1238: Explains the thread-safety issues for the Quartz 2D API.
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Technical Q&As |
2003-02-25
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Requirements for Quartz GL
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QA1536: Describes the requirements for enabling Quartz GL.
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Technical Q&As |
2008-08-08
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SharedMemory
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Shows how multiple applications can access the same memory using the Unix shmget system call.
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2003-01-14
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SimpleThreads
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Uses the Cocoa threading APIs to coordinate multiple preemptively scheduled secondary threads with the non-reentrant Cocoa framework.
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2003-01-14
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Taking Advantage of the Accelerate Framework
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Learn how your application can run on PowerPC- or Intel-based Macs without processor-specific customization.
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2005-10-03
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Threading Programming Guide
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Explains how to use threads in Cocoa applications.
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2008-02-08
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TrivialThreads
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Uses the Cocoa threading APIs to coordinate a preemptively scheduled secondary thread with the non-reentrant Cocoa framework.
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2003-01-14
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URL CacheInfo
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Demonstrates resource caching behavior using the Cocoa URL loading system.
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2008-06-05
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Worm
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NSView performance demonstration. Uses a periodic timer to get best performance with Coalesced Update feature.
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2005-06-01
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