Big Nerd Ranch Logo • • •
  • work
  • team training
  • bootcamps
  • books
  • screencasts
  • resources
  • blog
  • work
  • team training
  • bootcamps
  • books
  • screencasts
  • resources
  • blog
  • who we are
  • news
  • careers
Sean Farrell

Sean Farrell

Our community is full of great minds. Whether it’s a former coworker whose contributions have remained invaluable, or a former student who had some wise words to share, we’re proud to offer their insights alongside our own esteemed Nerds.

Blog Posts

  • Sean Farrell
    Choosing the Right Background Scheduler in Android
    Sean Farrell Android
    May 6, 2016

    Let’s take a look at the different methods for scheduling tasks in Android and discuss the pros and cons of each so that you can determine when to use each tool before implementing an inappropriate one.

    read more
  • Sean Farrell
    Understanding Android's LayoutInflater.inflate()
    Sean Farrell Android
    Feb 17, 2016

    It’s easy to get comfortable with boilerplate setup code, so much so that we gloss over the finer details. I’ve experienced this with LayoutInflater (which coverts an XML layout file into corresponding ViewGroups and Widgets) and the way it inflates Views inside Fragment’s onCreateView() method. Upon looking for clarification in Google documentation and discussion on the rest of the web, I noticed that many others were not only unsure of the specifics of LayoutInflater’s inflate() method, but were completely misusing it.

    read more
  • Sean Farrell
    WatchKit Extensions: Communicating with your Parent Application
    Sean Farrell iOS
    Jan 30, 2015

    The release date for the long-awaited Apple Watch has not yet been announced, but the nerd herd here is hard at work learning how to program with WatchKit. We believe that the 4th beta of Xcode 6.2 is a rather stable version of what we should expect for the public release of iOS 8.2 and WatchKit early this year.

    read more
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Github
  • LinkedI
  • Youtube
Subscribe to Our Newsletter

App Development

  • Work

Books

  • All books
  • Front-end
  • Swift
  • iOS
  • Android

Team Training

  • Team Training Overview
  • iOS
  • Android
  • Web
  • Design

Bootcamps

  • Bootcamp Overview
  • iOS
  • Android
  • Web
  • Schedule
  • Georgia Ranch
  • Sign In

Company

  • Who We Are
  • News
  • Resources
  • Careers
  • Blog
  • Contact

Copyright© 1998 - 2019 Big Nerd Ranch, LLC. All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy