Ben Gottlieb

Ben Gottlieb

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ABOUT ME
Senior iOS Developer
Senior iOS Developer

I've been in mobile since Apple's premier handheld was the Newton. I've worked on top grossing iOS apps, and consulted with companies large and small, from Fortune 500 to startups.

I'm a big believer in SwiftUI, and all new projects I start are using it. I used (and loved) UIKit for a decade, but the writing's on the wall on this one.

English
Central Time (US & Canada) (-05:00)
Joined December 2016
EXPERTISE
5 years experience | 540 endorsements
I've been working with Swift since the day it was announced, and it's been my primary development language for over five years. I've been...
I've been working with Swift since the day it was announced, and it's been my primary development language for over five years. I've been writing Objective C code for nearly twenty years, and think it's a great language, but Swift is much more expressive and fun for me.
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1 year experience | 201 endorsements
I've been working with SwiftUI since its introduction. I've released several applications using it. I've also been working with the new a...
I've been working with SwiftUI since its introduction. I've released several applications using it. I've also been working with the new additions announced at WWDC20, and getting up to speed with them.
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16 years experience | 149 endorsements
I've been working on macOS since OS X 10.0, and iOS since before the iPhone SDK was announced. I've written dozens of apps, tools, and li...
I've been working on macOS since OS X 10.0, and iOS since before the iPhone SDK was announced. I've written dozens of apps, tools, and libraries in Objective-C, and consider it one of Apple's greatest strengths. Objective-C is a flexible, dynamic tool that lets you get the most out of iOS and macOS.
11 years experience | 580 endorsements
I've been working on apps for iOS since before the SDK was released in 2008. I've had apps on the store since day 1 (https://itunes.apple...
I've been working on apps for iOS since before the SDK was released in 2008. I've had apps on the store since day 1 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/crosswords/id688876601?mt=8, among others), and have worked on several dozen large iOS apps. I love the freedom that mobile offers, and the ability to convert a blank sheet of glass into almost anything.
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26 years experience | 209 endorsements
I've been a professional iOS developer since before the AppStore or the iPhone SDK.
I've been a professional iOS developer since before the AppStore or the iPhone SDK.
20 years experience | 95 endorsements
I've been developing on the Mac since Mac OS 9, and have been writing Cocoa apps since Mac OS X was first released.
I've been developing on the Mac since Mac OS 9, and have been writing Cocoa apps since Mac OS X was first released.
18 years experience | 404 endorsements
I've been using Xcode (and before that Project Builder) since Mac OS X v10.0.
I've been using Xcode (and before that Project Builder) since Mac OS X v10.0.

REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS

5.0
(1199 reviews)
johnny adkins
johnny adkins
March 2024
Big Ben is legit.
Jon Judelson
Jon Judelson
January 2024
Ben is a genius.
Jon Judelson
Jon Judelson
January 2024
Ben is a Jedi Master.
Jon Judelson
Jon Judelson
December 2023
Ben is the best.
Tofig Hasanov
Tofig Hasanov
December 2023
Ben helped me clarify the reasons for why in-app purchases weren't working on my app. Quick and efficient as always.
worksol
worksol
December 2023
Ben helped me get through a difficult project. Great work!
Tofig Hasanov
Tofig Hasanov
December 2023
Ben was able to unblock me with a challenging audio processing problem on iOS. Great as always
Brad Ryan
Brad Ryan
December 2023
Fixed the bug, top notch communication, look forward to working with him again.
William Metcalf
William Metcalf
December 2023
Ben is efficient and skilled! He reproduced the defect quickly and directed me to comment out the area causing the seg vio. I'll be using Ben again as my project progresses. Very incisive. A coder's coder for sure. Great communicator. Easy to understand. Personable. Fantastic experience. Ben does not waste time.
Michael Murdock
Michael Murdock
November 2023
Worth every penny, figured out my xCode issue in minutes and than coached me on how to set things up better.
SOCIAL PRESENCE
GitHub
Twitter-OAuth-iPhone
An easy way to get Twitter authenticating with OAuth on iPhone
Objective-C
819
168
UIActionSheet-Blocks
A subclass of UIActionSheet that supports blocks
Objective-C
15
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Stack Overflow
78968 Reputation
22
168
169
PROJECTS
Project ColorView Project
The Home Depot
2016
I was the lead iOS engineer on The Home Depot's Project Color app. We worked with a a team consisting of mobile and server developers, de...
I was the lead iOS engineer on The Home Depot's Project Color app. We worked with a a team consisting of mobile and server developers, designers, project-area specialists, and the client to come up with a top ranked App Store release.
Swift
iOS
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iOS
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CrosswordsView Project
Stand Alone, Inc.
2008
The first, and still the best, iOS Crosswords experience. It was in the App Store on day one, and has been available ever since. Crosswor...
The first, and still the best, iOS Crosswords experience. It was in the App Store on day one, and has been available ever since. Crosswords has been ranked #1 by users, reviewers, even the New York Times (which has its own competing app).
Objective-C
iOS
UX/UI Design
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iOS
UX/UI Design
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