TestFlightApp.com is Going to Shut Down Next Month

Apple announced that “services offered at TestFlightApp.com will no longer be available after February 26, 2015.” The announcement contains a few important hints to help transitioning existing apps from TestFlightApp.com to iTunes Connect.

DuoCode Uses Roslyn to Transpile C# into JavaScript

DuoCode is a C# to JavaScript compiler that promises to allow developers to build HTML5 applications using C# and the .NET framework inside of Visual Studio. InfoQ has interviewed its creators to learn more.

CoffeeScript 1.9 is Available, Introduces Generators Support

CoffeeScript 1.9 has finally introduced support for long awaited generators, which promise to prevent callback hell and help writing async code.

iOS 8 Day by Day: Free Book on iOS 8 Programming

iOS 8 Day by Day is a free book made of 39 short chapters highlighting the key features of iOS 8. Each chapter comes with an Xcode project demonstrating how to use the corresponding feature, either through a standalone app or a playground. The book is aimed at developers who already know the basics of iOS programming in Objective-C and Swift. InfoQ has interviewed book’s author Sam Davies.

Apple Announces TestFlight Groups, Larger Binary Submission Limit

Apple announced TestFlight Groups, a new feature aimed at making it easier to manage groups of beta users in TestFlight. On the same day, Apple also announced that the App Store is now accepting larger binaries.