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  • Eric M
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    In Objective-C, is the generic `id` type only a generic for Objective-C objects, or any type of object?

    Posted May 14, 2015 4:12am by Eric M
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  • Jose Andrade-Sinning
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    Please note that the file this class does not compile. It gives me an error that indicate a file is missing.

    Posted March 25, 2015 8:23am by Jose Andrade-Sinning
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  • Vineet Tiwari
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    6,609 Points

    Shape doesn't return the area

    Posted March 16, 2015 9:23am by Vineet Tiwari
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  • Brandon Mahoney
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    How come build fails when I try to run file from downloads.

    Posted February 18, 2015 1:19am by Brandon Mahoney
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  • birdman
    birdman
    9,450 Points

    When i try to import "Shape.h" it says 'Shape.h' file not found

    Posted November 1, 2014 6:27pm by birdman
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  • Marc Zovighian
    Marc Zovighian
    1,664 Points

    How come we dont need to write *thing?

    Posted October 20, 2014 4:29pm by Marc Zovighian
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  • Nupur Kapadia
    Nupur Kapadia
    423 Points

    Dynamic Typing's Use?

    Posted October 15, 2014 2:20am by Nupur Kapadia
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  • Daniel Nochta
    Daniel Nochta
    1,377 Points

    Dynamic Typing

    Posted August 13, 2014 12:14am by Daniel Nochta
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  • Ivan Kazakov
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    Ivan Kazakov
    Courses Plus Student 43,317 Points

    shape description returns some hexadecimal value instead of description

    Posted July 12, 2014 8:07am by Ivan Kazakov
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  • Tayseer Edouni
    Tayseer Edouni
    13,927 Points

    Shape class altered from previous lessons

    Posted June 28, 2014 3:26am by Tayseer Edouni
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  • J.R. Sedivy
    J.R. Sedivy
    2,545 Points

    Dynamic Typing Exercise

    Posted March 23, 2014 11:29pm by J.R. Sedivy
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