Compile Swift Podcast

Apologies for the late delivery on this episode. Peter was sick and this caused a production delay.
So here is our new branding, we hope you love the name!

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In this episode, we chat about Peter’s decision to start fresh with a new code base. He believes it can sometimes be the right move. Geoff shares his perspective, which sparked a lively discussion and gave developers some food for thought when it comes to existing projects and technical debt.

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Things You Should Never Do, Part I

Working Effectively with Legacy Code

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In this episode, we discuss a blog post by Geoff diving into details to help structure your code base and hopefully prevent future problems.

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• Geoff’s blog post
• Separation of concerns
• Robustness principle/Postel’s Law

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In this episode, we discuss choosing the right backend to support your application. We discuss options and how to find the right solution to keep your app powered and users happy.

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We are making things even better, listen on for how and why.

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A special episode to kick off the new year, not only are you getting this one advert free but we have listener contributions.
We discuss our plans for 2025 and hear from our listeners as to their goals for the next 12 months.

As mentioned in this episode
Cocoatype.com
PeterWitham.com
DanielSincere.com
Jared - apialerts.com
Dalton's Github

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Welcome to the Compile Swift Apple calendar. In our end-of-year wrap, we look back at 12 months of Apple.

All the things you may or may not remember from the year, along with some personal milestones.

On a personal note, we want to thank our Patrons and listeners for their support. You have helped keep the Podcast alive this year, and we look forward to sharing even more with you in 2025.

Thank you

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Apple Vision Pro arrives in Apple Store locations across the U.S.

Introducing Apple Sports, a new app for sports fans

Apple unveils the new 13- and 15-inch MacBook Air with the powerful M3 chip

Apple introduces transcripts for Apple Podcasts

Apple introduces M4 chip

Apple unveils the redesigned 11-inch and all-new 13-inch iPad Air with M2

Apple unveils stunning new iPad Pro with M4 chip and Apple Pencil Pro

Apple Music reveals top 10 albums of all time on 100 Best list

WWDC24 Highlights - Apple

Apple Vision Pro arrives in China mainland, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore

Apple Maps on the web launches in beta

https://www.compileswift.com/podcast/s07e11/

Introducing Apple Watch Series 10

Apple introduces iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus

Apple debuts iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max

iPadOS 18 is now available, taking iPad to the next level with powerful new intelligence features and experiences designed for Apple Pencil

macOS Sequoia is available today, bringing iPhone Mirroring, Apple Intelligence, and more to Mac

iOS 18 is available today, making iPhone more personal and capable than ever - Apple

watchOS 11 is available today - Apple

tvOS 18 is now available - Apple

Geoff launches a new app, Barc. His launch video gets 66k views on YouTube.

Apple introduces powerful new iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

Apple Intelligence is available today on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Apple unveils the new iMac with M4, supercharged by Apple Intelligence and available in fresh colors

Apple’s new Mac mini is more mighty, more mini, and built for Apple Intelligence

New MacBook Pro features M4 family of chips and Apple Intelligence

Apple introduces M4 Pro and M4 Max

Apple shares the most popular podcasts of 2024

Apple Intelligence now features Image Playground, Genmoji, and more

His Majesty King Charles III visits Apple’s U.K. headquarters

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App store presence and optimization can be as simple or complicated as you choose. The short advice is that the more you put in, the more you get out.

We dive into details and suggestions in this episode based on our experiences.

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• https://developer.apple.com/help/app-store-connect/manage-app-information/upload-app-previews-and-screenshots/
• https://www.youtube.com/@appfigures
• https://appfigures.com/resources/guides
• https://subclub.com/
• https://developer.apple.com/app-store/custom-product-pages/
• https://developer.apple.com/help/app-store-connect/manage-featuring-nominations/nominate-your-app-for-featuring/
• https://helm-app.com/
• https://rotato.app/
• https://www.sketch.com/

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This week, we discuss serverside Swift using Hummingbird. We also discuss Vapor to compare the two experiences.

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• https://www.compileswift.com/podcast/s06e12/
• https://vapor.codes/
• https://hummingbird.codes/
• Clean My Mac

This week’s episode discusses AI tools and their applications for developers. The hosts share their experiences using AI chatbots, highlighting their usefulness for code generation, problem-solving guidance, and code explanation. They also discuss the benefits of AI tools for finding code snippets and remembering API names.

AI tools are useful for developers, especially when dealing with outdated or obscure technologies, as they can provide accurate and relevant information. While Apple’s predictive code completion in Xcode has its limitations, it is a step towards integrating AI into developer tools. However, the lack of progress on Apple’s promised chat-based tool, Swift Assist, raises concerns about Apple’s ability to compete in the rapidly evolving AI landscape.

Mentioned in this episode

• Developer Duck
• Cursor
• GitHub Copilot for Xcode
• Clean My Mac

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