Empower Apps

By Leo Dion, Principal CEO and Swift Developer at BrightDigit

An exploration of Apple business news and technology. We talk about how businesses can use new technology to empower their business and employees, from Leo Dion, founder of BrightDigit.... more

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May 14, 2023My Taylor Deep Dish Swift Heroes World Tour
For the 150th episode, Leo talks about his travels to Deep Dish Swift and Swift Heroes, his experience speaking at Swift Heroes, his thoughts on 32 talks, and what concerns he heard from other developers overall and concerning WWDC 2023.
Related Episodes
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Episode 139 - Elephant in the Room
Episode 133 - The Composable Architecture with Zev Eisenberg
Episode 131 - Dynamic Island with Steve Lipton
Episode 129 - NSSpain X with Luis Ascorbe
Episode 100 - 100th Episode Spectacular
Episode 88 - Conferences with John Wilker
Episode 50 - 50th Episode Extravaganza
Related Links
DeepDishSwift 2023: That's a Wrap by Danijela Vrzan
Themes from Deep Dish by Theo Vora
We talked about
(00:00) - My Travels
(03:55) - My Talk
(09:05) - 32 Talks
(33:53) - WWDC and Other Thoughts
Social Media
Twitter Leo - @leogdion
Twitter BrightDigit - @brightdigit
LinkedIn - @leogdion
GitHub - @brightdigit
GitHub - @leogdion
TikTok - @brightdigit
Mastodon - @[email protected]
Youtube - @brightdigit
Credits
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Thanks to our monthly supporters
Edward Sanchez

Steven Lipton
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40min
May 01, 2023How to WWDC with Peter Witham
Peter comes on to discuss how to prepare for WWDC, what to really do that week, and what to focus on during the summer.
Guest
Peter Witham - Compileswift.com - Twitter
Related Episodes
Episode 124 - WWDC 2022 - Platforms State of the Union with Peter Witham
Episode 111 - 2021 - Year in Review with Peter Witham
Episode 92 - WWDC 2021 - Platforms State of the Union with Peter Witham
Episode 53 - WWDC 2020 - Quick Thoughts
Episode 44 - WWDC Spectacular (Part 2) with Peter Witham
Episode 43 - WWDC Spectacular (Part 1) with Peter Witham
Episode 29 - Managing iOS Development with Peter Witham
Episode 1 - WWDC 2018 - What Does It Mean For Businesses?
Related Links
Hacking with Swift - What's New in Swift 5.8
WWDC 2023 Discord
Dub Dub Together
WWDC Notes
iOS Dev Happy Hour
We talked about
(00:00) - Pace Yourself
(10:29) - Installing Betas
(19:11) - Headset Apps
(22:22) - Remote vs Live WWDC
Social Media
Twitter Leo - @leogdion
Twitter BrightDigit - @brightdigit
LinkedIn - @leogdion
GitHub - @brightdigit
GitHub - @leogdion
TikTok - @brightdigit
Mastodon - @[email protected]
Youtube - @brightdigit
Credits
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Thanks to our monthly supporters
Edward Sanchez

Steven Lipton
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
...more
31min
April 17, 2023Pizza, Playpen, and Fastlane Funding with Josh Holtz
Josh Holtz comes on to talk about a certain conference in a few weeks, the future of Fastlane, building kids apps with guided access and learning the other mobile programming language.
Guest
Josh Holtz (website)
Twitter @joshdholtz
Mastodon @[email protected]
Related Episodes
Episode 84 - Automation Fun with Jared Sorge
Episode 24 - Continuous Integration with Kyle Newsome
Episode 91 - Fastlane with Josh Holtz
Episode 129 - NSSpain X with Luis Ascorbe
Episode 88 - Conferences with John Wilker
Related Links
fastlane.tools
fastlane screencasts
deep dish swift
RevenueCat
We talked about
(00:00) - Fastlane
(11:40) - Playpen
(25:53) - Dish Dish Swift
(37:43) - Trigger Warning
Social Media
Twitter Leo - @leogdion
Twitter BrightDigit - @brightdigit
LinkedIn - @leogdion
GitHub - @brightdigit
GitHub - @leogdion
TikTok - @brightdigit
Mastodon - @[email protected]
Youtube - @brightdigit
Credits
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Thanks to our monthly supporters
Edward Sanchez

Steven Lipton
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
...more
48min
April 04, 2023Going Pro with Sean Allen
Sean Allen joins the podcast to talk about what it means to be a pro developer, how to manage your career, and how to use social media to your benefit.
Guest
Sean Allen - Twitter @seanallen_dev
Sean Allen - Youtube
Expert Advice to Learn iOS Dev & Swift FAST
Life-Changing Advice for Jr. Devs
Sean Allen - Teachable
Creator View app
Related Episodes
Episode 139 - Elephant in the Room
Episode 36 - Upgrading Your Skills in 2020 with Paul Hudson
We talked about
(00:00) - Beginner to Pro
(03:59) - The Tutorial Trap
(11:33) - Soft Skills
(21:27) - Profressional Networking
(33:42) - On Mastodon
(36:43) - Creator View
Social Media
Twitter Leo - @leogdion
Twitter BrightDigit - @brightdigit
LinkedIn - @leogdion
GitHub - @brightdigit
GitHub - @leogdion
TikTok - @brightdigit
Mastodon - @[email protected]
Youtube - @brightdigit
Credits
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Thanks to our monthly supporters
Edward Sanchez

Steven Lipton
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
...more
46min
April 01, 2023Apples, Glasses, and HAL, Oh My!
In this episode, we explore the exciting and rapidly changing landscape of iOS development, as we discuss the potential impact of AI, machine learning, and AR glasses on the future of mobile apps. We also make predictions about what Apple might unveil at WWDC 2023, and speculate about the secret plans they may have in store. With a mix of humor, quirkiness, and expert analysis, this podcast episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in the latest trends and developments in iOS app development.
Guest (how I made the episode)
Generate Script, Title, Description, Links, Social Media Text
Text-to-Voice
Voice-to-Lips
Guest Photo
Album Art
DeepDreamGenerator
OpenAI
An introduction to AI language models
Related Links
Apple's AR glasses: What we know so far
How AI is transforming mobile app development
WWDC 2023: What to expect from Apple's next developer conference
We talked about
(00:00) - Introduce Special Guest
(00:18) - On Managing App Development
(02:18) - Trends in Mobile App Development
(02:33) - AI and Mobile Development
(07:41) - WWDC 2023 Predictions
Social Media
Twitter Leo - @leogdion
Twitter BrightDigit - @brightdigit
LinkedIn - @leogdion
GitHub - @brightdigit
GitHub - @leogdion
TikTok - @brightdigit
Mastodon - @[email protected]
Youtube - @brightdigit
Credits
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Thanks to our monthly supporters
Edward Sanchez

Steven Lipton
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
...more
12min
March 21, 2023Reality and Architecture with Mohammad Azam
Mohammad Azam (aka Azam Sharp) talks about RealityKit and how to get started as well as his recent article exporting large-scale SwiftUI app development.
Guest
Mohammad Azam (Website)
Twitter (@azamsharp)
YouTube Channel - azamsharp
Building Large-Scale Apps with SwiftUI: A Guide to Modular Architecture
Related Episodes
Episode 144 - Yak Shaving with Tim Mitra
Episode 142 - Mobile System Design with Tjeerd in 't Veen
Episode 135 - Behind the Scenes of SwiftUI with Aviel Gross
Episode 121 - Server-Driven UI with Mohammad Azam
Episode 82 - Game Development with Tammy Coron
We talked about
(00:00) - RealityKit
(10:52) - SwiftUI Architecture
(24:01) - SwiftUI Navigation
(27:22) - SwiftUI Testing
Social Media
Twitter Leo - @leogdion
Twitter BrightDigit - @brightdigit
LinkedIn - @leogdion
GitHub - @brightdigit
GitHub - @leogdion
TikTok - @brightdigit
Mastodon - @[email protected]
Youtube - @brightdigit
Credits
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Thanks to our monthly supporters
Edward Sanchez

Steven Lipton
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
...more
33min
March 07, 2023Yak Shaving with Tim Mitra
Tim Mitra comes on to talk about the some skills which are helpful for large teams, also how to gauge Apple's rumors and of course yak shaving.
Guest
Tim Mitra (website)
Mastodon @[email protected]
GitHub @Timmitra
Twitter @TimMitra
More Than Just Code Podcast
Spockcast Podcast
Pragmatic Hero's Journe‪y
RoundaboutFM
Related Links
Learning Domain Driven Design
ATP Episode 520
Stringslint
Related Episodes
E142 - Mobile System Design with Tjeerd in 't Veen
E137 - Humane Development with Jill Scott
E123 - Microapps Architecture with Majid Jabrayilov
E76 - Scaling and Security with Jeroen Leenarts
E87 - Core Data Fun with Tim Mitra
We talked about
(00:00) - Help?
(01:09) - Video Games
(04:15) - Buzzwords and Trends
(09:36) - QA and Testing
(16:35) - Multi Disciplinary Engineering
(17:54) - Programming Language for Getting Started
(21:58) - Breaking Things Down
(26:40) - Domain Driven Design
(35:25) - Apple Rumors
Social Media
Twitter Leo - @leogdion
Twitter BrightDigit - @brightdigit
LinkedIn - @leogdion
GitHub - @brightdigit
GitHub - @leogdion
TikTok - @brightdigit
Mastodon - @[email protected]
Youtube - @brightdigit
Credits
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Thanks to our monthly supporters
Edward Sanchez

Steven Lipton
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
...more
53min
February 21, 2023dataTile for Simulator with Marin Todorov
Marin Todorov joins us to talk about his app dataTile for Simulator: how it uses logs to help developers, getting help from Apple, and his experience with SwiftUI on macOS.
Guest
Marin Todorov - underplot.com
Twitter - @icanzilb
Mastodon - @[email protected]
Blog - trycombine.com
Related Links
dataTile for Simulator
Bushel
RocketSim
Related Episodes
Episode 98 - Async, Await, and Combine with Marin Todorov
Episode 130 - macOS by Tutorials with Sarah Reichelt
Episode 140 - A Swiftly Year in Review with Antoine van der Lee
We talked about
(00:00) - What is dataTile for Simulator
(02:26) - Power of simctl
(07:26) - Sandboxing dataTile
(10:34) - SwiftUI on the Mac
(18:13) - Keeping it simple for developers
(25:52) - Reactivitiy, Performance, and Apple's Unified Log
(34:02) - Launching dataTile to the App Store
Social Media
Twitter Leo - @leogdion
Twitter BrightDigit - @brightdigit
LinkedIn - @leogdion
GitHub - @brightdigit
GitHub - @leogdion
TikTok - @brightdigit
Mastodon - @[email protected]
Youtube - @brightdigit
Credits
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Thanks to our monthly supporters
Edward Sanchez

Steven Lipton
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
...more
41min
February 07, 2023Mobile System Design with Tjeerd in 't Veen
Tjeerd in 't Veen comes on to talk about asking the right questions for requirements, interviews, testing, and keeping teams in sync.
Guest
Tjeerd in 't Veen (Gumroad)
Mastodon @[email protected]
Twitter @tjeerdintveen
Mobile System Design: Tactical Engineering
Swift In Depth
Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/FRMeny1gsqY
Related Episodes
Humane Development with Jill Scott
Impactful Development with Maxim Cramer
Scaling and Security with Jeroen Leenarts
Microapps Architecture with Majid Jabrayilov
We talked about
(00:00) - What is Mobile System Design
(03:40) - Asking the Right Questions
(06:13) - Error Handling and UI Design
(10:48) - Diagrams
(14:17) - Keeping Backend in sync with Mobile
(19:42) - Holistic Driven Development
(22:18) - Abstractions
(27:47) - Architecture Patterns
(34:55) - Testing
(44:32) - Interviews
(49:23) - The Book
Social Media
Twitter Leo - @leogdion
Twitter BrightDigit - @brightdigit
LinkedIn - @leogdion
GitHub - @brightdigit
GitHub - @leogdion
TikTok - @brightdigit
Mastodon - @[email protected]
Youtube - @brightdigit
Credits
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Thanks to our monthly supporters
Edward Sanchez

Steven Lipton
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
...more
52min
January 25, 2023Swift Package Index with Dave Verwer and Sven Schmidt
Guests
Dave Verwer - daveverwer.com
Mastodon @[email protected]
Twitter @daveverwer
iOS Dev Weekly - Twitter @iOSDevWeekly
iOS Dev Jobs - Twitter @iOSDevJobsHQ
iOS Dev Directory
Sven A. Schmidt - finestructure.co
Mastodon @[email protected]
Twitter - @_sa_s
LinkedIn - Sven A. Schmidt
Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/DjgtYTEI7xQ
Related Episodes
Episode 45 - Developer Community (Part 1) with Dave Verwer
Episode 46 - Developer Community (Part 2) with Dave Verwer
Episode 77 - Swift Package Index with Sven A. Schmidt
Episode 75 - Year of the Server with Tim Condon - Part 2
Episode 74 - Year of the Server with Tim Condon - Part 1
Related Links
Swift Package Index
Consider Supporting the Swift Package Index
Recognising Package Authors
Versioned DocC Documentation
We talked about
(00:00) - Introduction
(02:37) - Running the Largest open-source Vapor site
(09:49) - Implementing DocC
(13:57) - SPI YAML File
(21:44) - Search Improvements
(30:23) - Swift Package Registries
(36:18) - Growth of SPI
(46:56) - Supporting Swift Package Index
Social Media
Twitter Leo - @leogdion
Twitter BrightDigit - @brightdigit
LinkedIn - @leogdion
GitHub - @brightdigit
GitHub - @leogdion
TikTok - @brightdigit
Mastodon - @[email protected]
Youtube - @brightdigit
Credits
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Thanks to our monthly supporters
Edward Sanchez

Steven Lipton
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
...more
50min

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