Journey Through the Code is now "SwiftSnippets."  

SwiftSnippets is a short-form podcast about iOS development tips brought to you from my own hardships and programming experience. Swift Snippets is aimed at helping programmers become better through real-world trial and error.

In this episode, I explain a recent lack of basic iOS knowledge I came across when learning Apple's SwiftUI framework. I give you a quick overview of Swift's Logical Operators and how they should be used. 

In this episode, I share my thoughts on what my intuition is telling me about specializing vs. generalizing as a programmer. When first starting out, it may be very confusing as to whether or not you should learn a lot about a certain area of programming OR learn a general amount about a lot of areas of programming. 

Since I am in the process of both becoming an iOS developer and starting an indie game studio, I have been living and breathing the Apple ecosystem for the past 12 months. During this time, I have been building an iOS game with SpriteKit and working on a pothole reporting app that uses Google Firebase. 

Everyone's journey is different, and I am just here to share my process with you and hopefully help you out a bit along the way. Thank you for listening to my thoughts, I hope I can help you decide for yourself as to whether you want to generalize or specialize as a programmer. 

---  Also, I've recently launched a new blog - and you can start reading today by heading to journeythroughthecode.com. ALSO - you can listen to the Journey Through the Code show in audio format! Check it out wherever you listen to podcasts! Thank you SO MUCH for being a part of this community. 

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Music: Chiptune by Sonic Potions https://soundcloud.com/sonic-potions/chiptune  Music by Chillhop: http://chillhop.com/listen Kupla - Nowhere Else: http://soundcloud.com/kuplasound Listen on Spotify: http://bit.ly/ChillhopSpotify  Connect with me: Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewlundydev Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/andrewlundydev Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewlundydev/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeythroughthecode/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewlundydev/ My Website: https://journeythroughthecode.com/andrewlundy/  The Journey Through the Code Podcast:  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4H8Nun8Xh1KuyymN93TMwA iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/journey-through-the-code/id1466337193 Anchor: https://anchor.fm/journeythroughthecode Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/break-the-barrier/journey-through-the-code   My Most Recommended Learning Resources: Hacking with Swift: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/ Hacking with Swift, 39 Projects to Learn Swift: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/read/ Ray Wenderlich: https://www.raywenderlich.com/ Sean Allen: https://www.youtube.com/seanallen   Links from the video: Game Dev Unchained podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1E1MXlshXtvABGgOWbN48N  Simple Programmer: https://simpleprogrammer.com/generalists-specialists/  LMGTFY: https://lmgtfy.com/?q=specializing+or+generalizing+programming

In this episode, I give you an update on what I've been working on for the past 11 months and explain to you the re-shaping of Journey Through the Code. I've decided to start building video games and use this as the driving force for bee repopulation and restabilization. My wife and I will be starting a game development company next year and we've got five games planned for development. 

Also, I've recently launched a new blog - and you can start reading today by heading to journeythroughthecode.com. ALSO - you can watch the development process of my games by subscribing to Journey Through the Code on YouTube! Thank you SO MUCH for being a part of this community. 

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There are MANY reasons one may want to become a programmer. In this episode, I explain some reasons form my own experience as to why I wanted to become a programmer. I'll also share some general ideas as to why someone may want to learn how to code, build software and become a programmer themselves.  Thank you for checking out the podcast!

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Music by Chillhop: http://chillhop.com/listen

Kupla - Nowhere Else: http://soundcloud.com/kuplasound

Listen on Spotify: http://bit.ly/ChillhopSpotify

Connect with me:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewlundydev

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/andrewlundydev

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewlundy...

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeythrou...

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewlun...

My Website: https://journeythroughthecode.com/

The Journey Through the Code Podcast: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4H8Nun8...

iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

Anchor: https://anchor.fm/journeythroughthecode

Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/brea...

Sound Cloud: https://soundcloud.com/jttc

My Most Recommended Learning Resources:

Hacking with Swift: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/

Hacking with Swift, 39 Projects to Learn Swift: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/read/

Ray Wenderlich: https://www.raywenderlich.com/

Sean Allen: https://www.youtube.com/seanallen

Having a positive mindset works just like a boolean! A boolean can either be true or false and usually starts out with a default value in a program. In the same way, a human mind can either be positive or negative and most people have a default mindset in which they operate. 

In this episode, I explain some ways that I've learned to be consistently positive and how being positive today will create a positive future.

Thank you for checking out the channel!

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Music by Chillhop: http://chillhop.com/listen

Kupla - Nowhere Else: http://soundcloud.com/kuplasound

Listen on Spotify: http://bit.ly/ChillhopSpotify

Connect with me:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewlundydev

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/andrewlundydev

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewlundy...

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeythrou...

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewlun...

My Website: https://lundy.dev/

The Journey Through the Code Podcast: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4H8Nun8...

iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

Anchor: https://anchor.fm/journeythroughthecode

Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/brea...

Sound Cloud: https://soundcloud.com/jttc

My Most Recommended Learning Resources:

Hacking with Swift: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/

Hacking with Swift, 39 Projects to Learn Swift: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/read/

Ray Wenderlich: https://www.raywenderlich.com/

Sean Allen: https://www.youtube.com/seanallen

In this episode, I discuss a few thoughts that have been on my mind recently and express my point of view on why changing your mind may be a good thing as well as listening to the intuition that is deep within us all.

Thanks for checking out Journey Through the Code! All I ask is that you share this podcast with a geeky friend of yours!

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Focus is important because learning how to code is a very intellectual challenging process and from my experience - it's hard to process new concepts if you're fucking around. 

In this episode, I talk about WHY focus is important as a programmer, how you can focus when programming AND how to handle a programmer if they are focused - whether this is a co-worker, spouse or roommate.  Thank you for checking out the podcast!

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Please be sure to follow the rest of this journey here:

It's been 8 months since I decided to set out on my software development journey and there have been many emotions this far. I'll be giving you an update on the last 8 months and how I have felt going through this process. I'll also be talking about the NEXT 8 months and the great things to come.

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Music:

Kupla - Nowhere Else

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaFZh7p_nLc

Connect with me:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewlundydev

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/andrewlundydev

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewlundydev/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeythroughthecode/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewlundydev/

My Website: https://lundy.dev/

The Journey Through the Code Podcast: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4H8Nun8Xh1KuyymN93TMwA

iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/journey-through-the-code/id1466337193

Anchor: https://anchor.fm/journeythroughthecode

Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/break-the-barrier/journey-through-the-code

Sound Cloud: https://soundcloud.com/jttc

My Most Recommended Learning Resources:

Ray Wenderlich: https://www.raywenderlich.com/

Hacking with Swift: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/

Hacking with Swift, 39 Projects to Learn Swift: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/read/

Sean Allen: https://www.youtube.com/seanallen

In this Off Topic episode, I share some tips for visiting family back home/going on vacation. Some of these are specific to visiting family - but you can take the majority of these tips with you on your next trip to the beach as well.

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Music by Chillhop: http://chillhop.com/listen

weird inside - Be Alright: https://soundcloud.com/weirdinside

Listen on Spotify: http://bit.ly/ChillhopSpotify

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