February 04, 2025

S4E3: The existence of Mikaela

45 minutes

In this episode, we learn that the app that paid for Paul’s house hasn’t even been updated for iPhone X 😶‍🌫️ and Mikaela learns about some useful tools to help with the launch of the app that she absolutely, definitely, 100% is gonna debut in February. 😅 (Pretty sure she meant of 2025, but Paul neglected to press her on this point.)

Plus, time is running out for EU trader status compliance (and some tips about keeping your personal phone number private), a big change to Swift, all the upcoming conferences (where, you know, Mikaela’s app would be incredibly useful…) and we turn the spotlight on some of the brilliant apps the Swift Over Coffee listeners are making.

Essential links from the episode:

EU Trader Status: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=yfacfeal

Last expression as return value: https://forums.swift.org/t/pitch-last-expression-as-return-value/76958

Apple launched the Advanced Commerce API: https://www.revenuecat.com/blog/growth/what-you-need-to-know-apples-advanced-commerce-api/

Swift Student Challenge: https://developer.apple.com/swift-student-challenge/

FOSDEM: https://fosdem.org/2025/

Conferences:

FOSDEM, Swift Dev Room (1–2 Feb): https://fosdem.org/2025/⁠

Let's vision: Shanghai (1–2 March): https://letsvision.swiftgg.team

ARCtic conference (11–13 March): https://arcticonference.com

try! Swift Tokyo (9–11 April): https://tryswift.jp/

Indie apps:

What’s My Age Again: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/whats-my-age-again-widgets/id1608719208

Libraried UI Components: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/libraried-ui-components/id1642862540?uo=4

LaunchBuddy: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/launchbuddy-indie-developer/id1615169630

Pretty QR Code Generator: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/pretty-qr-code-generator/id6736663159

Screenshot Studio: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/app-screenshot-tool/id6473832582

Sleep Apnea Snore Exercises: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/sleep-apnea-snore-exercises/id6572302789

Phonics Readers for kids: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/phonics-readers-for-kids/id1580191576

Pestle https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/pestle-recipe-manager/id1574776971

FlexiBoard Keyboard Shortcuts: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/flexiboard-keyboard-shortcuts/id6504126669

AppDab: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/shipping-apps-faster-appdab/id1612325183

Collino: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/collino-discover-board-games/id6739600352

Shimmer Browser: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/shimmer-browser/id6739163018

Fruitful: https://getfruitful.app

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By Paul Hudson and Mikaela Caron

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