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03.23.2022 Stacktrace has moved! As we've mentioned in the last episode, the Stacktrace podcast is no longer a part of the 9to5Mac network. If you're seeing this entry in your podcast player, then you probably need to unfollow Stacktrace and follow the podcast again. ...
03.16.2022 178: “Let’s try something new” John and Rambo celebrate the show’s 4th birthday with a big announcement, and then talk about security research, project priorities, and how to combine SwiftUI views with protocol-based observable objects. Download MP3 Hosts Gui on Twitter: @_insideJohn on Twitter: @johnsundell ...
03.09.2022 177: “The stand is included!” John and Rambo share their first impressions of the products announced at Apple’s “Peek Performance” event — including the new iPhone SE and iPad Air, M1 Ultra, Mac Studio and the Studio Display. Sponsored by Journey: Get 10% off the ...
03.06.2022 176: “Extra Keynote Poker” On this extra episode of the show, John and Rambo share their bets, hopes and predictions for Apple’s upcoming “Peek Performance” event. Sponsored by Sentry: Actionable iOS error tracking and performance monitoring. Try Sentry for free today. New users can ...
03.02.2022 175: “A Bluetooth fanboy” Unit testing SwiftUI-based views, view and data architecture, as well as a behind the scenes look at Rambo’s home automation setup. Sponsored by Sentry: Actionable iOS error tracking and performance monitoring. Try Sentry for free today. New users can use ...
02.23.2022 174: “An operating system toolkit” John and Rambo speculate what the SDK for Apple’s rumored AR/VR devices might look like, and what sort of user experiences that we might be able to build using it. Sponsored by Sentry: Actionable iOS error tracking and performance monitoring. ...
02.16.2022 173: “The fabric of space-time” SwiftUI for animations, prototyping, and game development. Plus, a second review of the M1 Max-based MacBook Pro, and an update on how well it performs for gaming. Sponsored by Sentry: Actionable iOS error tracking and performance monitoring. Try Sentry for ...
02.09.2022 Stacktrace Podcast 172: “The ‘weak self’ dance” How memory management works when using Swift’s new concurrency features, getting out of productivity traps, remote pair programming, and the process of installing Mac apps. Sponsored by Sentry: Actionable iOS error tracking and performance monitoring. Try Sentry for free today. ...
02.02.2022 Stacktrace Podcast 171: “Three levels of happiness” Continued discussions around using SwiftUI for custom animations and layouts, more on phased rollouts and prioritizing bug fixes, content exclusivity and acquisitions, and various ways of sharing code across Apple’s platforms. Sponsored by Sentry: Actionable iOS error tracking and performance ...
01.26.2022 Stacktrace Podcast 170: “Welcome to programming” John and Rambo revisit the topic of SwiftUI and UIKit interoperability, and discuss which of the two UI frameworks that’s recommend for beginners to start with. Also, the launch of AirBuddy 2.5, and using phased rollouts when releasing new app ...
01.19.2022 169: “Choosing what bugs to ship” Stacktrace is back! On this first episode of 2022, John and Rambo talk about their holidays, using Swift Playgrounds to build apps on the iPad, Mac gaming, and project goals. Download MP3 Hosts Gui on Twitter: @_insideJohn on Twitter: @johnsundell ...
12.31.2021 168: “The 2021/2022 New Year’s Eve Special” Join John and Rambo on this special New Year’s Eve episode of Stacktrace, on which they celebrate some of their favorite moments, products, media, and learnings from 2021. Sponsored by ALOGIC: Get 10% off ALOGIC"S new BLAZE Docks & Hubs ...
12.22.2021 167: “iPad is now Turing Complete” John and Rambo share their first impressions of the newly released Swift Playgrounds 4, which enables developers to build full iOS apps right on the iPad. Also, the value of narrowly scoped open source libraries, and what it’s like using ...
12.15.2021 166: “A little bit of compiler magic” The importance of sleep for both humans and async tasks, transferring apps and Apple developer accounts, and what things John and Rambo carry in their bags at all times. Download MP3 Hosts Gui on Twitter: @_insideJohn on Twitter: @johnsundell Links ...
12.08.2021 165: “It’s not the technology, it’s the people” John and Rambo discuss software quality trends, async functions and unit testing, Apple’s approach to private data with CloudKit, and dealing with technical debt. Download MP3 Hosts Gui on Twitter: @_insideJohn on Twitter: @johnsundell Links Using CloudKit for content hosting ...
12.01.2021 164: “Your wattage may vary” It’s time for the first ever Stacktrace Headphone Holiday Guide! Along with discussions about writing technical articles, view models and the MVVM design pattern, and using Swift actors to solve race conditions and data races. Sponsored by Shortcut: The project ...
11.24.2021 163: “The Rambo Objective-C Manifest” Rambo shares his set of principles for when and how to rewrite existing Objective-C code in Swift, John talks about his preferred workshop formats, and the two discuss the current state of Apple’s services. Sponsored by Pillow: Pillow is an ...
11.17.2021 162: “Hanging on the cliff for a whole week” John and Rambo discuss asynchronous unit testing, using Windows as a development platform, SwiftUI previews on laptops, and conclude their deep dive into Swift’s concurrency system by talking about actors and structured concurrency. Sponsored by Pillow: Pillow is an all-in-one ...
11.10.2021 161: “One big data transformation engine” Rambo longs to get back to UI development, John releases a new open source project, and the two embark on part one of their deep dive into Swift’s new concurrency system. Also, organizing devices, and mechanical keyboards. Sponsored by Shortcut: ...
11.03.2021 160: “M1 Macintoshes” John shares his first impressions of the new 14-inch MacBook Pro and how he has been utilizing Swift’s new concurrency features to get the most out of the M1 Max. Also, Rambo’s work with Shortcuts, maintaining SwiftUI-based Mac apps, and ...
10.27.2021 159: “A really powerful new toy” After a discussion about Swift generics and when to use them, Rambo shares his initial impressions of using the new iPad mini, and John explains why he’s going back to the Mac for his portable computing needs. Sponsored by Kandji: ...
10.20.2021 158: “Double unleashed” The 14 and 16-inch Apple Silicon-based MacBook Pros have finally been revealed, and John and Rambo share their initial impressions of these new products and everything else that Apple announced during their “Unleashed” event. Sponsored by Kandji: A modern, cloud-based ...
10.13.2021 157: “Very close to folding” John and Rambo share their bets, hopes, and predictions for Apple’s upcoming “Unleashed” event. Will we finally see a new, Apple Silicon-powered MacBook Pro, and what other products might make an appearance at the event? Also, SwiftUI backward compatibility, and ...
10.06.2021 156: “That time complexity problem” John gets back into game development, Rambo builds a custom Bluetooth packet parser for AirBuddy, and the two embark on another technical deep dive — this time into the big topic of performance tuning. Accelerate app development with Firebase: Use ...
09.29.2021 155: “Embrace the bump”, the iOS 15 and iPhone 13 Pro review What it’s been like for John to upgrade from the iPhone X to the iPhone 13 Pro, Rambo’s continued adventures into the depths of Bluetooth LE, and opinions on the final production versions of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. Sponsored ...
09.22.2021 154: “The App Store paradise we all want” After discussing various refactoring strategies and app extensions for iOS apps running on the Mac, John and Rambo dive into the latest App Store news, how Apple TV+ compares to its competitors, and how to switch networking environments within a ...
09.15.2021 153: “California Streaming” John and Rambo share their first impressions of the products announced at Apple’s “California Streaming” event — including the iPhone 13 lineup, the new iPad "Classic" and iPad mini, and the Apple Watch Series 7. Sponsored by iMazing: Get the ...
09.08.2021 152: “Ultra Retina Smoothness” After a few brief discussions about distributed systems and preparing code bases for Apple’s new operating systems, John and Rambo place their bets as to what Apple might announce during their upcoming “California Streaming” event. Will we see the iPhone ...
09.01.2021 151: “The iOS 15 season” John and Rambo discuss the iOS 15 beta process, the latest round of App Store debates, Swift concurrency backward compatibility, and whether Apple should embrace a more continuous delivery process for new APIs and system features. Sponsored by Things: The ...
08.25.2021 150: “A secret Catalyst agent” On this 150th episode of the show, John and Rambo go on a series of accidental deep dives into universal links, how Catalyst and AppKit can be integrated, and more. Also, what does being a technical leader entail, and what’s ...
08.18.2021 149: “Apple Watch development chooses you” Prompted by recent rumors around a redesigned Apple Watch, John and Rambo discuss the state of the Watch as a platform, both as users, and from a development perspective. Also, managing an app’s colors, getting started with freelancing, and NSOperations. ...
08.11.2021 148: “Do you have a plan for Apple?” John’s new iPad development setup, Rambo’s widget layout challenges, and Apple’s (lack of a strong) home device strategy. Also, managing deadlines, maintaining SwiftUI views across multiple system versions, and continuous integration. Accelerate app development with Firebase: Use Firebase's backend services ...
08.04.2021 147: “The logic behind the pixels” Rambo’s initial impressions of the Playdate developer tools, John’s process for keeping articles and sample code up to date, Google’s new Tensor chip, and designer/developer collaboration. Sponsored by Pillow: Pillow is an all-in-one sleep tracking solution to help you get ...
07.28.2021 146: “Another straw on the back of the antitrust camel” After an accidental deep dive into Git branching strategies and a discussion about app-wide data models, John and Rambo talk about the recent news that Netflix is getting into gaming, and what that could mean both content-wise and technically. Sponsored ...
07.21.2021 145: “Working code is better than good-looking code” John and Rambo discuss some of the most recent Apple hardware rumors, how they’ve been John and Rambo discuss how they use unit testing to verify their code, and how automatic testing fits into their overall workflows. Also, more details ...
07.14.2021 144: “An M1 with some sugar on top” John and Rambo discuss some of the most recent Apple hardware rumors, how they’ve been changing their style of programming since the introduction of SwiftUI and Combine, and whether Swift package manifests could one day replace Xcode project files. Also, ...
07.07.2021 143: “The biggest ‘it depends’ ever” John and Rambo discuss the recent announcement of GitHub Copilot and the implications that such a tool could have on the world of software development. Also, deciding between SwiftUI and UIKit on a component level, and the power of relaxation. ...
06.30.2021 142: “The Sideloading Cartel” It’s the Stacktrace App Store special! What could happen if Apple were to enable sideloading on iOS, and what other changes could Apple make to improve the App Store and its relationship to third-party developers? Also, connecting Combine with async/await, ...
06.23.2021 141: “Going to space is more reliable than Bluetooth” John’s new daily writing challenge, Rambo’s continued deep dives into Bluetooth and local networking, and initial impressions of Apple Music Spatial Audio. Also, what might the future of technologies like Objective-C and Combine look like, given this year’s WWDC announcements? ...
06.16.2021 140: “I was applauding from my couch” John and Rambo dive much deeper into some of the key new APIs and system features that were announced at WWDC21, including SharePlay, ShazamKit, Swift’s new concurrency system, and what’s new in Xcode 13. Also, debugging low-level crashes, and tips ...
06.08.2021 139: “macOS Monorail”, the WWDC21 keynote review John and Rambo discuss some of the major new announcements from Apple’s WWDC21 keynote, and how they might impact developers building apps for Apple’s platforms. Sponsored by CleanMyMac X: CleanMyMac X is the essential decluttering app for Mac. Get 5% ...
06.02.2021 138: “WWDC21 Keynote Poker” It’s time for another game of Stacktrace Keynote Poker! This time, John and Rambo place their bets on what Apple might announce at WWDC21, either during the main keynote, or as part of the more developer-focused State of the Union. ...
05.26.2021 137: “State of the Union nap” WWDC preparations, the challenge of building features that rely on wireless communication between devices, Apple’s latest accessibility announcements, and another semi-deep dive into Swift’s Result Builders feature. Sponsored by WALTR PRO for Mac: Make it easy to transfer virtually any ...
05.19.2021 136: “Cascading Device Sheets” After narrowly avoiding an accidental web development deep dive, John and Rambo discuss the challenges of open source maintenance, AirBuddy’s upcoming battery notifications feature, the latest Mac-related rumors, and the new Apple Music hi-fi update. Sponsored by Pillow: Pillow is ...
05.12.2021 135: “No overview available” John and Rambo go on a deep dive into Plot’s new SwiftUI-like API for building HTML pages, and discuss 3D printing, API evolution and documentation, whether Apple ever considered letting third party developers ship apps outside of the iOS App ...
05.05.2021 134: “Overthinking is the enemy of shipping” After checking in on the progress of Rambo HQ 2.0 and a visit to John’s Static Site Generation Corner, John and Rambo briefly discuss the ongoing trial between Apple and Epic Games, and then dive into topics like project planning ...
04.28.2021 133: “A flowchart in your head” Organizing Combine-based code, the security of smart home devices, whether the Apple TV is gaining eARC support, and how to use compiler directives and launch arguments to customize an app at both compile time and runtime. Sponsored by tomtoc: Shop ...
04.21.2021 132: “The 'M' stands for 'Marketing'” John and Rambo discuss all of the major announcements from Apple’s “Spring Loaded” event, including the new iMac, AirTags, the M1-powered iPad Pro, and the updated Apple TV. Also, the key factors that can help make a code base easier ...
04.14.2021 131: “Apple product therapy” It’s finally time for another round of Apple Event Keynote Poker, with John and Rambo placing their bets as to what Apple might announce during their “Spring Loaded” event on April 20th. Also, the power of HTTP, SwiftUI for AR, ...
04.07.2021 130: “A comedian with code” John and Rambo talk about Kara Swisher’s recent interview with Tim Cook, Apple’s upcoming App Tracking Transparency initiative and the new additions to Apple Arcade, and classic vs modern UIKit. Also, behind the scenes of this year’s April Fools’ jokes, ...

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Stacktrace episodes:

Stacktrace has moved!

178: “Let’s try something new”

177: “The stand is included!”

176: “Extra Keynote Poker”

175: “A Bluetooth fanboy”

174: “An operating system toolkit”

173: “The fabric of space-time”

Stacktrace Podcast 172: “The ‘weak self’ dance”

Stacktrace Podcast 171: “Three levels of happiness”

Stacktrace Podcast 170: “Welcome to programming”

169: “Choosing what bugs to ship”

168: “The 2021/2022 New Year’s Eve Special”

167: “iPad is now Turing Complete”

166: “A little bit of compiler magic”

165: “It’s not the technology, it’s the people”

164: “Your wattage may vary”

163: “The Rambo Objective-C Manifest”

162: “Hanging on the cliff for a whole week”

161: “One big data transformation engine”

160: “M1 Macintoshes”

159: “A really powerful new toy”

158: “Double unleashed”

157: “Very close to folding”

156: “That time complexity problem”

155: “Embrace the bump”, the iOS 15 and iPhone 13 Pro review

154: “The App Store paradise we all want”

153: “California Streaming”

152: “Ultra Retina Smoothness”

151: “The iOS 15 season”

150: “A secret Catalyst agent”

149: “Apple Watch development chooses you”

148: “Do you have a plan for Apple?”

147: “The logic behind the pixels”

146: “Another straw on the back of the antitrust camel”

145: “Working code is better than good-looking code”

144: “An M1 with some sugar on top”

143: “The biggest ‘it depends’ ever”

142: “The Sideloading Cartel”

141: “Going to space is more reliable than Bluetooth”

140: “I was applauding from my couch”

139: “macOS Monorail”, the WWDC21 keynote review

138: “WWDC21 Keynote Poker”

137: “State of the Union nap”

136: “Cascading Device Sheets”

135: “No overview available”

134: “Overthinking is the enemy of shipping”

133: “A flowchart in your head”

132: “The 'M' stands for 'Marketing'”

131: “Apple product therapy”

130: “A comedian with code”