Swift over Coffee

We’re back! Many things have happened over that swift summer break, so pour a coffee and let’s jump right back in. In this episode, we’re talking Apple Intelligence and other code-complete co-pilots, the redesign of swift.org, shiny M4 Macs, good UI (and UX) design, and the Swift Foundation’s move to empower the community to fix tiny annoyances — but the big topic, of course, is how your adoption of Swift 6 has been going. If at all… 👀

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In this episode: We discuss Apple's worldwide catch up events for WWDC, discuss how we stay up to date with new Swift features in old projects, and share the APIs and features you're most looking forward to adopting in iOS 18.

In this episode: We discuss Apple's developer academies, share our advice for becoming a fully independent developer, and on Swift's 10th anniversary share your stories of how Swift impacted your lives:

In this episode: We discuss Apple's newest accessibility features coming in iOS 18, share our tips for working with difficult colleagues and clients, and read your replies to our open ballot: is Swift Evolution working?

In this episode: We talk about the community events taking place alongside WWDC24, discuss what we're hoping to see change in Apple's APIs this year, and share your tips for getting apps ready for iOS 18.

In this episode: We start to get excited about WWDC24, talk about the pros and cons of pair programming, and share your views on how to make apps more accessible.

In this episode: We discuss why it's so important to attend conferences and other meetups, share the best moments from your careers, and play an all-new game: guess how many credit cards Mikaela has?

- Exploring Mars from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at NASA: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/exploring-mars/id6475634958

- Paul's iOS Simulator tip: https://x.com/twostraws/status/1760304617441952038?s=20

- Apple's International Women’s Day event: https://developer.apple.com/events/view/M3M552SRZ6/dashboard

- iOS Dev Happy Hour: https://iOSDevHappyHour.com

- Cocoa Conferences: https://cocoaconferences.com

- SwiftCraft in Folkestone: https://swiftcraft.uk

- Deep Dish Swift: https://deepdishswift.com

- SwiftConf: https://swiftconf.com

- Danielle Lewis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dlewisdev

- Apple’s Racial Equity and Justice initiative: https://www.apple.com/racial-equity-justice-initiative/

- Form to be featured in the App Store: https://developer.apple.com/contact/app-store/promote/

- Mikaela's affiliate link for TelemetryDeck: http://bit.ly/3T9Gfqb

- Mikaela's affiliate link for CardPointers: https://cardpointers.com/unicorn

In this episode: Swift 5.10 is here, we share our tips on mentoring and being mentored, and try out your Vision Pro apps.

- Apple Vision Pro is here: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/02/apple-vision-pro-arrives-in-apple-store-locations-across-the-us/

- Email to Apple developers from Susan Prescott: https://x.com/twostraws/status/1753526820811452729

- Launched podcast with Charlie, Christian, and Devin: https://x.com/LaunchedFM/status/1755597370975478170

- pkl: https://github.com/apple/pkl

- xkcd Standards: https://xkcd.com/927

- Nominations for the Packages Community Showcase on Swift.org: https://forums.swift.org/t/nominations-for-the-packages-community-showcase-on-swift-org/68168

- Erica Sadun on being humble as a developer: https://x.com/ericasadun/status/1075178908771729409

In this episode: Apple's Vision Pro is almost here and we couldn't be more excited, we share our tips for building a great app portfolio, and discuss your answers to the open ballot: where do you find app inspiration?

- Vision Pro is available to pre-order: https://www.apple.com/apple-vision-pro

- Slopes: https://getslopes.com

- Despair, Inc Demotivator: https://despair.com/products/apathy

- Upgrade your Mac: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/plus/live-streams/upgrade-your-mac

- xkcd Kerning: https://xkcd.com/1015/

- Logical: https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=689

- Willis Gibson beats Tetris: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67871775

- Zach Tidwell on Twitter: https://x.com/ZachCTidwell/status/1743660293115314653

In this episode: We reveal the best way to use your Apple developer subscription, discuss our experience of using AI to build software, and share your tips on the best ways to approach debugging. Merry Christmas, folks!

- Everyone gets 25 hours of free Xcode Cloud: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=ik9z4ll6

- How to submit a request to Apple's DTS team: https://developer.apple.com/support/technical

- Apple's Journaling Suggestions API: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/journalingsuggestions

- Never trust a pilot: https://x.com/twostraws/status/1732544903115157981

- Sharpshooter: https://github.com/twostraws/Sharpshooter

- Rob Napier's grim truth: https://x.com/cocoaphony/status/1224364439429881856