Swift over Coffee by Paul Hudson and Mikaela Caron

04.15.2024

S3E12: SwiftUI just figures it out

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. try! Swift Tokyo: https://tryswift.jp/_en Ignite: ⁠http://github.com/twostraws/Ignite⁠ Vision Pro Dev...

03.10.2024

S3E11: Serendipitous learning

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...

02.12.2024

S3E10: That was a ball of pain

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...

01.25.2024

S3E9: Don't call it a headset

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...

12.24.2023

S3E8: Step 1 is building a great app

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...

11.22.2023

S3E7: Scary Fast

In this episode: We review Hacktoberfest and make plans for our future indie projects, share our thoughts on what makes great app architecture, and read out your tips on what's the most useful skill for a developer to have that...

10.19.2023

S3E6: Don't be scammy

In this episode: We discuss the value of building a side project you love, chat about Apple's latest Vision Pro sample code, and share your views on our open ballot: should we use Swift everywhere, or learn different languages? - xkcd...

10.02.2023

S3E5: The tastiest peach

In this episode: It's a job interview special, packed with our tips for preparing for interviews so you can really excel, followed by our listeners' tips so you can do the best on the day. - Shared passwords: https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/share-passwords-iphe6b2b7043/ios - iOS Dev...

09.03.2023

S3E4: They took a side quest

In this episode: Vision Pro labs, the worst code we've ever written, and we discuss your answers to our open ballot: do developers also need to be designers? Vision Pro labs: https://developer.apple.com/visionos/labs/ List of APIs that require declared reasons: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=z6fu1dcu ...

07.25.2023

S3E3: Mikaela over Coffee

In this episode: we discuss the earliest iPhone apps, share our tips for contributing to the community, and discuss your answers to our open ballot: should new developers learn UIKit, or is SwiftUI enough? The original 500 App Store apps...

06.28.2023

S3E2: File feedback, goodbye

In this episode: we discuss Apple's big SwiftData announcement, our plans for building visionOS apps, and what's missing from SwiftUI after WWDC23. WWDC Notes: https://www.wwdcnotes.com/ James Dempsey and the Breakpoints: https://livenearwwdc.com/ SwiftData: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftdata visionOS: https://developer.apple.com/visionos/ Vision Pro from a...

06.02.2023

S3E1: People want to get together

In this episode: we discuss Apple's incredible new accessibility features, ask how you can keep learning and growing in your career, and share your wish lists for WWDC23. iOS Dev Happy Hour links: https://links.iosdevhappyhour.com Apple introduces new features for cognitive...

06.21.2020

S2E5: Merry Dubmas, Everyone!

In this episode: we celebrate Swiftmas and Dubmas all together, plus talk about remote conferences, tuple conformance, Mint, WWDC wishlists, and more. Swift Package Index: http://swiftpackageindex.com Swift AWS Lambda runtime: https://swift.org/blog/aws-lambda-runtime Adding CI support to SPM packages: https://github.com/brightdigit/EggSeed SE-0283: Tuples Conform to Equatable, Comparable,...

03.25.2020

S2E4: Erica vs the World

In this episode: WWDC goes WFH, Swift gets some inspiration from JavaScript, and we review your awesome Breathe app submissions. WWDC is online: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=03132020a Swift Argument Parser: https://github.com/apple/swift-argument-parser SE-0279 Multiple Trailing Closures: https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0279-multiple-trailing-closures.md Push notifications may now be...

02.28.2020

S2E3: Sim See Tee Ell

In this episode: Erica learns to pronounce things the Paul way, we're blown away by how good Swift 5.2's error messages are, and discuss listener views on the future of Swift. Control Room: https://github.com/twostraws/ControlRoom iOS Dev Survey: https://iosdevsurvey.com/ Swift...

02.13.2020

S2E2: Proing the heck out of that bono

In this episode: on the road to Swift 6, handling key presses in iOS, and whether to build an app or a website. Xcode 11.4 beta: https://developer.apple.com/download/ On the Road to Swift 6: https://forums.swift.org/t/on-the-road-to-swift-6/32862 SE-0276 Multi-Pattern Catch Clauses: https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0276-multi-pattern-catch-clauses.md SE-0269:...

01.29.2020

S2E1: Have your State and eat it

In this episode: Swift 5.2 snapshots are available for download, Paul enjoys some property wrappers, and we dream about what SwiftUI 2.0 might bring. App Updates for HTML5 Apps: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=01212020a Swift 5.2 snapshots now available: https://swift.org/download Swift for Good: https://www.swiftforgood.com ...

06.25.2019

S1E22: Why does Sean hate SwiftUI so much?

In this episode: Sean's beard is staying in San Francisco, the NeXT era is ending, we discuss SwiftUI's forms system, and explore the many amazing new features from WWDC19. - The NeXT Era Ends, the Swift Era Begins: https://inessential.com/2019/06/07/the_next_era_ends_the_swift_era_begins - WWDC 2019...

06.10.2019

S1E21: Live from AltConf 2019

In this special episode we’re joined by our friends Kristina Fox, JP Simard, Gui Rambo, and Kaya Thomas as we discuss everything new from WWDC19. Strap yourselves in – this is a long one! - News: what *isn’t* news this week? We...

05.27.2019

S1E20: Transcendental Swift

In this episode: the Apple Developer Academy is open for another year, iOS Dev Jobs launches, we reveal why "Spectre" has British spelling, and ponder what Apple might announce at WWDC19. - Swift over Coffee Live is happening at AltConf 2019!...

05.13.2019

S1E19: Rotato rotato

In this episode: Swift hits the front-end of the web, Marzipan creeps closer, Paul talks about the importance of data hiding in Swift 5.1, and we discuss what makes for great code review. - Swift over Coffee Live is happening at...

04.29.2019

S1E18: Big boy pants

In this episode: Swift 5.1 gathers strength, Realm gets swallowed up by MongoDB, Sean discovers SwiftLint, and we discuss whether Apple Arcade will be good for the indie game development community. - SE-0255 Implicit returns from single-expression functions: https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0255-omit-return.md - SE-0259...

04.15.2019

S1E17: Now he sounds French

In this episode: lots of new Swift Evolution proposals are in review, we discuss *that* TechCrunch article, dive into server-side Swift, and try to figure out how to pronounce “Herbert”. - Swift 5 Officially Released: https://swift.org/blog/swift-5-released/ - SE-0246 Generic Math Functions: https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0246-mathable.md -...

04.01.2019

S1E16: Live from iOSCon 2019

In this episode: the Swift style guide marches on to formal review, we pick out our favorite events at iOSCon, and discuss whether it's important for iOS developers to be skilled in more than one platform. - WWDC ticket winners –...

03.18.2019

S1E15: Shiny new side project

In this episode: WWDC is announced at last, memberwise initializers get better in Swift 5.1, we vent about getting lost in side projects, and discuss Marzipan. - WWDC dates announced: https://developer.apple.com/wwdc19 - SE-0242: Synthesize default values for the memberwise initializer – https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0242-default-values-memberwise.md - SE-0246:...

03.04.2019

S1E14: Thank you for the paycheck

In this episode: the first sighting of Swift 5.1, a Swift style guide is on the cards, we talk about toast (the user interface kind!), and look for where there’s still money to be made on the App Store. - Swift...

02.18.2019

S1E13: Bizarre but legal

In this episode: Swift 5 nears ABI stability, Swift adoption in apps is skyrocketing, we make all our unit tests pass, and discuss how we'd change Swift. - Swift 5 ABI Stability and Evolving Swift on Apple Platforms: https://swift.org/blog/abi-stability-and-apple/ - How many...

02.04.2019

S1E12: Really alarming breakpoints

In this episode: Xcode ships with a Swift 5 beta, Apple smacks down Facebook and Google, we discuss the value of design, and talk about important knowledge for iOS developers. - Xcode 10.2 includes an early Swift 5 version: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode_release_notes/xcode_10_2_beta_release_notes - Apple...

01.21.2019

S1E11: Pandora's rabbit hole

In this episode: we examine the need for manager objects, look at Swift Package Manager’s rise in popularity, discuss the usefulness of ARKit, and - brace yourself - talk extensively about strings. - The trouble with manager objects: https://sandofsky.com/blog/manager-classes.html - It’s...

01.08.2019

S1E10: It's such a glorious week

In this episode: Swift 5 string interpolation gets its first real project, iOS 12 adoption flies ahead, we delve into the (apparently) ancient history of iOS development, and talk about Christmas. Er, WWDC. - Menu bars on iOS: https://codea.io/blog/the-ios-menu/ - Templates using...

12.24.2018

S1E9: Beard of Steel

In this episode: Codable conformance for Range types, string interpolation in Swift 5.0, Paul and Sean discuss their work over 2018 and plans for 2019, and we ask: what would you change about Xcode? - SE-0235: Add Result to the Standard...

12.10.2018

S1E8: I'd call it Ten Code

In this episode: Result comes to the standard library, the App Store is going down for Christmas, Paul replaces Reachability at last, and we discuss how best to contribute to the community. - Sean's book, It's Only Crazy Until You Do...

11.26.2018

S1E7: I was in prison for that time

In this episode: community news galore, more great features from Swift 5.0, coding tips from the 80s, plus our open ballot: what’s your favorite part of writing iOS apps with Swift? - Swift 5.0 has been branched: https://swift.org/blog/5-0-release-process/ - SE-0231, optional iteration,...

11.14.2018

S1E6: What is getting Sherlocked?

In this episode: Swift's strings are now stored as UTF-8, Sherlock lets you poke around in iOS layouts, Paul talks about mocking networking more easily, and we talk about whether surprise and delight in user interfaces is important. - Testing Swift:...

10.29.2018

S1E5: It Worked That One Time

In this episode: flattening nested optionals is accepted as optional iteration is being reviewed, Apple works on a project to support the language server protocol, Sean talks about Airbnb's Lottie framework, and we discuss the importance of good testing. - SE-0230:...

10.15.2018

S1E4: Optional optionals

In this episode: iOS 12.0 is picking up speed while 12.1 is already on the way, we dive into DispatchGroup and font metrics, and talk about the many challenges of learning and implementing the latest Swift features. - Add your nominations...

10.01.2018

S1E3: Very powerful... and sweet

In this episode: Swift 4.2 lands as Swift 5.0 starts to inch closer, Apple gives TestFlight links to the world, we watch Phil Schiller's infamous Jump video for the hundredth time, and Sean admires the sheer mathematical beauty of Bézier...

09.17.2018

S1E2: Always on brand

In this episode: it's iOS conference season, new devices from Apple, the first tips for Swift 5, and we look at what makes a great job interview for Swift developers. - iOSDevUK (https://www.iosdevuk.com), Swift & Fika (http://www.swiftandfika.com), and NSSpain (https://2018.nsspain.com). - Optional...

09.01.2018

S1E1: No magic bullets

In this episode: raw strings are back in review, Dynamic Type is more popular than you realize, and we look at ways to fix massive view controllers. - Raw strings: https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0200-raw-string-escaping.md - xkcd backslashes: https://xkcd.com/1638 - 40% of users use Dynamic Type: https://twitter.com/browgrammer/status/1031630345551065089 -...

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