The iDeveloper Podcast

This week the boys touch on the impact of current global events on the upcoming run of tech conferences. Scotty talks the progression of MoneyWell with sync, Continuous Integration and Xcode Test Bots. John talks the precautions that US tech companies are taking and app suites and pricing models.

This week the boys talk through the feedback they’ve been getting from the Architecture talks over the last few weeks. John talks his most recent mistake regarding data types and the nill/null/empty problem. Scotty talks importing problems with the latest MoneyWell news.

Scotty asks for assistance for a very particular AppKit problem. John brings yet other question from Sammy Seabass to the discussion. This week it’s about the composition and presentation of views on iOS. Also John talks about his latest endeavours into backend code.

This week the boys talk databases and file storage. John, on the evolution and the innovative Apple Files system. Scotty, on the issues that MoneyWell has with databases and file storage. Scotty also stumbles upon some long lost code.

The boys share their thoughts on Johns new Apple purchase. John talks about his latest Swift discovery, Scotty talks Swift and and the possibilities that the future could hold for SwiftUI. Also the joint appreciation of SwiftLint.

This week, John uncovers an issue he thought was his own but turns out to be company wide and gives his thoughts on what's lacking with Slack. The boys talk the importance of good decision making in development and life in general. And Scotty brings his NSTextView woes to the table. #FractionalListener

John brings his keyboard woes to discus this week, and briefly reviews his newly acquired iPhone and MacBook Pro 16". Not to be left out, Scotty has his own keyboard woes, along with some Mac development issues.

Moving from Objective-C to Swift. The pros, the cons and the interactivity involved. John talks again of his fond friendship with //print(“\(maleFirstNames.randomElement() ?? “Joe”) \(oceanStuff.randomElement() ?? “Crabtree”)“). Scotty talks of the ongoing development of MoneyWell and how to progress with an existing codebase and customer base.

This week Scotty and John talk the testing problems of using the correct test data, the scope of the FRC Robotics Competition and the lessons to learn from theft. Too late for New Years Resolutions? Not for these two.

Stuck on holiday gifts for the tech head in your life? The boys talk last minute gift ideas from the best programs, apps and tech that makes their lives just that little bit easier.