The Learn Swift Podcast

Sadly, this will be the last episode of Learn Swift. I want to thank everyone who has listened to the show, because it would not have been around if it wasn’t for you. I met a lot of great developers that I never would have had the pleasure of talking to otherwise, and the show … Continue reading "31: Farewell"

On today’s episode I bring back Greg Szydlo. When Greg first came on the show he was in the early stages of developing his meal planning app and has since gone through several beta and release cycles. We talk about TestFlight, creating UI in code, and releasing to the app store. You will also hear … Continue reading "30: Greg Szydlo Part II"

Today’s episode has special guest David Kopec, Author of Classic Computer Science Problems in Swift. David has been involved in the iOS community for a while and previously hosted a podcast called Consult that featured prominent community members like Manton Reece and Aaron Hillegas. David also spent several years as a contractor primarily focusing on … Continue reading "29: David Kopec – Assistant Professor @ Champlain College and Author of Classic Computer Science Problems in Swift"

On today’s installment of the Learn Swift Mentor Series I interview Joe Fabisevich. Joe recently became an iOS Developer at Twitter and spent the majority of the last decade doing contract iOS development. We talk about his experience contracting, his reasoning for going back to a full-time job, and the things he thinks are important … Continue reading "28: Joe Fabisevich – iOS Developer @ Twitter"

On today’s episode I interview Kevin Potis. Kevin is a Brand Strategist for a large media conglomerate  and initially decided to learn Swift and iOS development to aid in a project he envisioned for work. We talk about his struggles six months in to learning Swift with little to no programming background as well as … Continue reading "27: Kevin Potis – Brand Strategist"

On today’s episode I interview Isaac Halvorson. Isaac is a junior iOS developer at CH Robinson that began his career there as a web developer with zero Swift experience. We discuss his transition from web to iOS, the struggles he faced being the only iOS developer, as well as his triumphs. Issac on Twitter – … Continue reading "26: Isaac Halvorson – iOS Developer @ CH Robinson"

On today’s episode I interview Sam Jarman. Sam is an iOS developer at the Bank of New Zealand and it’s his first job writing production Swift code. We discuss his transition from Objective-C to Swift and compare and contrast the two languages. WWDC 2016 Video – Swift API Design Guidelines Sam on Twitter – @samjarman … Continue reading "25: Sam Jarman – iOS Developer @ BNZ"

On today’s episode I interview Emmanuel Haroutunian. After horribly butchering his name (it’s pronounced HARROW-TOON-YUN) we talk about resources that helped him land his first iOS developer job as well as common pitfalls we all face when learning new concepts. Learning Resources Udacity iOS Nanodegree Team Treehouse Ray Wenderlich – Core Data by Tutorials Ray … Continue reading "24: Emmanuel Haroutunian – It’s Pronounced HARROW-TOON-YUN"

On today’s episode I interview Sid Verma, a full-time Technical Support Engineer and CS Student who somehow also has time to work on his startup project Twine. We discuss his background, musings on Swift and iOS tutorials, and what it’s like growing a project from one developer to many. Today’s episode is brought to you … Continue reading "23: Sid Verma – Technical Support Engineer"

Ladies and Gents, we are back! In this first episode of season 2 I catch you up with what I have been up to. I talk about the inventory application I worked on to aid in my annual inventory, two projects that I open-sourced, imposter syndrome, and my plans for the show going forward. Today’s … Continue reading "22: Me, Myself, & I Part II"