The Kodeco Podcast: For App Developers and Gamers

If you’ve ever wondered how to choose between Flutter and Kotlin Multiplatform—or what it’s like to use both in real-world production apps—this special double-length episode is your definitive guide. Google Developer Experts Roman Jaquez and Kevin Moore join us to unpack the realities of cross-platform mobile development. From cutting-edge healthcare apps to Bluetooth integrations and developer be...

If you’ve ever grumbled at boilerplate code or watched your Kotlin build crawl, this episode is your shortcut to sanity. Android engineer and Kodeco veteran Dean Djermanović joins us to break down Kotlin Symbol Processing (KSP) — a powerful tool for clean code and fast builds. Whether you’re new to KSP or curious how it stacks up against kapt, Dean brings real-world insights, practical tips,...

Thank you for your patience as extraordinary life events turned our schedule topsy turvy. Here, at last, is our All the Conferences episode, featuring iOS community luminaries Mikalea Caron and Matt Heaney. Whether you’re a seasoned speaker or just conference-curious, this episode is packed with insights on how to choose the right events, travel smart, and even lower your costs—sometimes all the w...

In our final episode of 2024, we’re thrilled to welcome fellow podcasters Malin Sundberg and Kai Dombrowski of Triple Glazed Studios. With a decade of experience in iOS and Mac development, Malin and Kai share how they’ve built thriving indie apps, established roots in new communities worldwide, and achieved repeated App Store features. Tune in to learn actionable insights that can help you grow y...

In the first full-length episode of this season, we go back to basics as Senior iOS Dev Mani Ramezan takes us through, step by step, how to come up to speed on a large code base. Whether you’re just starting a new role or beginning to contribute to a new open source project, listen along to learn some useful tips. [ Subscribe in Apple Podcasts ] [ Listen in Spotify ] [ RSS Feed ] Interested...

Welcome to the new season for the Kodeco Podcast! Tune in to hear Suz, Jen and Dru catch up and look forward to what we’ll cover in this season, including an episode on How to Read a Codebase and the Google I/O and WWDC livecasts. [ Subscribe in Apple Podcasts ] [ Listen in Spotify ] [ RSS Feed ] Interested in sponsoring a podcast episode? Check out our Advertise With Kodeco page to find out how!...

In this episode of the Kodeco podcast, hosts Dru Freeman and Susannah Skyer Gupta delve into native platforms and the implications of cross-platform development. Joined by experts Darryl Bayliss and Fuad Kamal, they discuss the sunset of Xamarin and the broader impacts on developers and companies relying on multi-platform solutions. The conversation highlights the pros and cons of cross-platform t...

In this episode of the Kodeco Podcast, hosts Dru Freeman and Jennifer Bailey dive into the topic of surviving layoffs with their guest, Joey De Villa, a seasoned developer and developer advocate who has navigated the turbulent waters of job loss five times. Joey shares his unique experiences and strategies for bouncing back, from dealing with the emotional impact to practical tips on securing new...

We dig down deep as the entire podcast team is joined by Manda Frederick, formerly with Women who Code, and Aaron Douglas, head of Figma’s Desktop app engineering. We discuss the essential topics surrounding bias in the workplace. [ Subscribe in iTunes ] [ Listen in Spotify ] [ Watch on YouTube ] [ RSS Feed ] This episode is sponsored by monday dev, which helps R&D teams manage every aspect o...

After finding our way from XML to Jetpack Compose; Suz and Dru invite Danijela Vrzan to join them to help us see this from the iOS point of view and talk about the transition between UIKit and SwiftUI. [ Subscribe in iTunes ] [ Listen in Spotify ] [ Watch on YouTube ] [ RSS Feed ] Interested in sponsoring a podcast episode? Check out our Advertise With Kodeco page to find out how! Show Notes Danij...

iOSDevHappyHour Host Mikaela Caron and PhonePe employee Bhagat Singh face off to talk about the differences between being an indie developer and a corporate developer. Join Dru and Jenn for this exciting episode! [ Subscribe in iTunes ] [ Listen in Spotify ] [ Watch on YouTube ] [ RSS Feed ] Interested in sponsoring a podcast episode? Check out our Advertise With Kodeco page to find out how! Conta...

It’s a roundtable whirlwind when Fuad Kamal and Franklin Byaruhanga join Dru, Suz, and Jenn to discuss and list their favorite apps as developers. Fuad Kamal and Franklin Byaruhanga, seasoned contributors to Kodeco, share their insights on mobile app development tools and techniques. Fuad discusses his expertise in mobile strategies for health and fitness, while Franklin brings his backgroun...

Dru and Jenn are joined by AlexSullivan and Filip Babic to help understand the transition developers are making from old XML UIs into the new Jetpack Compose world. [ Subscribe in iTunes ] [ Listen in Spotify ] [ Watch on YouTube ] [ RSS Feed ] Interested in sponsoring a podcast episode? Check out our Advertise With Kodeco page to find out how! Show Notes XML vs Jetpack Compose Jetpack Compose by...

Professor Brad Ashburn joins Dru and Suz to talk about the trials and tribulations in his journey from writing an iOS app to getting it published in the Apple App Store. [ Subscribe in iTunes ] [ Listen in Spotify ] [ Watch on YouTube ] [ RSS Feed ] Special thanks to this episode’s sponsor, Porkbun.com . Porkbun is offering .app, .dev, or .foo domain names for only a dollar for the first yea...

How do you level up in your development career? If you’re interested in how to upskill from a junior-level developer to a senior dev, you’ll get great advice here from people who have been there themselves. Guests rain down on us as Harlan Kellaway, Ben MacKinnon, and Adrian Strahan join Jenn and Dru to talk about the path from climbing the developer rungs from Junior to Senior. [ Subs...

It’s all AI this episode as Mina Gerges and Dan Ilies take all three of our hosts down the rabbit hole. Join Dru, Suz, and Jenn for an amazing episode. [ Subscribe in iTunes ] [ Listen in Spotify ] [ Watch on YouTube ] [ RSS Feed ] Interested in sponsoring a podcast episode? Check out our Advertise With Kodeco page to find out how! Show Notes AI Introducing GPTs The Do’s and Don’...

Dru and Jennifer are joined by Eric Van de Kerckhove to talk about the indie gave developer shift from Unity to Godot as a game development and engine platform. [ Subscribe in iTunes ] [ Listen in Spotify ] [ Watch on YouTube ] [ RSS Feed ] Interested in sponsoring a podcast episode? Check out our Advertise With Kodeco page to find out how! Show Notes #StandWithUkraine Help Support Ukraine –...

Friend of the show Tim Mitra joins us to talk about the new Vision Pro coming from Apple! And he’s got course materials too! Tim not only has 20 years of iOS experience, but he was recently invited to Apple’s Vision Pro Lab to try out the new tech. Find out what he thought about the Vision Pro and how you will be able to incorporate visionOS into your own apps in the near future. [ Sub...

Welcome to the new season for the Kodeco Podcast! In this episode, Dru and Suz fill you in on some of the wonderful changes going on. We also welcome back Jenn Bailey as a second episode co-host! [ Subscribe in iTunes ] [ Listen in Spotify ] [ Watch on YouTube ] [ RSS Feed ] Interested in sponsoring a podcast episode? Check out our Advertise With Kodeco page to find out how! Show Notes #StandWithU...

In this extended episode: Dru returns from the Corona-virus and he and Suz talk about some new WWDC technologies. Josh Steele talks about Swift Data and Mark Powell talks about all the changes to Widgets. [ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts ] [ Listen in Spotify ] [ RSS Feed ] Interested in sponsoring a podcast episode? Email here to find out how! This episode’s sponsor: Split.io Show Notes #Stand...

In this special double sized episode: Adam Rush from Swift Leeds and Josh Holtz of Deep Dish Swift leads Dru and Suz back into the world of in-person conferences. How to run a conference, speak at one, and even attend one for the first time. [ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts ] [ Listen in Spotify ] [ RSS Feed ] Interested in sponsoring a podcast episode? Email here to find out how! This episode’...

Join Dru, Suz, and special guest Marin Benčević as they explore the fascinating world of artificial intelligence and chat about Chat GPT, a cutting-edge language model developed by OpenAI, to discuss its capabilities, impact, and potential future developments. – blurb by Chat GPT. [ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts ] [ Listen in Spotify ] [ RSS Feed ] Interested in sponsoring a podcast episode? E...

Jenn Bailey and Tim Condon join Suz and the recovered Dru to talk about the new book, “Hack your Job Search” [ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts ] [ Listen in Spotify ] [ RSS Feed ] Interested in sponsoring a podcast episode? Email here to find out how! This episode’s sponsor: Split.io Show Notes #StandWithUkraine Help Support Ukraine – NPR UN Refugee Agency – UNHCR Ukraine...

With Dru under the weather Suz flies solo to talk to the folks from the iOS Dev Happy Hour, Adrian Eves and Chris Wu, about hosting online gatherings. [ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts ] [ Listen in Spotify ] [ RSS Feed ] Interested in sponsoring a podcast episode? Email here to find out how! This episode’s sponsor: Split.io Show Notes #StandWithUkraine Help Support Ukraine – NPR UN Refuge...

As we wind down our episodes on Bootcamps, we talk to recent Kodeco Bootcamp graduates Bob DeLaurentis and Eric Jenkinson. We delve into the worth, the experience, and what comes next. [ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts ] [ Listen in Spotify ] [ RSS Feed ] Interested in sponsoring a podcast episode? Email here to find out how! This episode’s sponsor: Split.io Show Notes #StandWithUkraine Help Sup...