More Than Just Code podcast - iOS, visionOS and Swift development, news and advice

This week we follow up on the Parse wind down as well as the App Store Economy and Panic's 2015 report. We also discuss fonts for coders & console use. Apparently Moore's Law is dead and we touch on the iPad Pro in use. The absence of Americans on the show devolves into a discussion of the weather and where to get a good poutine. More than just code, folks! Picks: Algorithms & Data Structu...

This week we discuss the shutdown of Parse, Orta Therox's post on finding a job as an iOS developer, the Swift Algorithm Club and working in Objective-C. We're joined by Tammy Coron, who is a developer and all around creative person. We do discuss Star Wars and try not to spoil it. We also touch on developer conferences coming in 2016. Picks: Pomo.tv, Android Study Jams, 360|Andev, X-Files season...

This we discuss various implementations of Stack Views, UI Testing and Unwind Segues. An Apple Watch Easter Egg is debunked as well as the Stolen app. Picks: Desktop Neo, A simple tip to reduce App Store rejections and Testing in iOS. Episode 75 Show Notes: UIStackViews Sam Davies Introducing Stack Views Series (Swift) XCode 6: How To Debug The View Hierarchy In Your Storyboard Mysteries of Auto L...

SPOILERS - We dive into discussions about our previous iOS projects and future prospects. We also discuss our opinions on Star Wars: The Force Awakens. We talk about the new CocoaPods editor for Mac. We follow up on Stock Options for developers. We discuss the multi-user support on iPad coming in iOS 9.3. We discuss Apple's decision to disband the iAd team. We follow up on iOS 9 install base at 75...

This week Aaron discusses his hands on impressions of the iPad Pro and iPad Mini 4. We discuss new products revealed at CES for Macbook, Apple Watch, HomeKit and Apple TV. We discuss a new curated list for Apple TV apps as well as Stacks. Picks: iPad Cases from Khomo and Finite, Little things that can make your life easier in 2016 and Apple Pencil Tutorial: Getting Started. Episode 73 Show Notes:...

We are graced by the presence of Tammy Coron and Greg Heo as guest hosts. We discuss the freshly minted update to the Twitter for Mac app. We discuss The IndieDevStock conference coming to Nashville TN in the fall. Starting with a follow up on building apps for the iPad Pro, we review the Best tech for developers in 2015. Picks: Parsing JSON in Swift, 12 Resolutions for Programmers and Procreate....

This week we jump into a discussion on accepting equity as part of your pay as developer. We discuss the risk and the rewards. That leads into a brief discussion of Canadian and US economies. We discuss the Apple Tv after using it for few months as well as Mark's impressions on the Apple TV Tech Talks. We discuss what is using Swift correctly and what to do with old Macs. Picks: Zync, icons8,...

This week we reminisce about out earliest Star Wars memories. NO SPOILERS! We follow up on a decent USB-C port adapter. Greg reports on PromiseKit. We also follow up on developer's salaries in Canada at least. We discuss the interview of Craig Federighi on The Talk Show, as well Greg's plans to explore more on Swift.org. We discuss building for Android with Android Studio and cross platform with R...

We follow up on the Apple Watch now that Jaime is back. We discuss the first Apple TV Tech Talk (SuperGirl spoilers) in  Toronto. We follow up on Swift Open Source, which actually went live on github. We also discuss the Taxonomy of Developers as seen by Y-Combinators. Wire framing tools are also discussed. Picks: AppCooker, Swift Algorithm News and MacID. Episode 69 Show Notes: the Score Brian Gi...

We dive right in on a discussion on wages and salaries for iOS developers. Next we celebrate Adobe's decision to end Flash and introduce Animate CC. We discuss Dan Frommer's post on the stalled Apple Watch platform. Bohemian Coding's decision to remove Sketch from the Mac App Store is also discussed. We corner guest host Greg Heo on whether Swift has gained it's own development idioms and the pend...

Once again we discuss the iPad Pro and it's professional moniker and why now is the right time for a device - based on the hardware and the state of iOS and OS X. We discuss Readdle's post on becoming successful on the Mac App Store. Also Alan Pike's report on another developer using his own support email address in their poorly written app. We follow up on idiomatic swift  with a post by Erica Sa...

This week we discuss the latest Mac App Store certificate Snafu and iTunes Connect issues and the effect on developers. Apple Pay arrives in Canada with caveats and Greg relates his experience with it. We discuss the A9X and A10 chip manufacturers and iPad Pro sales predictions. Tim gives a review of productivity on the iPad Pro after one week. Greg introduces Apple's move to subscriptions for...

We dive right in with our hands on review of the iPad Pro. We also comment on technical issues with the iOS & Mac App Store as well as iTunes Connect. We discuss how mobile app devs are suffering and how the top sellers make 60% of app income. What opportunities and what road blocks that Apple provides. Dropbox drops Objective-C. Picks: Fake, Thumbzone and Smashy Road: Wanted Episode 65 Show N...

This week we discuss our hands on experience with the new Apple TV. We also covered the pending 1Password for Teams and the rumoured iPad Pro release date. Picks: BackChannel.io, Grocery Shopping List and Osmo iPad Gaming System. These notes were compiled and edited by Tim on his iPad, sitting on the couch with the TV on. Episode 74 Show Notes: CocoaConf San Jose 360|iDev Andy Ihnatko  Plex for Ap...

This week we discuss the release of the Apple TV as the reviews start to appear. We discuss the options for transferring an app, new app sizes coming with the iPad Pro and supporting legacy apps. We chat about the Mac sales and potential of the Mac app development. Nintendo's pending smart phone app entry and our favorite pCalc coming to the Apple TV as well as the app approval experience. Pic...

We started on Apple's new Apple Watch TV commercials, Apple TVOS Gold Master and all of Apple development products under one roof. We briefly discussed issues with Apple Transport Security, the lack of USB-C cable in second wave TVOS Dev Kits and Apple TV WWDC give-away conspiracy. How will the Apple TV app store work? We discussed challenges with Paypal's SDK and challenges uploading large bitcod...

This week we had an impromptu discussion about game development. We discussed Overcast 2 and Marco Arment's decision to make all features free and Samantha Bielefeld's rebuttal. We talked about the patent Apple lost to U of Wisconsin. We discussed the use of gratuitous animation and blocking UX with too many spinners. Picks: Colors and Tyme. Episode 61 Show Notes: 1010! Crossy Road Panic -...

This week we discuss the struggles and lack there of faced by Instagram, Evernote and Patreon. We also touched on the Apple TV Developer Kit round 2. We discuss the new paradigm in interacting with the Apple TV. We discuss Microsofts new Surface Book and Display Dock. Developers made need to pay tax to Japanese govt. Picks: Apple Developer Search, Paintcode 2, Starbucks and iOS 9 By Tutorials Epis...

This week we chat about Internet pricing, cell service plans and iPhone subsidies. We follow up on Content Blockers and advertising. OS X El Capitan ships and discuss upgrading strategies. We cover our recommended upgrade strategies, cloning hard drives, backup and storage. We discuss the consequences of breaking Apple's NDA as iFixit gets kicked out. Episode 59 Show Notes: Tech Savvy Comcast...

This week we discuss the early success of iOS 9 installs. We cover the XcodeGhost that loaded malicious content through tainted copies of Xcode. We discuss the overwhelming success of Content Blockers and one developers decision to remove his blocker app. We discuss the reports on Apple's Car team assembling. We cover our experiences with the Apple TV Developer Kit, App Transport Security, Multita...

This week we continue deliberations on the iPad Pro and is this the right time for another iPad? Once again we discuss "Premium" app pricing and the reactive to Jaime's recent tweet. We discuss the Apple TV Developer Kit. We talk about Lyft's all Swift app. We discuss transitioning apps under iOS 9 which shipped this past week. Picks: Peace, Paper for iPhone and Hand Prix. Episode 57 Show Notes: i...

Continuing our look at latest Apple Event - Hey Siri! Give Us a Hint, we discuss the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus. We also continue to discuss developing for the iPhone 6S with 3D Touch as well as Apple TV with TV OS. Picks: Swift Summit, Apple TV Weekly & Local Episode 56 Part 2 Show Notes iPhone 6S 3D Touch video Live Photos video Live from Apple's iPhone 6S announcement iPhone Upgrade Progr...

We take a look at the Apple Event - Hey Siri! Give Us a Hint, where Apple announced the new iPad Pro, new Apple TV & TVOS, iPhone 6S (covered in Part 2). We also grill Greg on his thoughts on Swift implementation. Picks will be in Part 2. Episode 56 Pt1 Show Notes: Episode 53 – Deciding Where the Exclamation Marks Go AirStrip One Hermes Apple Watch Bands Pencil by 53 iPad Pro Imaginary Physics...

We start off with some follow up on Amazon Underground. We discuss iOS 9 Content Blocking extensions. We discuss the waining support of Flash in web ads, web browsers & the enterprise. We speculate on the products to be announced on Sept 9th - also whether Apple will make a play into providing content & games on the Apple TV. Aaron illuminates his progress using Swift. Picks: VHS Camcorder...

This week we follow up on the Swift adoption discussion started last week. We discuss the "All you eat" software models. We discuss the role of Product Manager in development. Tim Cook sends an email and saves stock market. Picks Crossy Road (Pacman edition), PAC-MAN 256 and iSwift. NB The 360|iDev 2015 videos should be ready around Aug 28, 2015 Episode 54 Show Notes: Josh Micheals 360|iDev Keynot...