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

This week we recorded the show while attending 360|iDev 2015 in Denver Colorado. We were joined by conference speaker, Greg Heo, and MTJC uber-fan, Fuad "Hey Siri!" Kamal. We discussed the new paradigm of podcast cliques and what is involved in a tech podcast. We also give an overview of the sessions at this years 360|iDev conference. Picks: Principle for Mac, RWDevCon 2016 and Vainglory. Episode...

This week we follow up on Twitter, who has hired Falcon Pro app developer to build an Android app. We also discuss limitations of iPad as a production device. Can it be used for high end productivity or will the rumored iPad Pro fill that need. Aaron open’s his Crazy Idea Corner with an independent App Store idea. Picks; Github Desktop, Microsoft Translator, iOhYes podcast Episode 52 Show Notes Tw...

This week we discuss all kinds of social networking tools prompted by Twitter's report on slowing user growth. We discuss how the various popular social networking tools are used by the general public and it skews differently for those of us in the tech sector. Picks: pttrns.com, bloc app, App Icon Template. Tim discusses Bed Debugging in the aftershow. Episode 51 Show Notes: Dashboard Twitter...

This week we follow up on Apple Music issues, iTunes, the judicious use of shitty code with Design Stamina Hypothesis  and Apple's rumored Car. Greg and Aaron go on a couple of tangents on AI and the new Cross Point memory. Our Picks: Ghostery, open source Objective-C, ASCIIwwdc, Paint Code and Telekinesis (beta). Sponsored by: Hired.com Episode 50 Show Notes: Apple Music The Highs and Very Lo...

This week we discuss Apple Music prompted by Jim Dalrymple's online rant. Why do you need to manage your music when Apple will do it for you? We discuss Apple's Q3 results and Apple's awkward children the Mac App Store, the iPod and iPad - and how they are used. Picks this week are KeroBlaster,  Mechanize for Ruby and App Store Health Check. Sponsored by: Hired.com Episode 49 Show Note...

This week we talk about the new 6th Generation iPod Touch as well as the oddity of continuing cellular minutes & data charges. We follow up on REPL as it relates to Swift scripting on the command line. We discuss the new lower app pricing tier in emerging markets. Picks: Matt Luedke's Free App Preview Music, AltConf 2015 and Swift Summit videos. Episode 48 Show Notes: Swift Scripting with Ayak...

We continue the discussion on the value of apps, how apps are priced and the cost of building apps in terms of time and effort. We look at examples of relatively successful indie apps. We discuss some of our own experiences with marketing, pricing, sales, discoverability, and whether ads are beneficial in apps. Episode  47 Show Notes: The Art of Price and Value NSCoding Tutorial for iOS: How To Sa...

Aaron and Greg dig deep into CloudKit and how Aaron used it in the creation of Magpie. They discuss the CKNotifications, sharing code between iOS and OS X, the use on FMDB to manage the data model, iOS 8 share extensions and target conditionals. We discuss Brent Simmons post on building apps with Love and a couple of follow up articles. We talk about becoming successful like Omni Group, AgileBits,...

This week we follow up on our impressions of the WWDC sessions. We also follow up on SupportKit's unique support of WWDC attendees. A post on a potential security issue opens up discussion of Apple's position on responding to security issues. Picks ETA - your GPS driving assistant for travel times, traffic and directions, Xcode upload tip and Slack Episode 44 Show Notes: SupportKit Major z...

This week we discuss the new information introduced by Apple at WWDC 2015. From the Key Note , the Platform Stats of the Union. We cover Multitasking, open sourcing Swift 2, Watch OS, Protocol Based Swift, Storyboard References, Safari WebView, HealthKit and Health Kit for WatchOS, UI Testing, UI Stacks, XCTesting, GamePlayKit, deep app searching and CloudKit with web services. Episode 43 Show Not...

This week we discuss our impressions of Google I/O 2015 in contrast to next week's WWDC 2015. We discuss Tim Cook's criticism of Google & Facebook's potential misuse of people's privacy. We discuss the importance of focus in the light of Brent Simmons withdrawal from Q Branch. Even more important the need for developers to focus on the new products and frameworks introduced at WWDC. Picks: Goo...

We follow up on Robin Senior's blog post on optimizing apps for the Apple Watch. We briefing talk about the ResearchKit tutorial on raywenderlich.com as well as great episode of Release Notes that every developer should listen to. The latest beta of Yosemite, 10.10.4, has reinstated mDNSResponder as a replacement to the disastrous discoveryd. We discuss the announced preview of a native Apple Watc...

This week we continue the discussion of a Siri API, based on Ben Thompson's post, GreenyDev's SiriViewServiceHeaders and Persimmon for Swift. Aaron also discusses the attempts to get MagPie approved. We also discuss Redacted's sales on the Mac App Store. Episode 40 Show Notes: Apple Watch and Continuous Computing Her PCalc - The Best Calculator Redacted Parsimmon SiriViewService-Headers Magpievide...

This week we discuss the rework of the Overcast app for the Apple Watch. We also discuss the future use of a Siri API - will Apple open it up at WWDC 2015? We discuss the early impressions of iTunes Connect Analytics. We explore Evan Dekhayser's use of Darwin Notifications to enable the sharing of data between the iPhone and the Watch. Aaron's pick is the MacBook, Guest Host Greg Heo's is MMWormho...

This week we discuss the recent WeAreWearables Meetup at MaRS Discovery District, which had panel discussions on the Apple Watch launch and experiences of early app developers. We discuss interacting with the watch, apps, activity. We speculate about Siri, Cortana and Google Now API access. Using Apple Watch buttons, force touch and the Digital Crown. We also talk about Craig Hockenberry's angry p...

This week Aaron and Tim discuss their first impressions of using the watch; quality of design and construction, durability, third party app performance and satisfaction. Also items that developers should consider. We discuss Apple's ability to sell the world on a new product with hinging on specifications. Episode 37 Notes: First Day in the Life of an Apple Watch User  - Jerica Thraux TreadDesk.co...

This week we discuss Apple's new fixation with lotteries, the latest being a lottery for developers to receive Apple Watches early. We discuss WatchAware.com that aggregates the approved Watch apps that are on the App Store before launch. We discuss Apple Watch band patents and differences in construction. We discuss the new Google Fi cellular service. Our picks this week are Growth.supply and CSU...

This week we discuss WWDC 2015 and ticket lottery. Jaime and Tim discuss their experiences at NSNorth at the Chateau Montebello. The team discusses the Apple Watch try on experiences at the Apple Store. We also discuss the new Glide Kickstarter campaign. Episode 35 Show Notes: WWDC 2015 NSNorth 2015 Periscope Slack Evan Dekhayser WWDC Student Scholarship Brian Gilham Georgia Dow Jonathan Penn Ash...

This week we discuss the 2015 Developer Survey from StackOverflow. We discuss whether Apple's pro hardware and software has stalled. We discuss the flood of reviews with the lifting of the Apple Watch review embargo. Episode 34 Notes: 2015 Developer Survey What about “pro” software (e.g. Photos.app replacing Aperture) Daring Fireball - The Apple Watch WatchKit Development Tips Moonbot Studios Epis...

This week we continue the discussion on App marketing. We discuss developer burn-out. April Fools marketing. We discuss Ryan Nystrom's post on Visual Tests on Playgrounds. That leads Aaron to ask Tim, why build game apps when they are likely to get buried on the App Store. Tim describes his imaginary web friends. The phenomenal success of the Pi Day Countdown app. (Phenomenal to us!) We talk about...

This week we discuss the challenges of marketing your app from a developer perspective. We touch on Facebook's F8. We debate Instagram's Layout for iOS similarities and app name confusion with Mike Swanson's Layout. We talk about the cross-platform crisis that developing for the Apple Watch introduces to users of the third party iOS developer tools. Picks: Becoming Steve Jobs, Launcher and Mr Jump...

This week we follow up on TestFlight Beta and ResearchKit. We discuss our thoughts on use cases for the Apple Watch. Aaron talks about NSNorth and Farely Caesar's Functional Swift talk at TACOW. Jaime picks Video Backgrounds in iOS apps and Tim discusses Mackup. Episode 31 Notes: iTunes TestFlight Beta Testing Takes Off Apple updates developer guidelines for Medical Research Darryl Baliss Why...

NB Feed Updated*: This week we follow up on the "software engineer" title and Apple's implementation of TestFlight beta testing. Now that the Watch pricing, new Retina MacBook and ResearchKit has been made public, we review the pricing and new technologies as consumers and developers. Our Picks: Magisto, Apple Watch sizing guide, ColorSafe and ScreenShot Builder. * some listeners may have download...

This week we welcome Greg Heo as guest-host. We discuss CrossyRoad developers earning $10 million from their app. We follow up on Pebble vs Apple, just before we anticipate the Apple "Spring Forward" announcement on March 9, 2015. Later we discuss the need for a developer code of ethics. Greg Heo's first podcast appearance, ever! Jaimes pick: Objective-C [[UIApplication sharedApplication] open...

In this week's episode we discuss the launch of Pebble Time on Kickstarter. Jaime introduces Origami 2.0 to the group. We follow up on Apple's Pay Once & Pay and a recent CBC story on Tim Horton's Rollup the Rim. We also touch on the recent nerdlearn panel discussion on the Apple Watch. Our Picks this week are Reflector, Alto's Adventure and LittleBits Arduino Coding Kit. We also discuss Tim's rec...