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. XcodeGitHub | Automated Xcode testing for your GitHub repos. MAJOR INPUT!

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. Lyle Troxell | The Man, The Myth

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. AppCoda | How to Integrate Your App with Files App in iOS

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. AirBuddy | AirPod to Mac interface SwiftLint | A tool to enforce Swift style and conventions

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 UIStackView Solution

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. PolyNome | The Ultimate Practice Tool MoneyWell | Per...

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. GeekSpeak | A Podcast with Lyle Troxell Core Intuition | Indie development podcast Segway | Prototype wheelchair mishap at tech show FRC Robotic Competition SOTA Cyberdragons Shop Br...

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. The Money Pit Fork | A fast and friendly git client for Mac and Windows. Visual Studio Code | Code Editing. Redefined. Kaleidoscope | The world's most advanced iOS and Mac diff tool. Paw | The most advanced API tool fo...

This week John talks graphics with the success of his hack getting implemented. Scotty talks currency woes and accommodating continually differing bank systems. Also the boys reminisce about tech long past and how they can only just about handle a single button.

To hack or not to hack. That is the question. Well, it's one of the items John and Scotty discuss this week anyway. They also talk about Sourcery and Firebase. Sourcery | Meta-programming for Swift, stop writing boilerplate code. Firebase

The boys discuss their week and their plans for the holidays. Subjects include testing, dependency management and software pricing. Git Tower Git Fork GRDB | A toolkit for SQLite databases XcodeGen | A Swift command line tool for generating your Xcode project Cocoa Pods | The Dependency Manager for iOS & Mac projects

John has a new recorder, so this week the boys only took two attempts to record a new episode. With yet another of John's recent recording failures still fresh in their memories, they decide to discuss some of John's other failures from the past week mainly focussing on issues in UI testing. With that off their chests, they move on to review the new book from the team at basecamp called Shape Up.

Scotty and John actually manage to make a successful recording and this week talk about John’s abysmal failure at the latest Netflix hack day. Scotty is also hacked off with UI testing and Core Data but they do eventually find some pleasure in the release of the new 16” MacBook Pro, Scotty’s success at running two laptops from one and his new laptop bag.

This week John and Scotty discuss logging and unit testing as well as generally doing their best to upset their nominal listener.

After a few failed attempts the boys have worked out how their audio gear works and managed to record a new episode. This week as well the regular dip into accessibility they talk about their recent UI testing experiences using XCUITest.

It's been a while since the chaps have produced an episode. In this episode, they catch up on what they have been up to including some accessibility and NSOutlineView UITesting failures.

This week the boys talk graphical rating systems and the challenges of adapting for different cultures, graphing, unit testing and briefly touch on the latest Apple release.

Scotty shares his multi-threading, semaphore locking woes while John moans on about MPVolumeView, changing locals and Voice Control. They both cheer up a bit when they talk about Xcode 11.

Scotty and John discuss Johns recent cycling accident, his secret project and yet another award. They also talk about Scotty's new scanner, NSOutlineView, NSTextView and Core Data.

John throws Scotty under the bus and has a discussion with Joe Crabtree, professional drummer and journeyman software engineer, about his work on the app PolyNome.

John discusses how dark mode support highlighted a usability problem and shares whereby ancient technology saved the day while Scotty reveals his concerns that Catalina is going to be the Vista of macOS releases.

Scotty and John discuss marching band, objects vs functional, working remotely, WWDC 2 months on, handling deprecations, knowledge sharing, daily stand ups and vists to the dentist.

The boys discuss Scotty's charity, the moon landings and how the world has changed but maybe hasn't.