Under the Radar

81: Profiling 25.05.2017 29:40 ↓

Optimizing performance using Instruments, Xcode, and the iOS Simulator — and when not to bother.

80: Debugging 18.05.2017 29:46 ↓

How we debug our apps, and avoiding common bugs in the first place.

79: New Discovery Metrics 11.05.2017 29:38 ↓

The new Sources and Metrics in iTunes Connect that show us more about where our customers come from within the App Store.

78: Difficult Indulgences 04.05.2017 29:29 ↓

Tackling hard problems to improve our skills, or simply as a form of intellectual indulgence.

77: iTunes Connect, Part II 26.04.2017 29:28 ↓

In the second of a two-part series, we discuss app creation in iTunes Connect, including screenshots, keywords, descriptions, and other metadata.

76: iTunes Connect, Part I 20.04.2017 29:21 ↓

In the first of a two-part series, we explore the non-app parts of iTunes Connect, including reporting, sales, and analytics.

75: Responding to Reviews 13.04.2017 29:49 ↓

Deciding which App Store reviews to respond to, and the types of responses worth giving.

74: Taxes & Accounting 06.04.2017 29:52 ↓

Minimizing the mental burden and labor cost of accounting and taxes by optimizing for simplicity.

73: WWDC Event Planning 29.03.2017 29:48 ↓

Planning for WWDC attendance (or not), and the value of the other conferences and social events around WWDC 2017.

72: Selling Apps 22.03.2017 29:40 ↓

Building apps with acquisition in mind, calculating your app's valuation, and what to expect in a sale.

71: Apps as Annuities 17.03.2017 29:50 ↓

Accumulating a portfolio of apps that provide long-term income with minimal maintenance.

70: The Hacks We Ship 08.03.2017 29:55 ↓

The difference between good and bad hacks, and some glorious hacks we've shipped in our apps.

69: Features You Don't Want 02.03.2017 29:23 ↓

Adding features to your app that you don't want or won't use in order to satisfy requests or reach new markets.

68: Overcast 3 22.02.2017 29:42 ↓

Some of the challenges and decisions that led to the newly released Overcast 3.

67: Dealing with Old Code 16.02.2017 29:47 ↓

Maintaining, testing, and modernizing old apps.

66: State of Swift 10.02.2017 29:27 ↓

Where we are on our gradual conversion to Swift programmers.

65: Getting Sherlocked 02.02.2017 28:19 ↓

Preparing for and reacting to Apple implementing your app's core functionality themselves.

64: App Store Reviews, Redux 26.01.2017 29:29 ↓

The potential impacts of the new "rate this app" API and our upcoming ability to respond to App Store reviews.

63: Missing Skills 19.01.2017 28:36 ↓

Experiences and skills we lack by being indie developers, and whether our career path may ever include them.

62: App Store Reviews 12.01.2017 29:28 ↓

The significance of App Store star ratings and reviews, and how to tastefully ask people to review your app.

61: Back to Work 05.01.2017 28:45 ↓

How to get back into the zone after the holidays.

60: Transferable Skills 29.12.2016 29:24 ↓

Unrelated abilities and techniques that prove surprisingly useful in indie app development.

59: Launch Day Diary 22.12.2016 26:54 ↓

David's audio diary recorded throughout the launch day of his newest app, Workouts++.

58: Prerelease Testing 15.12.2016 29:41 ↓

How we test our apps before release.

57: Secrecy 08.12.2016 29:15 ↓

Deciding how much of your app to keep secret before release, and how to slowly reveal it.