Dave Wood
Waiting For Review
The show is a fortnightly catch up between David Gary Wood, and Daniel Jilg! David is the longtime host of the show, an iOS development coach based in Wellington, New Zealand. His side project applications include GoVJ (https://govjapp.com), and he is currently working on several small projects. Daniel is an establish independent developer based in the south of Germany. He is the founder of: Telemetry Deck (https://telemetrydeck.com), "Lightweight Analytics That's Not Evil", an analytics service for apps that provides speedy and accurate analytics whilst keeping user's data private and anonymi...
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Mar 1, 2026
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Episodes
175: Minimum Viable Architecture 09.07.2020 38:30
Dave Nott nearly sells his 16" MacBook Pro and Dave Wood falls down the rabbit hole (again!) of trying to find the perfect architecture for his SwiftUI projects. Dave Wood Dave Nott Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3
174: Waiting For An iOS Gold Master 02.07.2020 31:09
After narrowly avoiding rushing into beta 1 of iOS 14, we take a dive into some of the new features and functionality that iOS 14 will bring us. Dave Nott Dave Wood Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3
173: Sur, Yes Sur! 25.06.2020 33:36
A huge week for the Mac. We start our WWDC coverage by breaking down whats coming for the Mac - both in terms of the operating system and the underlying silicon. Dave Wood Dave Nott Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3
172: The One Before Dub-Dub 18.06.2020 25:34
WWDC is almost upon us. From rumored ARM based Macs to a redesigned iMac, this WWDC could be shaping up to be one of the biggest yet. Dave Nott Dave Wood Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3
171: The Modern Web 11.06.2020 30:20
Disillusioned with the modern web and with an urge to write, Dave Nott steps back into his web development past and sets out to find a suitable blogging platform. Dave Wood Dave Nott Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3
170: Earthquake! 28.05.2020 29:14
A slight drama this week, where Dave Wood gets hit by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake as we discuss Dave Nott's new toaster, how retail is pivoting in today's environment, and of course, the massive leak / rumor of the upcoming AR glasses. Dave Wood Dave Nott Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3
169: I Really Like The Mac 21.05.2020 25:27
The 13" MacBook Pro serves to confuse us, more so when we consider the recent MacBook Air refresh. Are these machines the last of their kind? Will this year be the year we get "the talk" from Apple at WWDC about an ARM transition? We discuss what that could look like, and how things might shake out. * Dave Nott Dave Wood Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3
168: A tale of two hosts 14.05.2020 38:04
Dave Nott mulls a mesh wifi network to improve his home connectivity. Meanwhile, Dave Wood has pushed a big button to leave behind a web host he's used for years, and taken his sites to Linode. Dave Wood Dave Nott Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3
167: Motivationally speaking 07.05.2020 25:46
Dave Nott faces a sudden lack of motivation to work on iOS side projects. We discuss how the current climate may be having an impact, and what can be done to rebuild motivation when it vanishes. Dave Wood Dave Nott Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3
166: A Bumpy Landing 30.04.2020 27:22
After a bumpy start, Dave Nott has his new iPad. One problem, he doesn't really know what to do with it... Dave Nott Dave Wood Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3
165: Avoiding Time Sinks 23.04.2020 33:14
How we identify and avoid getting sucked into time sinks and rabbit holes. A timely episode as this week, Dave Nott has managed to (almost) dodge one while designing his new iOS app. * Dave Nott Dave Wood Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3 Special Guest: Monty.
164: Why Do I Even Make Apps? 16.04.2020 37:46
Dave Nott has taken an iOS dev hiatus these last few weeks, whilst completing a Raspberry Pi based Arcade Machine. He's had time to consider his motivations for making apps at all and wonders what will become of his next iOS app once it's complete. Set up an indie-ios-shop again, or keep it as a portfolio piece to land a jobby-job? Dave Wood Dave Nott Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free Lic...
163: Prime Time 09.04.2020 28:21
We’ve started diving deeper into our on demand tv services. We discuss our respective experiences of Apple TV and the news of tighter integration of Amazon’s Prime video to the platform. Dave Wood Dave Nott Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3
162: Lockdown 02.04.2020 30:20
With both of us in lockdown on our respective sides of the globe, we discuss how we're adjusting, keeping up with our development projects and think about what lasting good could potentially come from this terribly sad situation. Dave Nott Dave Wood Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3
161: Happy Thoughts 26.03.2020 34:51
We hope you're all staying safe and well. With everything going on right now, we decided to take some comfort in the shiney new Apple toys that landed recently, and to indulge ourselves in the details of it all. Dave Wood Dave Nott Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3
160: I Bumped My Head 19.03.2020 25:17
Dave Wood returns to the show after taking some time out to recover from a bump to head. We catch up with how Dave is recovering, and how we sometimes need to pull various levers to keep things in check with our work and life balance. Dave Nott Dave Wood Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3
159: Charlie Chapman 12.03.2020 44:43
With Dave Wood still recovering from a concussion, Charlie Chapman is here to fill in. We chat about gaming, managing side projects around being a parent, how WWDC might turn out and of course, we discuss his fantastic new podcast, Launched. Launched Waiting For Review Dave Nott Dave Wood Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3 Special Guest: Charlie Chapman.
158: Baxter Saves the Day 05.03.2020 58:42
In a suprise turn of events, (Daryl) Baxter joins Dave Nott for an impromptu episode as Dave Wood recovers from a concussion. They discuss the state of the iPad ten years in, whether WWDC will go ahead and how Dave Nott has jerry-rigged a gaming setup out of his 16" MacBook Pro. Waiting For Review Dave Nott Dave Wood Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3 Special Guest: Daryl Baxter.
157: Navigating Personal Identity 27.02.2020 17:13
It's easy to hold on to a personal identity for longer than you should. After a hard nudge from the universe, Dave Wood considers if his has changed since moving to New Zealand and ponders his next app development move. Waiting For Review Dave Nott Dave Wood Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3
156: An Untapped Seam 20.02.2020 32:16
Dave Wood gets an unexpected upgrade to a Series 5 Apples Watch, which sparks a new Apple Watch app idea. Dave Nott wins a battle with SwiftUI, but was it the right battle to have picked? We discuss bending SwiftUI to our will, vs the benefits of sticking with the defaults. Waiting For Review Dave Nott Dave Wood Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3
155: Go Back to UIKit? 13.02.2020 42:11
After another week of frustration, Dave Nott begins to doubt the merits of continuing development with SwiftUI. Would it be easier to down tools and move back to the safety of UIKit to get the job finished? We also discuss the newly announced Mac and iOS App Bundles and go on a rant about free trials and upgrade pricing. Waiting For Review Dave Wood Dave Nott Music by Broke For Free License, CC At...
154: Is it broken? 06.02.2020 26:15
Dave Wood is in week 3 of moving his app from paid to freemium, and is beginning to have some regret. He's discovered some confounding factors, and maybe the opportunity is not what he thought it was. Waiting For Review Dave Nott Dave Wood Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3
153: SwiftUI - I Have Feelings... 30.01.2020 32:12
Both Daves have spent the last week working with SwiftUI. It's quickly becoming apparent that there are some things it simply can't do at this point. Is it the right technology to choose when starting a new app? Or will we regret jumping in on the new shiny? Meanwhile, all this cross-platform development is making Dave Nott consider a development iPad. Waiting For Review Dave Wood Dave Nott Baxter...
152: Hitting a legal wall, and going Freemium 23.01.2020 36:56
Dave Nott discovers some upcoming legislation that could have a big impact on an app he's making. Meanwhile Dave Wood catches up with his app's performance since making it free, and where the app is heading next. Waiting For Review Dave Wood Dave Nott Google shows how empty search results will look Google refuses to pay publishers in France under first 'link tax' legislation EU Copyright Reform: A...
151: The Going Free Trial 16.01.2020 26:27
Can an app do better in the App Store by moving to a freemium model... Dave Wood is running an experiment with his video mixing app, GoVJ. He's setting it to free, in an effort to run the numbers, to see how things might fare if he changed his pricing model. Will things add up ? Waiting For Review Dave Nott Dave Wood Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3
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