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

This past week was Apple's WWDC 2016. We met midweek to discuss our initial impressions of the Keynote, Platform State of the Union and a few of the sessions that we were able to see. We had a chance to look at the betas for macOS Sierra, iOS 10 and Xcode 8. Picks: Swift Playgrounds on iPad, API reference, App Review Guidelines (The Comic Book), Optimizing App Startup Time Episode 96 Show Notes: Brian Gilham WWDC 2016 screensaver A Tiny Game of Pong watchOS Preview tvOS Preview What's New with CloudKit Magpie MacID Google Photos Dropbox Azure macOS Preview Introducing SiriKit iOS 10 Preview Introducing Expanded Subscriptions in iTunes Connect Xcode Extensions - A brave new world What's New in Xcode App Signing FixCode SourceKit rewritten in Swift (FU JP Simard) Uncovering SourceKit - JP Simard ITUNES TERMS AND CONDITIONS: The Graphic Novel Episode 96 Picks: Swift Playgrounds on iPad Alpha - API reference Beta - App Review Guidelines (The Comic Book) Optimizing App Startup Time

This week we follow up on Apple Pay. Our #askMTJC spawns questions about getting a start in freelance, bootcamps for Android, expectations of Xcode 8 and does host Mark Rubin have a personal Twitter account. We dive in and discuss Apple's newly announced App Subscriptions, Shortened Review Times and Paid App Search Ads. Jaime introduced WWDC Friends. We also discuss our WWDC wish list. Picks: Motion Stills by Google, Android iPhone Case, Oslo Coding, Creating and Distributing iOS Frameworks Osmo Coding iPad Pro 12.9 vine Episode 95 Show Notes: Farley's Apple Pay Tweet Yoko MittleFehldt's Freelancing Tweet Big Nerd Ranch Android Essentials Course Cocoa Programing with OS X The New App Store: Subscription Pricing, Faster Approvals, and Search Ads What’s New in Subscriptions Cinemagraph Pro iOS AppCode Versioning, Licensing, and Sketch 4.0 Briefs Federico Viticci WWDC.family AltConf Schedule Osmo Vine Cargo-Bot Scales & Modes Episode 95 Picks Motion Stills by Google Android iPhone Case Osmo Coding Creating and Distributing iOS Frameworks

This week we discuss the rumoured OLED display bar for the MacBook Pro line. We follow up on Mekorama, Mekorama Forum and Twitterrific's Tip Jar. We discuss Apple Pay initial role out in Canada. We cover the Swift 3.0 Preview for developers. We discuss naming classes in code as well as delegates vs observers. Picks: MTJC T-Shirts Update, NSCache, Jazzy and Hyperdev Episode 94 Show Notes OLED display on MacBook Pro Optimus Maximus keyboard Conversation with Martin Magni Mekorama Forum Super Mario Maker League of legends Twitterrific’s new tip jar Monument Valley lego Linden labs Second Life Apple Pay - Canada Venmo Apple Pay SDK? Swift 3 Preview 1 Xcode: Switching Toolchains Apple releases Swift 3.0 Preview 1 ahead of WWDC 2016 Too Many Managers Delegates vs Observers Objective-C for Swift Developers Trello FogBugz Dash ConstraintLayout 101 & the new Layout Builder in Android Studio Episode 94 Picks MTJC T-Shirts Update Un: NSCache Deux: jazzy Hyperdev

This week Jaime follows up on Google IO - Android Instant Apps & FireBase, as well as Google Play services. We delve into Firebase's new platform. Tim also follows up on discussions with Ryan MacLeod developer of Blackbox (SPOILER: 24:30 - 27:00). We discuss Apple's future plans with rumored Siri SDK and a voice-enabled home device as well as Vocal IQ. We look at Apple technologies and make predictions of what Apple will introduce at WWDC16. We also look at the upcoming 5G technologies. Picks: Xcode search, Blockhead, Mekorama (we CollectionView and ScrollView in the after show) Episode 93 Show Notes: Android Instant-Apps Buzzfeed Android - Platform Versions FireBase - New Web Site A Look at the New Firebase: A Powerful Google Platform How I got 10,000 five star reviews in 4 weeks BlackboxPuzzles Ryan McLeod Report: Apple planning Siri SDK for WWDC as it builds Amazon Echo/Google Home hardware competitor Apple’s Secret AI Technology: Meet Vocal IQ the self learning technology that is a part of Siri2. Amazon Echo Jibo Robot WWDC16 Swift vs Objective-C dynamism Inessential by Brent Simmons (look for articles in late May 2016) Ready Player One 5G Networks will do so much more than stream cat videos Canada’s major telecoms set to leap into 5G technology MartinMagni.com WWDC 11 - Advanced ScrollView Techniques Episode 93 Picks: 0000 0001 - Xcode search 0000 0010 - Blockhead Mekorama App Annie

This week we are joined by Greg Heo to get caught up on his move to San Francisco. We discuss a couple of #askMTJC questions on books and resources for iOS developers as well as finding inspiration and blockers. We follow up on Perfectsoft, Swift 3.0 and the lack of ABI compatibility, MacID, a Women in Code study & Shorter App review times. Picks: Gboard, Finda.photo, Pallets, Disrupted and Swift Algorithm Club. Episode 92 Show Notes: Protocol Oriented Programming in Swift Advanced Swift Effective Objective-C 2.0 Swift Apprentice iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (5th Edition) Objective-C Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (2nd Edition) Core Data (2nd edition) - Marcus Zarra Functional Swift NSHipster: Obscure Topics in Cocoa & Objective-C Perfectsoft gets funded Swift 3.0 Release Process Swift 3 release & ABI stability Application Binary Interface Kane Chesire developer of MacID Women write better code, study suggests The Difference Engine - William Gibson & Bruce Sterling App review times really low? Episode 92 Picks: Gboard — Search. GIFs. Emojis & more. Right from your keyboard Finda.photo Pallets - Alex Mathers Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble Swift Algorithm Club

Hey the MTJC T-Shirt is back for 2016. We chat about the rumored MacBook Pro refresh, thanks to Justin Stanley, and riff on a Pro iOS or mashup of iOS & OS X.  We dissect the Mac Dev 2016 Survey. Is Apple stealing your Music and are they responsible for dyld crashes? Github has a new pricing policy. Jaime attended CocoaConf 2016 in Seattle. Picks: Star Wars - Episode V “The Empire Strikes Back” Homage, Launcher, GIF, Deadpool, BonMot, Managed App Configuration. Episode 91 Show Notes: MTJC T-Shirt: USA  Edition MTJC T-Shirt: EU Edition MacBook Pro MacID Near Lock Mac Dev Survey 2016 App Camp For Girls Ladies Learning Code Women write better code, study suggests Apple stole my music GitHub unlimited repositories GitLab CocoaConf 2016 Seattle Mark Zarra Daniel Steinberg Brent Simmons James Dempsey Ellen Shapiro dyld crash at launch App Config Community (discussion cut from the show) InvisibleRed RoundaboutFM - Episode 55 – Joseph Cieplinski RoundaboutFM - Episode 56 - Agile Bettys Episode 91 Picks: Star Wars - Episode V “The Empire Strikes Back” Homage Launcher GIF Deadpool BonMot Managed App Configuration

We follow up on Apple Music API, iOSReal's iOS podcast review, hiring iOS dev teams, Trutone displays, TZStackviews. Tim gives his review of talks and the tech workshop at NSNorth 2016, featuring Daniel Steinberg, Ayaka Nonaka, Gwen Weston, Gene Goykhman, Liz Marley, Jonathan Rhyne, Pamela Pavliscak, Rob Segal and Robles Jama. We talk about PerfectlySoft and Buddy Build. We also discuss the end of the iPhone by examining iPhone Warning Signs. Picks: HomeControl, Xcode Configs Episode 90 Show Notes: Apple announces new Apple Music API Best iOS Podcasts in 2016 Understanding the 9.7 True Tone Display NSNorth Highlights Daniel Steinberg - Swift Tech workshop. Ayaka Nonaka - Clean View Layout with iOS9 Features Gene Goykhman - Writing Backends Can be Fun PerfectlySoft Buddy build - build apps faster Liz Marley - Safety, Fun, and Learning App Camp For Girls Pamela Pavliscak - Designing Like a Human in the Age of Algorithms Rob Segal - Journey to the East Robles Jama - Charting on the App Store: How to climb to the top (and stay there) iPhone Warning Signs Joe Cieplisnky on Roundabout Episode 68 – The Future of Swift Idioms Greg Heo - Switching Your Mind to Swift Episode 90 Picks: HomeControl Xcode Configs Using Xcode Configs for API endpoint Hacking Your Phone Blackbox - Think Outside the Box

We discuss the effect of Apple's poorest performance report in many years, yet the iPhone 6 size skews the numbers. Also to Apple Watch outsold many similar products. We discuss the Apple Watch after a year of use. We discuss Stripes new Bring Your Own Team idea. Aaron discusses an Ad free Apple experience. Picks: Draftly, Readable Content Guides, Glot.io, Concepts, RWDevCon 2016 Vault (incl Advanced LLDB Debugging) Episode 89 Show Notes: THE IPHONE 6 BLIP WHAT IS THE APPLE WATCH GOOD FOR? Rich Turton Guess which ‘flop’ sold twice as well as the iPhone in its first year Apple Watch ‘flop’ outsold Rolex by about $1.5 billion WatchOS 2 is super serious now, folks WatchKit How to check the weather on your Apple Watch BYOT After abandoning iAd revenue, Apple Inc can reintroduce an ad-free internet Authorize.net Moneris Quit my full time corporate job. Built an iOS game. It became #1 in the App Store. The Working Group Bez The Story of English episode 6 - Pioneers O Pioneers - Part 2 / 7 (Welland Canal) Episode 89 Picks: Draftly Readable Content Guides glot.io Concepts: Smarter Sketching, Design & CAD for Architecture & Illustration RWDevCon 2016 Session 202: Programming in a Swift Style RWDevCon 2016 Vault - incl Advanced LLDB Debugging

Apple's WWDC Lottery announcement anchors the show. Additionally we discuss the Macbook speed bump and some changes to App Store Review Guidelines. We chat about getting around SanFrancisco during WWDC, where to stay and commuting to reduce expenses. We also discuss the benefits of attending. We follow up on annotations & instrumentation for Android, Android Studio and the Motor-Trend Apple Car story. We discuss the changes to Apple's developer website: WWDC and App Store Guidelines. We also revisit developer success and salaries. Picks: Hatching Twitter, Classic Programmer Paintings, OOP is Bad and Curing Our Slack Addiction. Episode 88 Show Notes: WWDC 2016 Much Ado About WWDC BART: Bay Area Rapid Transit MUNI Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Macbook Hyper 5-in-1 USB C Hub Developer App Store Page App Store Review Guidelines History  Ray Wenderlich News Letter Quit my full time corporate job. Built an iOS game. It became #1 in the App Store. Farewell Instacast Rubymotion Xamarin Serious Business Computer GOOGLE, FACEBOOK, AMAZON AND MICROSOFT SALARIES 5,000 developers talk about their salaries Better Call Saul Chancellor Hotel Calibri - Mexican Bistro Basecamp 3 How to pronounce Bagel Dribbble Draftly Now Available Episode 88 Picks: Hatching Twitter Classic programmer paintings OOP is Bad Curing Our Slack Addiction

This week we follow up on code obfuscation, iOS hacking, CloudKit server code, Man Mini colocation and vim adventures. These were based on feedback from our website and twitter feeds. We discussed the hyped Motor Trend exclusive non-announcement. We also celebrate the successful merging of Swift code for Android platforms. We discuss using schemes in Xcode for unit testing as well as Swift 3.0 pruning. Picks: Bez, PolyMail for Mac, Milanese Loop knockoff, The Practical Dev and Source Tree. Episode 87 Show Notes: Farley recommends Arxan vim adventures OS X Server FireBase Feedback on Episode 86 The Apple Car Is Here...If You Believe This Rumored Concept Art Yahoo Finance Sneak Peek Apple Car Swift for Android Merged Google is said to be considering Swift as a ‘first class’ language for Android Go (programming language) Kotlin JetBrains IntelliJ Android Studio Preparing for [Swift] 3.0 API pruning Gerund Using Xcode's Schemes to run a subset of your tests Migrating From Objective-C to Swift - Alexander Voronov Episode 87 Picks: Bez PolyMail for Mac Milanese Loop knockoff for $20 USD The Practical Dev Source Tree

We dive right in on Facebook and Google employee on boarding. We also discuss Instaparser as well as the new subscription pricing model by TextExpander. We also discuss a couple of options for Mac Mini colocation hosting. Spoilers: The Force Awakens is discussed. Picks: Color Combination Cheat Sheet, GitHub Pull Request Templates and iOS Application Security: The Definitive Guide for Hackers and Developers. Episode 86 Show Notes: Instapaper makes Instaparser vi macvim ed Smile Software Makes TextExpander Subscription-Base Response roundup Demo Monkey Shapr 3D Cinemagraph Pro iOS Paprika Recipe Manager Keyboard Maestro Disktop Quicksilver TypeIt4Me MacMiniColo Merges with MacStadium, Offers “Impossible Deal” Is Drake Trying To Change Toronto's Nickname From Tdot To 'The 6'? Zend Desk Perfect - server side swift Adobe Capture (formerly Color) mou Proguard Dune (novel) Dune (movie) Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble Episode 86 Picks: Color Combination Cheat Sheet GitHub Pull Request Templates iOS Application Security: The Definitive Guide for Hackers and Developers

This week we discuss the inevitable death of Twitter, the rise of Pro iOS app pricing and the return of old formats. We follow up on feedback regarding privacy as discussed on Episode 84. We hear Tim's opinion on the 9.7 inch iPad Pro and discuss the differences with it's larger sibling. We discuss Joe Cieplinski's post on iPhone SE upgrade woes. Booking.com breaks iOS 9.3. Picks: Linux on Windows, Safari Preview Edition, nscurl, Hermes knockoffs, Google Cardboard for iOS and Charles Proxy. Episode 85 Show Notes: TWTR Crashlytics The Case for Pricing Parity for Desktop and Mobile Apps Shapr 3D - as mentioned on Release Notes Podcast Episode 84 12.9" iPad Pro remains Apple's fastest tablet, as 9.7" model's A9X chip is underclocked 9.7 inch iPad Pro and the missing USB 3 speed New iPad “Pro” 9.7 only has 2GB ram Jason Snell on TTS The History and Science Behind the Color Blue iPhone SE: The Long-Term Outlook Stratechery Booking dot com? Booking dot yeah! Qualys-SSL Labs The Cat API Episode 85 Picks: Run Linux on Windows Safari Preview Edition from Apple Using the nscurl tool to diagnose ATS connection issues “swank-lookin’” Hermes knockoff Google Cardboard SDK for iOS Charles

This week Greg Heo and Tammy Coron take over the show along with special guests Aaron Vegh and Mark Rubin. They follow up on Apple's cloud services. They review the latest keynote from Apple discussing security, the environment, CareKit, Watch bands, the 9.7 inch iPad Pro and iPhone SE. Picks Selections: Patreon, Conquering Your Fear of Adopting Swift, Contributing to Open Source Swift. Episode 84 Show Notes: Report: Apple developing at least 6 cloud infrastructure projects incl. servers to prevent snooping Dropbox takes the reins, moves off AWS and onto its own infrastructure Jonathan Ździarski FBI says it may have found a way to unlock shooter's iPhone Apple’s Recycling Robot Needs Your Help to Save the World Our bodies, ourselves: How CareKit apps will revolutionize health care Apple Watch Bands Apple iPad Pro Apple iPad pricing chart Apple iPhone SE New comments on cost of app making on Episode 3 MTJC Patreon Just Write Code on Patreon "That guy we talked about at the beginning" - got cut from the show Episode 84 Selections: Patreon Conquering Your Fear of Adopting Swift Contributing to Open Source Swift

We start off talking about innovations in integrated circuitry. Also discussed is the latest betas for iOS, OS X and Xcode as well as Apple's iCloud distribution among online services. Aaron posts Rene Richie's piece on App Store vs indie devs. Job opportunities  and employment recruiters are discussed. We're getting ready with a WWDC Wishlist as well as the Apple Special Event. A Swift method naming convention change proposal is accepted. Picks: 123D Circuits, Miracle Timer, Cobalt & Factor Samurai Episode 83 Show Notes: Apple releases OS X 10.11.4 beta 7 with Messages & Notes improvements, more Google Inks Cloud Computing Services Deal With Apple IBM Bluemix What no indie developer wants to hear about the App Store Magpie for Apple TV Anvil TACOW Mark Pavlidis Shopifiy Careers WWDC Wishlist UXKit Apple Special Event: March 21, 2016 RWDevCon 2016 Post-Mortem Establish consistent label behavior across all parameters including first labels Fritzing.org Episode 83 Picks: 123D Circuits How to pass a programming interview Miracle Timer Cabalot Factor Samurai - Multiply and Divide your way to Times Tables Mastery

This we discuss the OS X ransomware spread via the Transmission app. We also follow up on how much to make an app. We discuss the challenges of pair programing for the introverted. Picks: Protocol-Oriented Programming with Swift, The Majestic Monolith & RWDevCon Episode 82 Show Notes: First OS X ransomware detected in the wild, will maliciously encrypt hard drives on infected Macs [Update: How to fix] Reamde: A novel In the Beginning Was the Command Line Seveneves a novel by Neil Stevenson Cryptonomicon Transmission WHAT DOES IT COST TO DEVELOP AN APP? Hockenberry on Making Twitterrific Hypercritical Fogcreek Software Episode 82 Picks: Protocol-Oriented Programming with Swift, by Jon Hoffman The Majestic Monolith RWDevCon