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

This week the podcast is extended by Greg Heo and Tammy Coron, just before RWDevCon 2016. Tammy tells why she likes Fantastical 2 and her Gumdrop case for her iPad Pro. We chat about preparing for RWDevcon 2016. We discuss switching from indie and freelance development to joining corporations. We speculate on the rumored 9.5 inch iPad Pro. We geek out on biological motors and DRAM Challenges. Picks: OS X Playgrounds, League of Legends, Jamstik + Episode 81 Show Notes: Fantastical 2 for the Mac RWDevcon 2016 Apple is reportedly launching a 9.7-inch iPad Pro in March Hideaway Case for iPad Pro 12.9 The Apple Pencil, and Open Source Swift – Podcast S05 E04 1xnm DRAM Challenges Leisure Suit Larry Amiga 1200 NP-complete problem solved with biological motors Her Code Got Humans on the Moon—And Invented Software Itself A Story About ‘Magic' Tim Cook Interview with ABC News Washington Blog - Snowden Quote Apple's lease of old Sunnyvale Pepsi bottling plant hints at Project Titan expansion RWDevcon 2016 Schedule PDF Swift port to Android Invisible Red Podcast Episode 81 Picks: Creating an Xcode Project With a Built-in Playground League of Legends Jamstik +

We start off covering Tim Cook's appearance on ABC News. We follow up on the FBI's actions reseting the shooter's password and the populace understanding of the ramifications. We also follow up on the Cambrian explosion of Swift web servers and the Quartz news app. We discuss Github's drag and drop, devmate and Make Money Outside the App Store. We explore the two finger long press to select text. Picks: iOS App Extensions, Tiny Game of Pong, Test Your Swift. Episode 80 Show Notes: Tim Cook Interview with ABC News FBI: Resetting San Bernardino gunman's iCloud password wasn't a mistake Answers to your questions about Apple and security iOS: Understanding data protection iOS Security Eliza, computer therapist Quartz iOS App Apple TV Tech Talks Videos GitHub drag & drop GitHub Desktop for Mac DevMate goes free Make Money Outside the Mac App Store Fastspring Kitura Build End-to-End Cloud Apps using Swift with Kitura Django Apple, don't cripple the Pencil's navigation in iOS 9.3 Teleprompt+ 3 Parrot Teleprompter Episode 80 Picks: iOS App Extensions: Series Introduction A Tiny Game of Pong How to measure the digital crown Test Your Swift

This week we discuss the Letter published by Tim Cook in response to the FBI's request to create a "back door" into iOS. We talk about Panic's Prompt app update. We ponder Rob Rhyne's departure to join Apple and Jaimee Newberry's rise to COO of MartianCraft. Greg sneaks in a couple of posts on Blackfish and Swifter; two Swift based http servers. Picks: Quartz iOS App, Earl Grey and The Astonishing Powers and Mesmerizing Secrets of 3D Touch. Episode 79 Show Notes: Customer Letter Prompt 2 Remade: A novel Fourth Amendment “Do you know the way to use eBay” Cook & Jobs on privacy  APPLE VERSUS THE FBI, UNDERSTANDING IPHONE ENCRYPTION, THE RISKS FOR APPLE AND ENCRYPTION Turn off Find My iPhone Activation Lock Apple can comply with the FBI court order Why the FBI's request to Apple will affect civil rights for a generation This is why the FBI can’t hack into iPhones Ghost moving to Singapore Wordfence Blackfish Swifter Rob Rhyne moving to Apple Jaimee Newberry MartianCraft Money Well Kevin Hoctor Episode 79 Picks: Quartz iOS App Earl Grey The Astonishing Powers and Mesmerizing Secrets of 3D Touch

This week we follow up on the Parse wind down as well as the App Store Economy and Panic's 2015 report. We also discuss fonts for coders & console use. Apparently Moore's Law is dead and we touch on the iPad Pro in use. The absence of Americans on the show devolves into a discussion of the weather and where to get a good poutine. More than just code, folks! Picks: Algorithms & Data Structures in Swift and Hirundo. Episode 78 Show Notes: NSCoder the App Store as an economy Introducing Day One 2 The Panic 2015 Report Omni Group Font is a four letter word Using Operator in Xcode Operator Inconsolata Inconsolata-dz Hack | A typeface designed for source code Consolus Apple made $20 Billion in services alone! Moore’s law really is dead this time iPad Pro Keyboard and Pencil Review Evernote How would you explain the various sorting algorithms to a six year old? Smokes Poutinerie Fancy Franks Gourmet Hot Dogs Toronto NSNorth 2016 Episode 78 Picks: Algorithms & Data Structures in Swift, by Wayne Bishop Hirundo – Comfortably follow Swift Discussions

This week we discuss the shutdown of Parse, Orta Therox's post on finding a job as an iOS developer, the Swift Algorithm Club and working in Objective-C. We're joined by Tammy Coron, who is a developer and all around creative person. We do discuss Star Wars and try not to spoil it. We also touch on developer conferences coming in 2016. Picks: Pomo.tv, Android Study Jams, 360|Andev, X-Files season 10, IndieDevStock and NSNorth. Episode 77 Show Notes: Mason-Dixon Line Parse is shutting down Heroku Azure FireBase Interviewing, applying and getting your first iOS job Cocoa Programming for OS X – The Big Nerd Ranch Guide C4 (conference) CocoaConf RWDevCon Inspiration Talk – Contributing by Ryan Nystrom Swift Algorithm Club RWDevCon Inspiration Talk - Math Isn't Scary by Matthijs Hollemans - Ray Wenderlich Seasonality Go Developer didn't study CS Why I write in Objective C Episode 77 Picks: Pomo.tv Android Study Jams 360|Andev X-Files season 10 IndieDevStock NSNorth

This we discuss various implementations of Stack Views, UI Testing and Unwind Segues. An Apple Watch Easter Egg is debunked as well as the Stolen app. Picks: Desktop Neo, A simple tip to reduce App Store rejections and Testing in iOS. Episode 75 Show Notes: UIStackViews Sam Davies Introducing Stack Views Series (Swift) XCode 6: How To Debug The View Hierarchy In Your Storyboard Mysteries of Auto Layout, Part 1 TZStackView OAStackView You need to read this review Canada Mac Prices Oil price falls below $28 a barrel - less than cost of an actual barrel Calabash Appium Robotium Expresso Nimble Snapshots - Ash Furrow Eidolon code walkthrough unwind segues vs delegation in storyboards Apple Watch Easter Egg Stolen, which turned your Twitter profile into a trading card, is pulled from the App Store Tim Mitra - RoundaboutFM podcast Episode 75 Picks: Desktop Neo A simple tip to reduce App Store rejections Testing in iOS Series

SPOILERS - We dive into discussions about our previous iOS projects and future prospects. We also discuss our opinions on Star Wars: The Force Awakens. We talk about the new CocoaPods editor for Mac. We follow up on Stock Options for developers. We discuss the multi-user support on iPad coming in iOS 9.3. We discuss Apple's decision to disband the iAd team. We follow up on iOS 9 install base at 75%. Jaime gets an Android phone.  Picks: The Swift Jobs Board. Episode 74 Show Notes: weWorkRemotely.com Apple in 2015: The Six Colors report card Cocoapods App for Mac Orta An Engineer’s guide to Stock Options iOS 9 Preview MDM - Mobile Device Management 1Password f.lux Apple Steps Back From Its iAd Advertising Business iOS 9 is Now Installed on 75% of Active iOS Devices Analytics for iOS MixPanel Report on iOS9 LG Optimus Zone™ 2 Android Dashboards Natasha the Robot Ash Furrow Dominic Gleeson Aftermath: Star Wars Daisy Ridley Episode 74 Picks: Swift Jobs board

This week Aaron discusses his hands on impressions of the iPad Pro and iPad Mini 4. We discuss new products revealed at CES for Macbook, Apple Watch, HomeKit and Apple TV. We discuss a new curated list for Apple TV apps as well as Stacks. Picks: iPad Cases from Khomo and Finite, Little things that can make your life easier in 2016 and Apple Pencil Tutorial: Getting Started. Episode 73 Show Notes: Kijiji.ca CES 2016 Roundup: The best iPhone, iPad, Mac, & Apple Watch accessories on show this week iPad Mini 4 Brydge announces new clamshell backlit keyboard cases for iPad Pro & iPad mini 4 KBKit Hyper 5-in-1 USB C Hub Pigment - The only true coloring book experience for adults CES 2016: 8 interesting HomeKit accessories Griffin-usb-c-adapter Chevrolet’s Bolt is an electric vehicle for the masses—and we’ve driven it Voices: Is Faraday Future Apple's hidden elephant? Pebble Classic Apple TV Apps: The best Apple TV Apps StackShare HomeScreen NetNewsWire FeedWrangler Twitter app A long time ago, just now: Simon Pegg on Star Wars Episode 73 Picks: KHOMO iPad Mini 4 Case Fintie iPad Air 2 Case - Slim Fit Leather Folio Case Little things that can make your life easier in 2016 Apple Pencil Tutorial: Getting Started

We are graced by the presence of Tammy Coron and Greg Heo as guest hosts. We discuss the freshly minted update to the Twitter for Mac app. We discuss The IndieDevStock conference coming to Nashville TN in the fall. Starting with a follow up on building apps for the iPad Pro, we review the Best tech for developers in 2015. Picks: Parsing JSON in Swift, 12 Resolutions for Programmers and Procreate. Episode 72 Show Notes: Twitter’s updated Mac app wasn’t made by Twitter - Blame Black Pixel? Tweetbot The iPad Pro has an App Store problem Loren Brichter's funny tweet IWearYourTShirt.com Indie Devstock The Apple Pencil, and Open Source Swift iPad Pro Pencil By 53 Cintiq Companion Capo Capo Touch This week’s Incomparable was edited and posted (not recorded) entirely on an iPad Pro using Ferrite Job one for Apple's Phil Schiller: Fix the Mac App Store In Memoriam: Ian Murdock Apple TV Ad blocking Swift Apple Watch MacBook 12 GameplayKit Episode 72 Picks: Parsing JSON in Swift 12 Resolutions for Programmers Procreate

This week we jump into a discussion on accepting equity as part of your pay as developer. We discuss the risk and the rewards. That leads into a brief discussion of Canadian and US economies. We discuss the Apple Tv after using it for few months as well as Mark's impressions on the Apple TV Tech Talks. We discuss what is using Swift correctly and what to do with old Macs. Picks: Zync, icons8, Lynda.com and Programming iOS 9 and GamePlayKit by Tammy Coron. Episode 71 Show Notes: When a Unicorn Start-Up Stumbles, Its Employees Get Hurt RSU TAM Broadway Leads formerly iOS Leads W8BEN Apple TV Tech Talks - Session Resources Plex App Marathon Alto's Adventure Badland Does not Commute Luther Season 4 NSCoderTO Tammy Coron Roundaboutfm Podcast Simon Allardice Scott Gardner Lynda.com Toronto Public Library - Lynda Switching Your Brain to Swift Advanced Swift Perfect.org NSDate Computer History Museum Swift 2.0 Essential Training Episode 71 Picks: Zinc - Video Bookmarks icons8 Programming iOS 9 and GamePlayKit by Tammy Coron

This week we reminisce about out earliest Star Wars memories. NO SPOILERS! We follow up on a decent USB-C port adapter. Greg reports on PromiseKit. We also follow up on developer's salaries in Canada at least. We discuss the interview of Craig Federighi on The Talk Show, as well Greg's plans to explore more on Swift.org. We discuss building for Android with Android Studio and cross platform with React Native. We follow up on Greg's experience with Apple Pay. Picks: This Week on Swift.org, Android Feast Episode 70 Show Notes: Graeme Devine PromiseKit BrightFutures Here's the MacBook USB-C adapter that Apple should have made In a fierce fight for talent, Canadian startups try to edge out Google and Facebook Hire great talent "The Voice" way. ‘HOW MANY FINGERS SHOULD THIS BABY HAVE?’, WITH SPECIAL GUESTS CRAIG FEDERIGHI AND JOHN SIRACUSA Android Studio Introducing the Android Feast! USE REACT NATIVE Rubymotion Scala Language Gradle Metrolinx Episode 70 Picks: This week on Swift.org Introducing the Android Feast! Star Wars - The Force Awakens

We follow up on the Apple Watch now that Jaime is back. We discuss the first Apple TV Tech Talk (SuperGirl spoilers) in  Toronto. We follow up on Swift Open Source, which actually went live on github. We also discuss the Taxonomy of Developers as seen by Y-Combinators. Wire framing tools are also discussed. Picks: AppCooker, Swift Algorithm News and MacID. Episode 69 Show Notes: the Score Brian Gilham Robin Senior Natasha the Robot Apple plans March Apple Watch 2 event, 4-inch ‘iPhone 6c’ possible Fibit Microsoft Band Pedometer++ 2.3: Embracing the Apple Watch Apple TV Tech Talk Shaan Pruden John Geleynse Apple TV Streaming Content on Hold for now Digital Ad Spending Expected to Soon Surpass TV Welcome to Swift.org Chris Lattner Greg's contribution to Swift Your source for Swift at IBM Introducing the IBM Swift Sandbox docker Source Kitten SourceKit Introduction to Open Source Swift on Linux A Taxonomy of Programmers Y Combinator Interface 3 Omni Graffle RWDevCon Inspiration Talk – Contributing by Ryan Nystrom Episode 69 Picks: AppCooker Swift Algorithms News MacID

We dive right in on a discussion on wages and salaries for iOS developers. Next we celebrate Adobe's decision to end Flash and introduce Animate CC. We discuss Dan Frommer's post on the stalled Apple Watch platform. Bohemian Coding's decision to remove Sketch from the Mac App Store is also discussed. We corner guest host Greg Heo on whether Swift has gained it's own development idioms and the pending Swift going open source. Picks: Realm, Asynchronous Values in Swift, UITouch.Stylus Episode 68 Show Notes: iOS Developer Salary - Toronto FLASH, HTML5 AND OPEN WEB STANDARDS Writing Production Swift - Ash Furrow Algorithm Design Manual Swift Apprentice Sketch Leaving the Mac App Store How Apple could fix the Mac App Store Quiver: The Programmer's Notebook (no longer on sale) iTunes link maker really shows what Apple thinks of the Mac App Store. Realm - Threading YapDatabase WWDC 2015 Advanced Touch Input in iOS Apple Pencil Teardown Episode 68 Picks: Realm Asynchronous values as first-class citizens in Swift UITouchType.Stylus - Supporting the Pencil

Once again we discuss the iPad Pro and it's professional moniker and why now is the right time for a device - based on the hardware and the state of iOS and OS X. We discuss Readdle's post on becoming successful on the Mac App Store. Also Alan Pike's report on another developer using his own support email address in their poorly written app. We follow up on idiomatic swift  with a post by Erica Sadun. We discuss whether Swift's automatic inclusion could be problematic for now developers. We also discuss Perfect.org's Perfect server side swift project. No kittens were harmed in the making of this show. Episode 67 Show Notes: The Hype is Real - Gus Mueller UITouchType.Stylus - Supporting the Pencil AstroPad Adobe Comp Adobe Photoshop Mix How To Launch a Mac App and Become #1 Top Paid App Globally PDF Expert John Geleynse Director of Technology Evangelism & User Experience Evangelist (Tim mispronounced his name) AgileBits The Worst App Readdle Erica Sadun - A handful of Swift style rules The Official raywenderlich.com Swift Style Guide. The official raywenderlich.com Objective-C style guide. Effective Objective-C 2.0 Matt J Galloway (developer author) Matt Galloway CBC (radio host) Perfect (server side swift) Perfect.org Chromecast Facebook SDK for tvOS Now Available League of Legends Episode 67 Picks: Beamer for Mac Lara Croft Go

This week we discuss the latest Mac App Store certificate Snafu and iTunes Connect issues and the effect on developers. Apple Pay arrives in Canada with caveats and Greg relates his experience with it. We discuss the A9X and A10 chip manufacturers and iPad Pro sales predictions. Tim gives a review of productivity on the iPad Pro after one week. Greg introduces Apple's move to subscriptions for some services and Castros move to patronage in their podcast app. Picks: Bus Driver and Ferrite Episode 66 Show Notes: Apple Responds to Developers Regarding Expired Mac App Store Security Certificates Receipt Validation Programing Guide Rich Turton Apple Pay Launches in Canada Today Apple Canada - Apple Pay KGI expects Apple to sell 2.5M iPad Pros in Q4, TSMC found to be sole provider of A9x chip AAPL has huge potential for more monthly revenue, says Goldman Sachs, estimating $7.6B/month Graphic - Illustration and design (formerly iDraw) Autodesk Sketchbook Pencil by 53 Adobe Photoshop Express Adobe Illustrator Draw Tim's Tweet to Craig Hockenberry Evan Dekhayser Castro is Now Free with Patronage Castro 1.5 DISINGENUOUS Pedometer++ Aaron Dowd ‏@thepodcastdude Editing podcasts on iOS with Ferrite Episode 66 Picks: Bus Driver Euro Truck Simulator Ferrite Recording Studio