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

We start in on Apple's lightening of HomeKit requirements for manufacturers. We discuss iOS features that haven't been widely reported on. We look at the watchOS 4's frontmost app state and Joe Cieplinski's post on designing of the Touch Bar. Picks: CoreML Helpers, Objective-C Playgrounds, Realm Academy. Episode 156 Show Links: Apple pulls massive HomeKit chip U-turn to keep up with Amazon Echo and Google Home iOS 11 SDK Features that Didn't Make the Headlines watchOS 4: Frontmost App State Living Computer Museum Pacific Science Museum Museum of Pop Culture (formerly Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame) Designing Better Touch Bar Experiences Automatically unlock your Mac with your Apple Watch 360iDev.com - 360iDev.com Macko & Cauz Podcast (@MackoAndCauz) | Twitter Planet Money : NPR Not There Yet by Terence C. Gannon on Apple Podcasts Les Demoiselles d'Avignon - Wikipedia — Les Demoiselles d'Avignon Alien (film) - Wikipedia 15 Changes to the Original ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy That Still Make Us Crazy Episode 156 Picks: Pick: CoreMLHelpers Pick: Realm Academy - Expert content from the mobile experts Pick: GitHub - krzysztofzablocki/Playgrounds: Better playgrounds that work both for Objective-C and Swift

We celebrate our third anniversary with quick follow up on Apple related manufacturing moving back to America and Apple's Q3 sales call results. We offer up a PSA on the need to apply security updates by upgrading to iOS 10.3.3 and macOS 10.12.6. We look at how Apple evades patent trolls. We delve into Steve Troughton-Smith's discovery of new iPhone 8 technologies buried in the HomePod code. We look at how the uncovered designs of the iPhone 8 in the same code. Picks: iOS app developers can now recruit up to 10,000 beta testers, SwiftCoders: Weekly Interviews with Swift Developers # 62 - Tim Mitra, Augmented Reality's A-ha Moment, Sourcery, ScreenFlow 7. Episode 155 Show Links: The real reason overseas manufacturing is coming to America Apple Reports 3Q 2017 Results: $8.7B Profit on $45.4B Revenue, 41M iPhones, iPad Sales Up 28% Over Last Quarter Apple CEO Tim Cook Evades Questions on Alleged Plans to Build Three 'Big' U.S. Factories You Should Update Your Apple Devices Immediately to Fix a Major Security Flaw It took DEF CON hackers minutes to pwn these US voting machines Apple Versus the Trademark Sleuths Apple seems to have confirmed that rumors about the next iPhone’s new design are true Developing For the iPhone Pro iPhone Pro′s edge-to-edge screen and what it could mean for the UI Apple Firmware Release May Reveal iPhone Plans A Short Swift GYB Tutorial Roundabout: Creative Chaos - Episode 89 - Jaime Lopez Sourcery Tutorial: Generating Swift code for iOS Episode 155 Show Links: Pick: iOS app developers can now recruit up to 10,000 beta testers Pick: SwiftCoders: Weekly Interviews with Swift Developers # 62 - Tim Mitra Pick: Take on Me Pick: Sourcery Pick: Screenflow 7

This week follow up on whether Apple will build three manufacturing plants in the US. We continue with Adobe announcing Flash's end of life announcement, Xcode 9 beta 4 now supporting static libraries, a malware that has been affecting Macs for a while and Office 365 surpasses traditional licenses. Picks: Pros and cons of iOS machine learning APIs, Powerpig's Builds, Five Unbelievable Secrets Of Reactive Programming The Experts Don't Want You To Know, Freetime - GitHub open source project manager, and SlackTextViewController. The infamous AS11-40-5863-69 image composed from shots 5863-69 & AS11-44-6576 Episode 154 Show Links: Flash & The Future of Interactive Content RoundaboutFM - Episode 84 – Don Melton [the President ] says Apple promised to build 'three big plants' in the United States Apple manufacturer to create 3K US jobs with new $10B factory "we now support Swift static libraries (both build systems)" New details emerge on Fruitfly, a near-undetectable Mac backdoor Microsoft 4Q17: Office 365 revenue surpasses traditional licenses Release Notes #219: I’m Not Saying It’s Logical Inspiration talk: Contributing, by Ryan Nystrom What is the furthest one human being has ever been from every other living person? Were they lonely? Snakes and Ladders Tic-tac-toe (Noughts and crosses) Episode 154 Picks: Picks: Pros and cons of iOS machine learning APIs Pick: Powerpig's Buids Pick: Five Unbelievable Secrets Of Reactive Programming The Experts Don't Want You To Know Pick: Freetime - GitHub open source project manager Pick: Freetime - source on GitHub Pick: SlackTextViewController

This week we follow up on 1Password Memberships and updates, as well as even more iPhone 8 rumors. We discuss Apple's addition of a customer support delegate in iTunesConnect. We look at cracking the code in Apple's Gift Cards and Apple's new Machine Learning Journal blog. Picks: Another Xcode 9 gem: The Simulator now comes with a Share extension to transfer URLs, Files, Locations, etc. and more User Breakpoints in Xcode Episode 153 Show Links: Why we love 1Password Memberships 1Password for iOS Updated With Auto Copy Feature to Make One-Time Passwords Easier to Use Fry's Home Electronics | Computer Parts & Accessories, Software Airport Time Capsule (EOL) Apple Now Lets Developers Assign a Customer Support Role to Respond to App Store Reviews iPhone 8 Roundup (with "leaked" renderings) The Joy of Shooting with a 1965 Kodak Instamatic 104 Camera Cracking the code behind Apple's App Store promo card design String - Augmented Reality - iPad (HD) Apple’s new "Machine Learning Journal" Blog Adam Longfellow, "camping app guy" - AllStays.com Jodie Whittaker The Doctor (Doctor Who) Luther (TV series) Idris Alba Episode 153 Picks: Pick: Another Xcode 9 gem: The Simulator now comes with a Share extension to transfer URLs, Files, Locations, etc. Pick: User Breakpoints in Xcode

We start the show answering a question about the LG Ultrafine 4K display. The end of the Windows Phone, finding older macOS installers, and updating your App Store pages are covered in the follow up. PayPal is now a payment option when purchasing apps on the App Store. Google is using AI to vet apps on the Play Store. 1Password is encouraging users to use their cloud based subscription service, which has created reactions about security and convenience. Microsoft Seeing AI app assists users with visually navigating the environments. We discuss the panicky headlines around iPhone 8 feature rumors. Picks: Safe Area Layout Guide, KFC's iPhone killer has arrived, Fixing Autocompletion on Mixed Objective-C and Swift Projects, ARKit Tutorial in Swift 4 for Xcode 9 using SceneKit Episode 152 Show Links LG UltraFine 4K is only a USB 2 hub

We marvel at the fortitude of new fans who listen to our whole back catalog of shows. We discuss the inability to share IAP with Family Sharing, the most recent iPhone 8 wireless charging and Touch ID rumors as well as PhotoBucket's "ransoming" long time users of there "free" service. We dig into Password Autofill and mechanically converting Objective-C projects to Swift. Picks: Over 150 of the Best Machine Learning, NLP, and Python Tutorials I’ve Found, Laura Savino's tip on Simulator devices, Debugging UIStackViews and iOS 11 lets you scan a router’s QR code to quickly join a network. Podcast Tip of the Week: Debugging UIStackViews view.isAccessibilityElement = true yourStackView.accessibilityLabel = "blah" Then use View Debugger, see Accessibility -> description Episode 151 Show Links: Today I finally caught up with the @mtjc_podcast, having started listening to the entire backlog from episode 1 several months ago Family Sharing vs IAP Family sharing should support non-consumable IAP iPhone 8 wireless charging rumors heat up after hidden iOS sound files are found Qualcomm demos working in-screen fingerprint reader, lending confidence to iPhone 8 hopes Amazon and eBay images broken by Photobucket's 'ransom demand' Amazon accuses Walmart of bullying in cloud computing clash Faster Logins With Password AutoFill in iOS 11 How to Convert a full ObjectiveC app to Swift AmazonBasics Nylon Braided USB A to Lightning Compatible Cable - Apple MFi Certified - Dark Grey (6 Feet/1.8 Meter) Tera Grand [Apple MFi Certified] Lightning to USB Sync and Charge Coiled Cable, 3 feet White for iPhone I felt a great disturbance in the Force... Casa Bonita Blackbox - think outside the box Episode 151 Picks: Pick - 150 of the Best Machine Learning, NLP, and Python Tutorials I’ve Found Pick - Laura Savino on Twitter Pick - iOS 11 lets you scan a router’s QR code to quickly join a network

We begin the episode answering a question about extending other apps. We follow up with Swift for Visual Studio, transferring apps with subscriptions, CRTC mandated phone unlocking and how they built the Not Hotdog app. We dig into the App Store cleaning rate in Chinese markets. Jaime tells of Erica Sadun's post about scalable vector are in iOS 11. Pucks: Ultimate Guide to JSON Parsing With Swift 4, JSON with Encoder and Encodable, iOS Simulator Power Ups, Apple celebrates Canadian optimism and diversity with A Portrait of Canada, WWDC videos with transcripts, Public betas are out, Optimizing Collections. Correction: CRTC Wireless unlock date is December 1, 2017 image inspired by: Adanac font by Matt Heximer Episode 150 Show Links Swift for Visual Studio Code – Early Preview Now you can transfer apps that offer subscriptions Know Your Rights: What the CRTC’s Wireless Code Means for You How HBO’s Silicon Valley built “Not Hotdog” with mobile TensorFlow, Keras & React Native Apple has removed 58k apps from the Chinese App Store over the last two weeks, 10x more than normal The Unexpected Joy of Vector Images in iOS 11 Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Adobe FreeHand (née Aldus Freehand) iPhone 8: Full Details, Photos, Coming this Fall - Mac Rumors Alice's Restaurant - Original 1967 Recording Mac DeMarco | House Of Strombo Episode 150 Pucks Ultimate Guide to JSON Parsing With Swift 4 JSON with Encoder and Encodable - Swift Unboxed iOS Simulator Power Ups Apple celebrates Canadian optimism and diversity with A Portrait of Canada WWDC videos with transcripts Apple Beta Software Program Optimizing Collections

This we follow up in using our pet’s paws on our iOS devices, with help of Jeffery Fulton’s canine pal, [insert name]. Fuad Kamal shares that Canada’s CRTC has ruled that all cell phone’s must be unlocked. Tim follows up on getting a verification code for Apple’s two factor authentication. We discuss Google’s MobileNets which enables adding AI to any app. We discuss highlights of the Computer History Museum’s live chat with original iPhone engineers and former Apple exec, Scott Forstall who led the teams that shaped iOS up until iOS 7. Picks: CocoaConf ends as Swift by NorthWest debuts, Made with ARKit, YOLO: Core ML versus MPSNNGraph. Episode 149 Show Links: Jeffery Fulton's dog paw iPad test iggy investigates an ipad Baby Thinks Magazine is IPAD! Canada rules that all new cellphones must be unlocked Get a Certification Code Google is making it easier than ever to give any app the power of object recognition - The Verge Spock - How Do You Feel? Computer History Museum - Original iPhone engineers on Facebook live, Nitan Ganatra, Hugo Fiennes & Scott Hertz Live stream: Watch Scott Forstall discuss the iPhone’s creation at Computer History Museum event Eddie Izzard- Death Star Canteen Accidental Empires, Chapter 6 — Chairman Bill Leads the Happy Workers in Song Triumph of the Nerds - on Amazon Prime Episode 149 Picks: Pick: CocoaConf | A new day Pick: Swift by NorthWest Pick: Made with ARKit

This week we chat about WWDC 2017 with Tammy Coron and Greg Heo. We answer #askMTJC's from Shawn Marston, Vic Hudson and Mike Pollard. We follow up on no longer being able to prompt for reviews, making $80,000 per month on the AppStore, Apple Park in open and we look at or rather laugh at WWDC 1997. Greg and Mark regale of tales from the McEnery Convention Center, home of WWDC 2017 and neighbor to AltConf 2017. We all chat about WWDC sessions; Core ML, Vision, Xcode 9, Swift 4, frameworks and lunch sessions. Picks: MLCamera – Vision & Core ML with AVCaptureSession Inceptionv3 model, New rules following WWDC 2017 - App Store Review Guidelines History, Apple Platform SDK API Differences and Visual Studio Code. Episode 148 Show Links: via Shawn Marston: Shape Of You" Parody - "Apple Forgot Me via Mike Pollard: is it conceivable that the iPhone 8 will have no ports at all? via Vic Hudson: Maybe that ugly navbar will make sense with camera, proximity sensor &

This week we answer an #askMTJC on AirPlay-ing Amazon Prime videos. We follow up on holographic billboard and LaunchKit shutting down. We were midway through WWDC 2017 week, so we share our impressions on the WWDC17 Keynote, Platform State of the Union and some of the live sessions we had watched. Picks: Refactoring!, Blackbox Puzzles wins ADA, What’s New in iOS, Simulating a second finger during drag, Xcode 9 Beta. NB - we misquoted the hardware pricing of iMac Pro and Mac Pro. They are $4,999 and $2,999 USD respectively. This error we regret. Safe Area aka Type Safety in print and publishing. Also the correct term in TV production is Overscan. Sponsored by: Buddy Build Episode 147 Show Links: Hey guys, you know that you can AirPlay Amazon Prime to the Apple TV, right? Holographic Billboards Are Now a Thing What's New in Xcode 9 WWDC 2017 Initial Impressions Does the new App Store take us backwards? Episode 81 – Ashley Hewson - Roundabout Affinity Designer AFFINITY PHOTO Professional photo editing for iPad 3D Apple Games by Tutorials Updated for Swift 3 and iOS 10 WWDC 2017 Apple Design Awards Afroman - Because I Got High  Episode 147 Picks: Pick: Blackbox Pick: What’s New in iOS Pick: Simulating a second finger during drag Pick: Xcode 9 Beta

This week we follow up on Microsoft's Windows 98 Security Patch and Dash for iOS is back. We also discuss "To Optional or Not to Optional: IBOutlet". We round up the follow up with Erica Sadun's look at Kotlin in Xcode. We discuss the hidden debugging tool UIDebuggingInformationOverlay, Readdle’s new drag-and-drop feature and Amazon's shoppable stickers. We then peer into the crystal ball and take a guess at what will be revealed at WWDC 2017. Picks: Why Kiotlin is Better Than Whatever Dumb Language You Are Using, A working concept of a holographic Cortana assistant, UIKonf videos and Not-Hotdog. Episode 147 Show Links: Microsoft issues ‘highly unusual’ Windows XP patch to prevent massive ransomware attack Microsoft Security Bulletin MS17-010 - Critical [wannacry, wannacrypt] Dash for iOS: Back on the App Store To Optional or Not to Optional: IBOutlet Erica Knows Nothing About Kotlin: Installing and using Kotlin from Xcode Being a Better Developer By Talking - 360|iDev 2017 About collaboration for Pages, Numbers, and Keynote UIDebuggingInformationOverlay Readdle’s new drag-and-drop feature Amazon adds shoppable stickers to its iOS app 'iPhone 8' renders based on shaky diagram 'leaks' appear on Chinese social media Steve Earle - "Midnight Rider" (The Allman Brothers Band Cover) | House Of Strombo Jean-Michel Jarre - Stardust, Toronto May 9, 2017 Rush - Xanadu 1977 video (not Disco!) .Episode 147 Picks: Pick: Why Kiotlin is Better Than Whatever Dumb Language You Are Using Pick: A working concept of a holographic Cortana assistant Pick: UIKonf videos Pick: Not Hotdog - By SeeFood Technologies Inc

We follow up on Xamarin's native code, templates for iOS apps and feedback on our rants. Our pals at AgileBits have introduced Travel Mode for 1Password to ease crossing borders. Jaime talks about detecting fraud with TensorFlow. We discuss Swift curriculum on iBooks and classes at US schools. Apple Stores are hosting labs and events near you. Intel plans to embed Thunderbolt 3 is processors. Jaime gives us his thoughts on Google I/O Picks: Google Assistant for iOS. Episode 145 Show Links: Xamarin’s “native” iOS build is actually a Windows exe file wrap in an emulator Introducing Travel Mode: Protect your data when crossing borders Predicting Fraud with TensorFlow Apple puts free Swift curriculum on iBooks, plans courses at US schools Object Oriented Programming in Swift New Course: Advanced Swift 3 Introducing Swift Education (updated to Swift 3) Today at Apple — Apple Today At Apple - Discover inspiring programs happening near you. “Today at Apple” bringing new experiences to every Apple Store Intel to make Thunderbolt 3 royalty-free in bid to spur adoption Drake Breaks Hot 100 Records: Most Hits Among Solo Artists & Most Simultaneously Charted Songs Episode 145 Picks: Google Assistant for iOS

Once again we are joined by Tammy Coron and Greg Heo as we answer #askMTJC questions about Objective-C framework tutorials and which Drobo to buy. We follow up rumors of Amazon Prime video coming to Apple TV, the Handbrake hack resulting in Panic software being stolen and potential issues crossing the borders with smart phones. We also follow up on rumors of MacBook Pro updates coming to WWDC. We discuss highlights of announcements from Google I/O's keynote. We take a look at what's coming in Swift 4. Picks: Kotlin For Android: An Introduction, Toggl - the Ultimate Timer, An Xcode playground showing off the new features in Swift 4.0. Episode 144 Show Links: Do you guys know of any Objective C tutorials on creating framework How to Create a Framework for iOS Do you have any opinions on Drobo vs 4- or 5-disk RAID for DAS Apple and Amazon: Rivals that are maybe starting to play nice The Case of the Stolen Source Code PIN pushing: how border officials can get into your phone Basecamp Employee Handbook — International Travel Apple Plans Laptop Upgrades to Take on Microsoft The 10 Biggest Announcements From Google I/O 2017 Kotlin AI-powered Google for Jobs has work for everybody TensorFlow Lite will help apps stay small and fast in Android O What's new in Swift 4 Git The Princess! MTJC 2017 Tour T-Shirts EU Edition Becoming a Better Developer By Talking The Ranch on Netflix Cowboy Mouth (play) Episode 144 Picks: Pick: Kotlin For Android: An Introduction Pick: Toggl - the Ultimate Timer Pick: An Xcode playground showing off the new features in Swift 4.0

This week we follow up on Apple's drop of affiliate commissions with Kim Ahlberg. We also follow up on Mac App Store vs direct purchasing after Handbrake was hacked with malware. We also followup on Apple in the Classroom. We discuss Uber launching a Toronto branch of their self-driving car research group. Tim's talks about his recent training session on clean architecture with Jorge Ortiz. Jaime introduces the Amazon Echo Show and the updated Visual Studio for Mac. Picks: Fira Code font, Yelp Local Graph, "Clarity, Cohesion, Coupling, Complexity". Episode 143 Show Links: Kim Ahlberg's Tweets on Apple Affiliate Commissions  Apple Clarifies That Affiliate Program Changes Affect In-App Purchases Only HandBrake Hacked! Apple Reaches $800 Billion Valuation On Path to Becoming World's First Trillion Dollar Company What's new in Apple Classroom 2.0 Excerpt - "Some online joked that Apple should call it the iPad "education edition," partially because it's priced at $70 less than the iPad Air 2 it replaced" Uber launching Toronto branch of self-driving car research group The Clean Architecture Amazon officially unveils touchscreen Echo Show Amazon is adding voice calling and messaging to Echo devices and the Alexa app Amazon Echo Look is a voice-controlled camera for fashion tips HP is also building its own Cortana speaker What’s New in Visual Studio for Mac Canada battles US for tech talent Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygène Episode 143 Picks: Pick: Fira Code font Pick: Yelp Local Graph Pick: Clarity, Cohesion, Coupling, Complexity

This week we follow up on finger print dongles, misuses of Engineering titles and Google's new Canadian adventures in Waterloo. We discuss Apple vs Uber, Apple's quarterly number as see by Kevin O'Leary and major app publisher's abandoning the Watch, for now. Apple is looking into space and satellites. Picks: Increment, XChange - Share Business Cards Instantly and RWDevcon 2017 Vault Sponsored by: Buddy Build Episode 142 Show Links: Why Uber’s rule-breaking app tactics got Tim Cook so upset You'll know Apple blew it when it makes a fingerprint dongle Oregon man fined for email “I am an engineer  'I felt violated,' says U.S. man fined $500 for talking about traffic lights Made in Waterloo: Google brings ‘Wifi’ product north of the border and it has deep Canadian roots Google Maps, Amazon ditched Apple Watch -- and no one noticed Apple lower on revenue miss - CNBC video The Case for Apple and Space Internet Why Apple Would Be Interested in Satellite Operations (Mark Gurman) buddybuild events at WWDC17 RWDevCon 2016 Vault - Now Free! Episode 142 Show Picks: Pick: Increment Pick: XChange - Share Business Cards Instantly By Mohammad Azam XChange - Share Business Cards Instantly - Video Pick: RWDevCon 2017 Vault