Swift by Sundell

Marin Todorov joins John to talk about bridging the gap between UIKit, Combine and SwiftUI, how to design intuitive and robust APIs, and how the developer community can augment Apple’s SDKs through open source.

Benedikt Terhechte and Bas Broek join John to dive into the new APIs and features in iOS 13 and iPadOS, as well as Swift 5.1 — how it powers SwiftUI, and if it would be possible to backport parts of SwiftUI to earlier iOS versions. Also, text editors, new iPhone and iPad UI conventions, and much more.

Longtime Apple platforms developer Brent Simmons joins John to discuss how SwiftUI is ushering in a new era for Apple’s developer tools, and how we as third party developers can prepare for it. Also, Mac development, lots of tips for writing efficient code, and dynamic programming in Swift. Big thanks to RemObjects Software and Duolingo for sponsoring this episode, make sure to check them out in the show notes.

Casey Liss joins John to talk about Apple’s newly announced Combine framework for reactive programming, how it compares to existing tools like RxSwift, and different strategies for adopting it. Also, unit testing, life as an indie developer, and much more. Special thanks to Bitrise and Triplebyte for sponsoring this episode, make sure to check them out in the show notes.

Kaya Thomas joins John to talk about Apple’s various accessibility technologies and how SwiftUI is taking things to a whole new level. Also, how UI testing and accessibility are closely related, and what makes declarative UI development so powerful. Special thanks to Instabug and Triplebyte for sponsoring this episode. Make sure to check them out in the show notes.

Chris Lattner, creator of Swift, joins John on this 50th episode of the show — to discuss the current state of Swift and how it came to be, as well as to speculate about what the future of the language and its ecosystem might look like. Special thanks to Manning and Triplebyte for sponsoring this episode, make sure to check them out in the show notes.

It’s time for the 2019 Swift by Sundell WWDC special, featuring PCalc creator James Thomson — who, with his over 25 years of experience developing apps for Apple’s platforms, joins John to discuss SwiftUI, Catalyst, and the other exciting tools and frameworks introduced at this year’s WWDC. Big thanks to both Bitrise and Triplebyte for sponsoring this episode. Make sure to check them out in the show notes.

Automation enthusiast and Scriptable developer Simon Støvring joins John to discuss automation, scripting, and building tools. Also, app modularity, frameworks, and what it would take to bring automation on Apple’s platforms to the next level. This episode was made possible thanks to Reveal and Triplebyte, make sure to check them out in the show notes.

iOS developer and YouTuber Mayuko Inoue joins John to discuss team work and how a solid code structure can make teams more productive. Other topics include goal setting, how to grow as an engineer, and contributing to open source. Special thanks to Triplebyte and Manning for sponsoring this episode. Make sure to check them out in the show notes.

Michael Ilseman, developer on the Swift team at Apple, joins John to go on a deep dive into the String type, its implementation, and its related APIs. Topics range from the way Swift’s String API is designed, to its underlying complexities, and practical performance tips. This episode of Swift by Sundell was made possible thanks to Reveal and Triplebyte. Make sure to check them out in the show notes.

Chris Eidhof and Matt Gallagher join John to discuss app architecture, RxSwift and Functional Reactive Programming, and how to decide what patterns, frameworks, and concepts to adopt when architecting and building an app. Special thanks to Triplebyte and Bitrise for sponsoring this episode. Make sure to check them out in the show notes.

Janina Kutyn, former Apple Music developer and now an iOS developer in Amsterdam, joins John for a UI development special! Topics include various techniques for building UIs and layouts, measuring and fixing performance problems, and supporting different screen sizes and devices. Big thanks to Manning for sponsoring this episode - get 40% off any of their Swift books or courses at deals.manning.com/sundell.

Dave DeLong, former Apple developer evangelist and now iOS architect and instructor, joins John to talk about handling dates in code, MVC & app architecture, Mac development, and to tell stories of how WWDC is put together. Big thanks to Instabug for sponsoring this episode, make sure to check them out at instabug.com/sundell.

Ted Kremenek, manager of the Languages and Runtimes team at Apple, joins John to talk about Swift 5 — focusing on ABI stability and what it means for the future of the language, how the underpinnings of String have been improved in this release, how Apple is using Swift internally, and much more. Big thanks to Zeplin and Instabug for sponsoring this episode, make sure to check them out in the show notes.

Dave Verwer joins John to take a look behind the scenes of the iOS Dev Weekly newsletter, to talk about working as an indie and how to increase your chances of success as an indie creator or developer, juggling multiple projects, as well as iOS development trends. Thanks to Instabug and Bitrise for sponsoring this episode - check out the show notes for more information.