#192 - The Quadruple One




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

Summary: This week we are joined by Marin Todorov to discuss his new book and apps. We follow up on Flight School's meaning, an iPad screen protector vendor leaks the 2018 model, downloading your Google profile and Marin relays European ISP experiences. The last Apple Watch boutique is closing. We also follow up on Susan Kare: the woman who gave the Mac its smile. We discuss the new trade-in program with Apple GiveBack, Daisy: Apple’s new iPhone-recycling robot, FoundationDB is Open Source and Marin's book - <em>Realm: Building Modern Swift Apps with Realm Database</em>. Picks: 5 Useful 3D Touch Features for iPhone, Snipetty, Bringing Objective-C to the Amiga, How to build your own Alexa skills with the new Alexa Blueprints, Xcode Treasures: Master the Tools to Design, Build, and Distribute Great Apps, Mixpanel v. 3.3.0 - opt in/out at run time <strong>Episode 192 Show Links</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/mattt/status/988526094507622401?s=21" target="_blank">"You might be wondering why I wrote a 140 page, illustrated, aviation-themed technical manual about Swift Codable…"</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B079C7LJWY/itguytec-20" target="_blank">Amazon.com: ArmorSuit MilitaryShield Matte Screen Protector For Apple iPad 9.7 (2018): Electronics</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.thestar.com/business/tech_news/2018/04/24/iphone-manufacturers-slowing-sales-suggest-bad-news-for-apple.html" target="_blank">iPhone manufacturer’s slowing sales suggest bad news for Apple</a></li> <li><a href="https://1.1.1.1/" target="_blank">1.1.1.1 — the Internet’s Fastest, Privacy-First DNS Resolver</a></li> <li><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/21/apple-watch-isetan-shinjuku-closing-may-13/" target="_blank">World’s last Apple Watch shop at Isetan Shinjuku closing May 13th</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-04-10/googles-file-you-10-times-bigger-facebooks-heres-how-view-it" target="_blank">Google's File On You Is 10 Times Bigger Than Facebook's - Here's How To View It | Zero Hedge</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-woman-who-gave-the-macintosh-a-smile" target="_blank">The Woman Who Gave the Macintosh a Smile | The New Yorker</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.apple.com/shop/trade-in" target="_blank">Trade in with Apple GiveBack</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.folklore.org/ProjectView.py?project=Macintosh&amp;characters=Susan%20Kare" target="_blank">Folklore.org: The Original Macintosh</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/19/17258180/apple-daisy-iphone-recycling-robot" target="_blank">Daisy is Apple’s new iPhone-recycling robot</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.foundationdb.org/blog/foundationdb-is-open-source/" target="_blank">FoundationDB</a></li> <li><a href="https://store.raywenderlich.com/products/realm-building-modern-swift-apps-with-realm-database" target="_blank">Ray Wenderlich Store | Realm: Building Modern Swift Apps with Realm</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theringer.com/movies/2017/11/16/16666564/the-problem-with-apu-simpsons-hari-kondabolu" target="_blank">'The Problem With Apu’</a></li> </ul> Episode 192 Picks: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L5s7WyywgA" target="_blank">5 Useful 3D Touch Features for iPhone - YouTube</a></li> <li><a href="http://snippetty.io/" target="_blank">Snippetty - Live Code Demo Assistant</a></li> <li><a href="https://heap.zone/blog/?76" target="_blank">js' blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2018/4/19/17257572/alexa-skills-blueprints-how-to-make-your-own-custom-phrases" target="_blank">How to build your own Alexa skills with the new Alexa Blueprints</a></li> <li><a href="https://pragprog.com/book/caxcode/xcode-treasures" target="_blank">Xcode Treasures</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/mixpanel/mixpanel-iphone/releases" target="_blank">Releases · mixpanel/mixpanel-iphone · GitHub</a></li> </ul>