#210 - Best of Choice Cuts




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

Summary: In this best of episode we've picked some interesting clips. Starting with a discussion on refactoring recorded live at Indie Devstock 2017. Next we replay a discussion of the Apple command key symbol, which was debated at 360iDev's Stump last week. The much maligned Notch makes it's appearance on Android phones. We also discussed the 10 anniversary of the iPhone SDK, so we revisited our early iOS development. The Touch Bar is banned when taking the Bar exam and we chat about 32-bit app developer shaming. The Canadian's, Aaron, Greg &amp; Tim, take over the show and argue about the weather, latin and poutine. Greg tells us about his first visit with Mark Rubin. Mark introduces Buckethead to Greg, We surprise Tammy with the Roundabout Creative Studio questions. <strong>Episode 201 Show Links:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/AliciaRTweets/status/776894032865665024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alicia Ramirez on Twitter: "Do you ever look back at the code in your old apps, and cringe? Would you re-code them, or if it ain't broke... ? #askMTJC"</a></li> <li><a href="https://vimeo.com/151277875" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Susan Kare, John Gruber - Layers 2015 on Vimeo</a></li> <li><a href="https://bgr.com/2014/06/23/apple-command-button-story/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The untold story of why the Command key replaced the Apple key on your Mac – BGR</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/timmitra/status/1000783995804758021" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tim Mitra on Twitter: "When did the Apple icon get removed from the Command Key? Trying to answer @DevWithTheHair’s question on @mtjc_podcast . NB the original keyboard, center, sans Apple icon. https://t.co/usRiHIHZl7 + assorted mice.… https://t.co/rW7eTMOY7L"</a></li> <li><a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/02/28/bonus-notches-android-smartphone-vendors-copy-the-striking-design-from-apples-iphone-x-with-mixed-results" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bonus Notches: Android smartphone vendors copy the striking design from Apple's iPhone X, with mixed results</a></li> <li><a href="https://developer.android.com/about/versions/pie/android-9.0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Android 9 features and APIs  |  Android Developers</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.iconfactory.com/2018/03/a-lot-can-happen-in-a-decade/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A Lot Can Happen in a Decade • The Breakroom</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Appillionaires-Secrets-Developers-Struck-Store/dp/1119978645" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appillionaires: Secrets from Developers Who Struck It Rich on the App Store: Chris Stevens: 9781119978640: Books - Amazon.ca</a></li> <li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/31/no-bar-touch-bar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Touch Bar MacBook Pros are being banned from bar exams over predictive text | TechCrunch</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2017/01/31/32-bit-apps-wont-work-on-future-ios-versions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iOS 10.3 Beta Says 32-Bit Legacy Apps Will Not Work With Future Versions of iOS - Mac Rumors</a></li> <li><a href="https://parseplatform.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Parse + Open Source = ❤️</a></li> <li><a href="https://smokespoutinerie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Smoke's Poutinerie - Global Domination of Poutine</a></li> <li><a href="https://fancyfranks.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fancy Franks</a></li> <li><a href="http://nsnorth.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The NSNorth Conference</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckethead" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Buckethead - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0fDF0jjmdouCIeWhNnblwV" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Buckethead on Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="http://roundaboutfm.com/inside-the-chaotic-studios/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Inside The Chaotic Studios | Roundabout: Creative Chaos</a></li> </ul>