#212 - The Boiling Point




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

Summary: We discuss the naming and iconography of the new iPhone models. We also discuss our "guess the name" twitter pole. How did Apple make the secret twitter list and send out the Keynote in 108 seconds. Apple shipped 4 million Watches in the past quarter. Oleg Begemann's What's New in Swift playground has been updated. The European regulators have cleared Apple's purchase of Shazam. We also cover the "Gather Round" iPhone &amp; Watch event: Apple Watch Series 4, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR. Picks: Beyond Meat Burger supply, Fish shell, exa, bat, Trailer.io <strong>Episode 212 Show Links:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/timmitra/status/1039574360921501697" target="_blank">Tim Mitra on Twitter: "TIL the “notch” is actually the “sensor housing”. #askMTJC… "</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/timmitra/status/1039699019142979585" target="_blank">Tim Mitra on Twitter: "What's your guess? #askMTJC"</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals" target="_blank">Roman numerals - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/Apple/status/1039967846888030210" target="_blank">Apple on Twitter: "@timmitra The all-new iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR and Apple Watch Series 4 are here. #AppleEvent"</a></li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/@nbashaw/something-about-apples-new-twitter-account-is-very-strange-ccb16d9863d1" target="_blank">Something about Apple’s new Twitter account is very strange</a></li> <li><a href="https://mobilesyrup.com/2018/09/05/apple-watch-wearables-idc-report-top-five-companies/" target="_blank">Apple Watch leads the wearables market with 4.7 million units shipped</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/olebegemann/status/1038863435755339776?s=21" target="_blank">Ole Begemann on Twitter: "I pushed a major update to my “What’s new in Swift 4.2” playground: https://t.co/DCqVjtr1M2. Added a number of new pages. It’s worth a second look if you’re preparing to upgrade your projects."</a></li> <li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/06/apples-shazam-acquisition-cleared-by-eu-regulators/" target="_blank">Apple’s Shazam acquisition cleared by EU regulators | TechCrunch</a></li> <li><a href="https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/tech-talks/207/" target="_blank">Building Apps for iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR - Tech Talks - Videos - Apple Developer</a></li> <li><a href="https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/tech-talks/802/" target="_blank">Designing for Apple Watch Series 4 - Tech Talks - Videos - Apple Developer</a></li> <li><a href="https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/tech-talks/208/" target="_blank">Developing Complications for Apple Watch Series 4 - Tech Talks - Videos - Apple Developer</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.rif.org/" target="_blank">RIF.org |</a></li> <li><a href="https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/tech-talks/702/" target="_blank">What's New in Core NFC - Tech Talks - Videos - Apple Developer</a></li> <li><a href="https://interestingengineering.com/9-of-the-best-selling-computers-of-all-time" target="_blank">9 of the Best Selling Computers of All Time</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2017/05/31/530235165/total-failure-the-worlds-worst-video-game" target="_blank">Total Failure: Creating The World's Worst Video Game : NPR</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2018/09/12/everything-apple-didnt-announce-at-todays-event/" target="_blank">Everything Apple Didn't Announce at Today's Event - Mac Rumors</a></li> </ul> <strong>Episode 212 Picks:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://fishshell.com/" target="_blank">fish shell</a></li> <li><a href="https://the.exa.website/" target="_blank">exa · a modern replacement for ls</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.trailerapp.io/" target="_blank">Trailer</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3715406/" target="_blank">Atari: Game Over (2014) - IMDb</a></li> </ul>