iOS Dev Discussions - Sean Allen

Latest Episodes:

What I'm Working On #6 - Lottie & Job Offer Feb 03, 2019

Show notes

"What I'm Working On" is a weekly show where I give a quick recap of what I worked on at my day job as an iOS developer at a small startup in Silicon Valley. I hope this give some insight into what it's like to work for a small startup as the sole iOS developer.

In this episode I discuss some small features I needed to implement for our FDA submission, working with the Lottie animations on the home screen as well as the job offer video that I put out looking for my eventual replacement.

If this is your first What I'm Working On episode, be sure to check out the introduction episode for context as to what the Aluna app does.

Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer:

https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin

Books, hoodies and goodies:

https://seanallen.co/store

If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502?mt=2

Twitter:

https://www.twitter.com/seanallen_dev

Instagram:

@seanallen_dev

Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/seanallen

YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/seanallen

Portfolio:

https://seanallen.co

Book and learning recommendations (Affiliate Links):

Ray Wenderlich Books:

https://store.raywenderlich.com/a/20866/link/1

Ray Wenderlich Video Tutorials:

https://store.raywenderlich.com/a/20866/link/24

Paul Hudson's Hacking With Swift:

https://gumroad.com/a/762098803

Learn Advanced Swift Here:

https://gumroad.com/a/656585843

My Developer & YouTube Setup:

https://www.amazon.com/shop/seanallen

--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seanallen/support

How to Gain Confidence as a Developer Feb 02, 2019

Show notes

Impostor Syndrome can be crippling but there are many ways to boost your confidence as a software developer. In this video I review a tweet from Alphonso Sensley II asking for ways to improve his confidence as a software developer starting out at his first job.

The tweet got a bunch of amazing responses and I give my take on each of them. If you're struggling with impostor syndrome or just want to be more confident in your self as a developer, this video is for you.

Link to original tweet:

https://twitter.com/AlphonsoSensley/status/1088839536996581377

Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer:

https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin

YouTube Video Version:

https://youtu.be/2pQ04FriBxs

Books, hoodies and goodies:

https://seanallen.co/store

If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502?mt=2

Twitter:

https://www.twitter.com/seanallen_dev

Instagram:

@seanallen_dev

Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/seanallen

YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/seanallen

Portfolio:

https://seanallen.co

Book and learning recommendations (Affiliate Links):

Ray Wenderlich Books:

https://store.raywenderlich.com/a/20866/link/1

Ray Wenderlich Video Tutorials:

https://store.raywenderlich.com/a/20866/link/24

Paul Hudson's Hacking With Swift:

https://gumroad.com/a/762098803

Learn Advanced Swift Here:

https://gumroad.com/a/656585843

My Developer & YouTube Setup:

https://www.amazon.com/shop/seanallen

--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seanallen/support

Swift News - Jan 28th, 2019 Jan 30, 2019

Show notes

Swift News is all about curating this week's latest news involving iOS Development and Swift. In this week's episode I discuss Swift 5 released in the Xcode 10.2 beta, Type Aliases, how Artsy hired engineers and how to communicate with your designer.

I also discuss the coordinator pattern, phased adoption, 10 year challenge for apps, new HIG subscription requirements, Loops and iOS Conf SG 2019.

Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer:

https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin

YouTube Video Version:

https://youtu.be/M14P7xW6ocA

Books, hoodies and goodies:

https://seanallen.co/store

If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502?mt=2

Twitter:

https://www.twitter.com/seanallen_dev

Instagram:

@seanallen_dev

Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/seanallen

YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/seanallen

Portfolio:

https://seanallen.co

Book and learning recommendations (Affiliate Links):

Ray Wenderlich Books:

https://store.raywenderlich.com/a/20866/link/1

Ray Wenderlich Video Tutorials:

https://store.raywenderlich.com/a/20866/link/24

Paul Hudson's Hacking With Swift:

https://gumroad.com/a/762098803

Learn Advanced Swift Here:

https://gumroad.com/a/656585843

My Developer & YouTube Setup:

https://www.amazon.com/shop/seanallen

--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seanallen/support

Origin Stories #5 - Marlon Avery - Treehouse Talent Path Jan 29, 2019

Show notes

In this episode of Origin Stories I speak with Marlon Avery of Treehouse Talent Path. We discuss Marlon's journey into development which starts with creating a sneaker app and designing in MS Paint (yes, MSPaint). My favorite part of his journey is how he landed his job at Treehouse and built a relationship with the CEO. You'll have to listen to find out!

Origin Stories is a series of interviews with iOS developers from the community where we discuss how they got their start in this industry. We discuss how they first became interested in code, what resources they used to learn, how they got their first job and much more.

Marlon's Twitter:

https://twitter.com/marlon_avery

Treehouse Talent Path - Atlanta

https://teams.teamtreehouse.com/talentpath-atlanta

Treehouse Talent Path -Boston

https://teams.teamtreehouse.com/talentpath-boston

Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer:

https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin

Books, hoodies and goodies:

https://seanallen.co/store

If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502?mt=2

Twitter:

https://www.twitter.com/seanallen_dev

Instagram:

@seanallen_dev

Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/seanallen

YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/seanallen

Portfolio:

https://seanallen.co

Book and learning recommendations (Affiliate Links):

Ray Wenderlich Books:

https://store.raywenderlich.com/a/20866/link/1

Ray Wenderlich Video Tutorials:

https://store.raywenderlich.com/a/20866/link/24

Paul Hudson's Hacking With Swift:

https://gumroad.com/a/762098803

Learn Advanced Swift Here:

https://gumroad.com/a/656585843

My Developer & YouTube Setup:

https://www.amazon.com/shop/seanallen

--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seanallen/support

What I'm Working On #5 - Meetings, Game Store & Bubbles Jan 27, 2019

Show notes

In this episode I discuss how I finished up the new Home Screen as well as some tricky animations involving the store buttons. I also discuss a meeting where we figure out how the backend for our store will work, and how I spent my Friday afternoon playing with bubbles.

If this is your first What I'm Working On episode, be sure to check out the introduction episode for context as to what the Aluna app does.

Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer:

https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin

Books, hoodies and goodies:

https://seanallen.co/store

If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502?mt=2

Twitter:

https://www.twitter.com/seanallen_dev

Instagram:

@seanallen_dev

Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/seanallen

YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/seanallen

Portfolio:

https://seanallen.co

Book and learning recommendations (Affiliate Links):

Ray Wenderlich Books:

https://store.raywenderlich.com/a/20866/link/1

Ray Wenderlich Video Tutorials:

https://store.raywenderlich.com/a/20866/link/24

Paul Hudson's Hacking With Swift:

https://gumroad.com/a/762098803

Learn Advanced Swift Here:

https://gumroad.com/a/656585843

My Developer & YouTube Setup:

https://www.amazon.com/shop/seanallen

--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seanallen/support

90/90 Rule - Don't get caught by this! Jan 26, 2019

Show notes

What I call the 90/90 Rule of Software Development usually bites new inexperienced developers in the ass. It's the concept that there's the first 90% of building the app... and then there's the second 90%. Let's talk about it.

Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer:

https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin

YouTube Video Version:

https://youtu.be/T1v_E0yuVBw

Books, hoodies and goodies:

https://seanallen.co/store

If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502?mt=2

Twitter:

https://www.twitter.com/seanallen_dev

Instagram:

@seanallen_dev

Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/seanallen

YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/seanallen

Portfolio:

https://seanallen.co

Book and learning recommendations (Affiliate Links):

Ray Wenderlich Books:

https://store.raywenderlich.com/a/20866/link/1

Ray Wenderlich Video Tutorials:

https://store.raywenderlich.com/a/20866/link/24

Paul Hudson's Hacking With Swift:

https://gumroad.com/a/762098803

Learn Advanced Swift Here:

https://gumroad.com/a/656585843

My Developer & YouTube Setup:

https://www.amazon.com/shop/seanallen

--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seanallen/support

Swift News - Jan 21st, 2019 Jan 23, 2019

Show notes

Swift News is all about curating this week's latest news involving iOS Development and Swift. In this week's episode I discuss the new Swift Community Podcast, 2019 iOS dev conferences, CreateML and advice to get featured on the App Store. I also discuss the Capsicum launch, Alamofire 5 Beta, iOS Compressed, Job Offers, IGListKit and first year developer advice.

Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer:

https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin

YouTube Video Version:

https://youtu.be/rkng0EboNEU

Books, hoodies and goodies:

https://seanallen.co/store

If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502?mt=2

Twitter:

https://www.twitter.com/seanallen_dev

Instagram:

@seanallen_dev

Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/seanallen

YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/seanallen

Portfolio:

https://seanallen.co

Book and learning recommendations (Affiliate Links):

Ray Wenderlich Books:

https://store.raywenderlich.com/a/20866/link/1

Ray Wenderlich Video Tutorials:

https://store.raywenderlich.com/a/20866/link/24

Paul Hudson's Hacking With Swift:

https://gumroad.com/a/762098803

Learn Advanced Swift Here:

https://gumroad.com/a/656585843

My Developer & YouTube Setup:

https://www.amazon.com/shop/seanallen

--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seanallen/support

Origin Stories #4 - Jesse Tayler - App Store History Jan 22, 2019

Show notes

In this episode of Origin Stories I speak with Jesse Tayler who's working on a documentary all about the era of NeXT Computers. We discuss how he got his start in the software development world as well as how he created an App Store for the NeXT Computers that was demo'd for Steve Jobs and would eventually get acquired by Apple. It's a two-for-one Origin Story... Jesse's story as well as the App Store.

Jesse's Twitter:

https://twitter.com/jtayler

App Storey:

https://appstorey.com

http://facebook.com/theappstorey

Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer:

https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin

Books, hoodies and goodies:

https://seanallen.co/store

If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502?mt=2

Twitter:

https://www.twitter.com/seanallen_dev

Instagram:

@seanallen_dev

Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/seanallen

YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/seanallen

Portfolio:

https://seanallen.co

Book and learning recommendations (Affiliate Links):

Ray Wenderlich Books:

https://store.raywenderlich.com/a/20866/link/1

Ray Wenderlich Video Tutorials:

https://store.raywenderlich.com/a/20866/link/24

Paul Hudson's Hacking With Swift:

https://gumroad.com/a/762098803

Learn Advanced Swift Here:

https://gumroad.com/a/656585843

My Developer & YouTube Setup:

https://www.amazon.com/shop/seanallen

--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seanallen/support

What I'm Working On #4 - New Home Screen & Assets Jan 21, 2019

Show notes

In this episode I discuss how I finished up the export PDF feature, implemented new game assets, as well as rebuilt our home screen.

If this is your first What I'm Working On episode, be sure to check out the introduction episode for context as to what the Aluna app does.

Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer:

https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin

Books, hoodies and goodies:

https://seanallen.co/store

If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502?mt=2

Twitter:

https://www.twitter.com/seanallen_dev

Instagram:

@seanallen_dev

Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/seanallen

YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/seanallen

Portfolio:

https://seanallen.co

Book and learning recommendations (Affiliate Links):

Ray Wenderlich Books:

https://store.raywenderlich.com/a/20866/link/1

Ray Wenderlich Video Tutorials:

https://store.raywenderlich.com/a/20866/link/24

Paul Hudson's Hacking With Swift:

https://gumroad.com/a/762098803

Learn Advanced Swift Here:

https://gumroad.com/a/656585843

My Developer & YouTube Setup:

https://www.amazon.com/shop/seanallen

--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seanallen/support

2018 Recap - 2019 Goals - Let's talk about where we're going Jan 17, 2019

Show notes

2018 was a great year. In this episode I recap my how I did on my 2018 goals, and then talk about what my plans are for 2019 and beyond. I discuss goals for my iOS developer career as well as my content creation business.

Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer:

https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin

YouTube Video Version:

https://youtu.be/bzlY_UlyED0

Books, hoodies and goodies:

https://seanallen.co/store

If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502?mt=2

Twitter:

https://www.twitter.com/seanallen_dev

Instagram:

@seanallen_dev