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121: “Debug-driven development” Feb 03, 2021

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John and Rambo discuss some of the key new features that are being introduced in iOS 14.5 and Xcode 12.5, as well as their preferred debugging workflows, and how to deal with tech debt and refactoring in a pragmatic and sustainable way.

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120: “iGlasses Pro Max XDR” Jan 27, 2021

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The joy of writing apps using SwiftUI and modern UIKit, a review of the AirPods Max, will FaceID come to the iMac anytime soon, and what sort of things are good to consider when working with third party SDKs and frameworks?

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119: “Swift spelunking” Jan 20, 2021

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John and Rambo react to the latest Mac and iPhone rumors, design a new feature for AirBuddy, talk about Swift Evolution and not-quite-public language features, and discuss various ways of using frameworks and libraries on Apple’s platforms.

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118: “The real reality is gone” Jan 13, 2021

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Rambo goes indie, John realizes once again how important breaks are, and the two discuss the latest rumors around Apple’s AR glasses in great detail, all the way down to the API design level. It’s Stacktrace, after all.

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117: “The best not-kept secret” Jan 06, 2021

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On the final holiday special for this year (or, last year?), John and Rambo discuss their expectations for 2021, and what products and new developer tools that they hope to see from Apple during this new year.

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116: “It wasn’t just a big, long nightmare”, the 2020 Stacktrace retrospective Dec 30, 2020

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On this second Stacktrace holiday special, John and Rambo look back at the past year and what some of the highlights were among the hectic, strange rollercoaster ride that 2020 has been.

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115: “Not a trace of a stack” Dec 23, 2020

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On the first ever completely non-technical episode of Stacktrace, John and Rambo answer #askstacktrace questions about everything from local holiday traditions to what their favorite airplanes are.

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Christmas in Brazil
Christmas in Sweden
Christmas in Poland
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“Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson on Apple Music and Spotify
“Telegraph Road” by Dire Straits on Apple Music and Spotify

114: “The invisible Bluetooth wire” Dec 17, 2020

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An accidental deep dive into how the AirPods’ transparency mode is activated over Bluetooth, the launch of Swift by Sundell 3.0, running macOS code in the cloud, multiple headphone reviews and a comparison between the iPhone 12 Pro and 12 mini.

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113: “The hype is real!” Dec 09, 2020

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More on using the M1 Macs as development machines, thoughts on the newly announced AirPods Max and its pricing, the importance of maintaining URLs as stable identifiers, and how AirBuddy is made aware of new audio devices.

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112: “The just is justified” Dec 02, 2020

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On this slightly more code-focused episode of the show, John and Rambo discuss cross-platform SwiftUI development and techniques for integrating SwiftUI with UIKit and AppKit. Also, how the original HomePod can now be jailbroken, using the M1 Mac mini for gaming, and much more.