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S3E15: Swift turns 10 Jun 06, 2024

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In this episode: We discuss Apple's developer academies, share our advice for becoming a fully independent developer, and on Swift's 10th anniversary share your stories of how Swift impacted your lives:

Hacking with Swift WWDC24 sale: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/offers
Mikaela’s Keyboard: https://zsa.io
New Apple forums: https://forums.developer.apple.com
Apple developer academy graduation: https://x.com/EEhare/status/1796145402695012499
Getting featured on the App Store: https://developer.apple.com/app-store/getting-featured/

S3E14: An archaeological trove of Mikaela May 24, 2024

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In this episode: We discuss Apple's newest accessibility features coming in iOS 18, share our tips for working with difficult colleagues and clients, and read your replies to our open ballot: is Swift Evolution working?

Apple’s new accessibility features in iOS 18: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/05/apple-announces-new-accessibility-features-including-eye-tracking/?1715781602
Deep Dish Swift: https://deepdishswift.com
Swift Craft: https://swiftcraft.uk
iOSKonf: https://www.ioskonf.mk
ARCtic Conference: https://arcticonference.com
Matthew Skiles, icon designer: https://www.matthewskiles.com/
Swift Gems from Natalia Panferova: https://books.nilcoalescing.com/swift-gems
The Advantage book: https://www.amazon.com/Advantage-Organizational-Health-Everything-Business/dp/0470941529
Extreme Ownership book: https://echelonfront.com/books/extreme-ownership/
Interview with Chris Lattner: https://www.youtube.com/live/OAaQhW4ifu0?si=drHVY_dkJoc4_4H6

S3E13: Zero warnings is a good start Apr 29, 2024

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In this episode: We talk about the community events taking place alongside WWDC24, discuss what we're hoping to see change in Apple's APIs this year, and share your tips for getting apps ready for iOS 18.

One More Thing conference: https://omt-conf.com/
Sponsoring iOS Dev Happy Hour: https://sponsorships.iosdevhappyhour.com
Deep Dish Swift: https://deepdishswift.com/
Swift Craft: https://swiftcraft.uk/
Women Who Code is closing down: https://womenwhocode.com/blog/the-end-of-an-era-women-who-code-closing
Mikaela's open-source library for hand tracking on visionOS: https://github.com/mikaelacaron/HANDS
Mikaela’s not-so top secret new app:https://getfruitful.app

S3E12: SwiftUI just figures it out Apr 15, 2024

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In this episode: We start to get excited about WWDC24, talk about the pros and cons of pair programming, and share your views on how to make apps more accessible.

try! Swift Tokyo: https://tryswift.jp/_en
Ignite: ⁠http://github.com/twostraws/Ignite⁠
Vision Pro Dev Camp - ⁠https://visiondevcamp.org⁠
A Beginner’s Guide to Apple Vision Pro, Women Who Code: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_x28wNkgdSVi01JXfoc8aNw
WWDC 24: ⁠https://developer.apple.com/wwdc24/⁠
Bas Broek on iOS Dev Happy Hour: https://youtu.be/1j6z9guAovI
Adrian Eves on Twitter: https://twitter.com/swifteves

S3E11: Serendipitous learning Mar 10, 2024

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In this episode: We discuss why it's so important to attend conferences and other meetups, share the best moments from your careers, and play an all-new game: guess how many credit cards Mikaela has?

- Exploring Mars from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at NASA: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/exploring-mars/id6475634958

- Paul's iOS Simulator tip: https://x.com/twostraws/status/1760304617441952038?s=20

- Apple's International Women’s Day event: https://developer.apple.com/events/view/M3M552SRZ6/dashboard

- iOS Dev Happy Hour: https://iOSDevHappyHour.com

- Cocoa Conferences: https://cocoaconferences.com

- SwiftCraft in Folkestone: https://swiftcraft.uk

- Deep Dish Swift: https://deepdishswift.com

- SwiftConf: https://swiftconf.com

- Danielle Lewis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dlewisdev

- Apple’s Racial Equity and Justice initiative: https://www.apple.com/racial-equity-justice-initiative/

- Form to be featured in the App Store: https://developer.apple.com/contact/app-store/promote/

- Mikaela's affiliate link for TelemetryDeck: http://bit.ly/3T9Gfqb

- Mikaela's affiliate link for CardPointers: https://cardpointers.com/unicorn

S3E10: That was a ball of pain Feb 12, 2024

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In this episode: Swift 5.10 is here, we share our tips on mentoring and being mentored, and try out your Vision Pro apps.

- Apple Vision Pro is here: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/02/apple-vision-pro-arrives-in-apple-store-locations-across-the-us/

- Email to Apple developers from Susan Prescott: https://x.com/twostraws/status/1753526820811452729

- Launched podcast with Charlie, Christian, and Devin: https://x.com/LaunchedFM/status/1755597370975478170

- pkl: https://github.com/apple/pkl

- xkcd Standards: https://xkcd.com/927

- Nominations for the Packages Community Showcase on Swift.org: https://forums.swift.org/t/nominations-for-the-packages-community-showcase-on-swift-org/68168

- Erica Sadun on being humble as a developer: https://x.com/ericasadun/status/1075178908771729409

S3E9: Don't call it a headset Jan 25, 2024

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In this episode: Apple's Vision Pro is almost here and we couldn't be more excited, we share our tips for building a great app portfolio, and discuss your answers to the open ballot: where do you find app inspiration?

- Vision Pro is available to pre-order: https://www.apple.com/apple-vision-pro

- Slopes: https://getslopes.com

- Despair, Inc Demotivator: https://despair.com/products/apathy

- Upgrade your Mac: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/plus/live-streams/upgrade-your-mac

- xkcd Kerning: https://xkcd.com/1015/

- Logical: https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=689

- Willis Gibson beats Tetris: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67871775

- Zach Tidwell on Twitter: https://x.com/ZachCTidwell/status/1743660293115314653

S3E8: Step 1 is building a great app Dec 24, 2023

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In this episode: We reveal the best way to use your Apple developer subscription, discuss our experience of using AI to build software, and share your tips on the best ways to approach debugging. Merry Christmas, folks!

- Everyone gets 25 hours of free Xcode Cloud: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=ik9z4ll6

- How to submit a request to Apple's DTS team: https://developer.apple.com/support/technical

- Apple's Journaling Suggestions API: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/journalingsuggestions

- Never trust a pilot: https://x.com/twostraws/status/1732544903115157981

- Sharpshooter: https://github.com/twostraws/Sharpshooter

- Rob Napier's grim truth: https://x.com/cocoaphony/status/1224364439429881856

S3E7: Scary Fast Nov 22, 2023

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In this episode: We review Hacktoberfest and make plans for our future indie projects, share our thoughts on what makes great app architecture, and read out your tips on what's the most useful skill for a developer to have that isn't coding itself.

- Packages on Swift.org: https://www.swift.org/packages/showcase.html

- Apple's use of Swift and SwiftUI in iOS 17: https://blog.timac.org/2023/1019-state-of-swift-and-swiftui-ios17/

- Gui Rambo's iOS architecture inventor: https://iosarchitecture.top

- The Gang of Four book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_Patterns

- Template method: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_method_pattern

- xkcd Compiling: https://xkcd.com/303/

- xkcd Dependencies: https://xkcd.com/2347/

S3E6: Don't be scammy Oct 19, 2023

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In this episode: We discuss the value of building a side project you love, chat about Apple's latest Vision Pro sample code, and share your views on our open ballot: should we use Swift everywhere, or learn different languages?

- xkcd Ten Thousand: https://xkcd.com/1053/

- Swift Splash: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos/swift-splash

- SF Symbols 5: https://developer.apple.com/sf-symbols/

- Mikaela's GitHub Hacktoberfest repo about how much she loves cars: https://github.com/mikaelacaron/Basic-Car-Maintenance

- xkcd Standards: https://xkcd.com/927/

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