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161: Gears, Knobs, and Buttons Mar 20, 2019

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The design challenge of a podcast app's now-playing screen, how Overcast's design has progressed over the years, and the unexpected usability failures along the way.

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160: Working Staycations Mar 06, 2019

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Taking vacations or staycations to get a lot of work done in a short time and take full advantage of being in the zone.

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159: New App Feb 22, 2019

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Creating a new app as a fun exercise, and making choices that minimize its ongoing maintenance needs.

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158: Bundled Data Feb 08, 2019

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Including large or small databases and other data files with your app.

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157: Editorial Content Jan 23, 2019

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Producing and embedding content in your app that changes continuously, such as monthly challenges, directories, and user-generated content.

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156: The Nightmare After Christmas Jan 09, 2019

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Running servers is easy the vast majority of the time. But sometimes, something goes wrong at the worst possible time.

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155: Difficult Bugfixes Dec 27, 2018

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Tracking down hard-to-find, hard-to-reproduce bugs that don't show up in your own usage.

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154: Knowingly Shipping Bugs Dec 20, 2018

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When, why, and how it's OK to ship updates to your app with known bugs.

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153: Fear of Major Changes Dec 13, 2018

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Good and bad fears of embarking on major code changes to our apps.

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UTR #143: Implementing Step-Counting
Core Motion Bug Report: Radar #46606259
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152: Removing the Bumpers Dec 05, 2018

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Exercising atrophied programming muscles by experimenting with languages, technologies, and environments that lack the safety and convenience of our usual work.