In this episode: Sean's beard is staying in San Francisco, the NeXT era is ending, we discuss SwiftUI's forms system, and explore the many amazing new features from WWDC19. - The NeXT Era Ends, the Swift Era Begins: https://inessential.com/2019/06/07/the_next_era_ends_the_swift_era_begins - WWDC 2019 Session Notes: https://github.com/Blackjacx/WWDC - WWDC 2019 The Things You May Have Missed: https://patrickbalestra.com/blog/2019/06/07/wwdc-2019-the-things-you-may-have-missed.html - About SwiftUI...
Jun 25, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 22
In this special episode we’re joined by our friends Kristina Fox, JP Simard, Gui Rambo, and Kaya Thomas as we discuss everything new from WWDC19. Strap yourselves in – this is a long one! - News: what *isn’t* news this week? We dive into dark mode, Xcode 11, ARKit, RealityKit, Vision OCR, and more. - Focus on Swift 5.1: how opaque return types, function builders, property wrappers, and module stability combine to make SwiftUI possible. - Project Catalyst: now that we can build our iOS apps for m...
Jun 10, 2019•50 min•Season 1Ep. 21
In this episode: the Apple Developer Academy is open for another year, iOS Dev Jobs launches, we reveal why "Spectre" has British spelling, and ponder what Apple might announce at WWDC19. - Swift over Coffee Live is happening at AltConf 2019! Tickets are free thanks to MacStadium and AltConf, but you need to register for one here: ti.to/altconf/SwiftoverCoffeeLive - Apple Developer Academy registration: https://9to5mac.com/2019/05/16/apple-developer-academy - GitHub sponsors: https://github.com/...
May 27, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 20
In this episode: Swift hits the front-end of the web, Marzipan creeps closer, Paul talks about the importance of data hiding in Swift 5.1, and we discuss what makes for great code review. - Swift over Coffee Live is happening at AltConf 2019! Tickets are free thanks to MacStadium and AltConf, but you need to register for one here: https://ti.to/altconf/SwiftoverCoffeeLive - Unwrap for iOS: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/unwrap - Swift on WebAssembly: https://swiftwasm.org - SE-0259 - Approxima...
May 13, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 19
In this episode: Swift 5.1 gathers strength, Realm gets swallowed up by MongoDB, Sean discovers SwiftLint, and we discuss whether Apple Arcade will be good for the indie game development community. - SE-0255 Implicit returns from single-expression functions: https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0255-omit-return.md - SE-0259 Approximate Equality for Floating Point: https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0259-approximately-equal.md - Swift 5.1 snap...
Apr 29, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 18
In this episode: lots of new Swift Evolution proposals are in review, we discuss *that* TechCrunch article, dive into server-side Swift, and try to figure out how to pronounce “Herbert”. - Swift 5 Officially Released: https://swift.org/blog/swift-5-released/ - SE-0246 Generic Math Functions: https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0246-mathable.md - SE-0249 KeyPath Expressions as Functions: https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0249-key-path-litera...
Apr 15, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 17
In this episode: the Swift style guide marches on to formal review, we pick out our favorite events at iOSCon, and discuss whether it's important for iOS developers to be skilled in more than one platform. - WWDC ticket winners – who got lucky? (Spoiler: it was Paul.) (And not Sean.) - SE-0250: Swift Code Style Guidelines and Formatter – https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0250-swift-style-guide-and-formatter.md - SE-0249: Key Path Expressions as Functions – https://gi...
Apr 01, 2019•25 min•Season 1Ep. 16
In this episode: WWDC is announced at last, memberwise initializers get better in Swift 5.1, we vent about getting lost in side projects, and discuss Marzipan. - WWDC dates announced: https://developer.apple.com/wwdc19 - SE-0242: Synthesize default values for the memberwise initializer – https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0242-default-values-memberwise.md - SE-0246: Generic Math Functions – https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0246-mathable.m...
Mar 18, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 15
In this episode: the first sighting of Swift 5.1, a Swift style guide is on the cards, we talk about toast (the user interface kind!), and look for where there’s still money to be made on the App Store. - Swift 5.1 Release Process: https://swift.org/blog/5-1-release-process/ - Pitch for Official Swift Style Guide: https://forums.swift.org/t/pitch-an-official-style-guide-and-formatter-for-swift/21025 - Apple allowing developers to offer subscription discounts: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id...
Mar 04, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 14
In this episode: Swift 5 nears ABI stability, Swift adoption in apps is skyrocketing, we make all our unit tests pass, and discuss how we'd change Swift. - Swift 5 ABI Stability and Evolving Swift on Apple Platforms: https://swift.org/blog/abi-stability-and-apple/ - How many apps use Swift in 2019? https://blog.andrewmadsen.com/post/182862756395/how-many-apps-use-swift-in-2019 - Esoteric Swift repo by Jesse Squires: https://github.com/jessesquires/esoteric-swift - Apple to require two-factor aut...
Feb 18, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 13
In this episode: Xcode ships with a Swift 5 beta, Apple smacks down Facebook and Google, we discuss the value of design, and talk about important knowledge for iOS developers. - Xcode 10.2 includes an early Swift 5 version: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode_release_notes/xcode_10_2_beta_release_notes - Apple revokes certificates from Google and Facebook: https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/31/18205795/apple-google-blocked-internal-ios-apps-developer-certificate - UIKonf's all-female sp...
Feb 04, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In this episode: we examine the need for manager objects, look at Swift Package Manager’s rise in popularity, discuss the usefulness of ARKit, and - brace yourself - talk extensively about strings. - The trouble with manager objects: https://sandofsky.com/blog/manager-classes.html - It’s time to use Swift Package Manager: http://artsy.github.io/blog/2019/01/05/its-time-to-use-spm - Advent of Code in Swift: https://medium.com/@ianpartridge/advent-of-code-in-swift-8f631eea63ec - Paul’s pick - Repl...
Jan 21, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In this episode: Swift 5 string interpolation gets its first real project, iOS 12 adoption flies ahead, we delve into the (apparently) ancient history of iOS development, and talk about Christmas. Er, WWDC. - Menu bars on iOS: https://codea.io/blog/the-ios-menu/ - Templates using string interpolation: https://github.com/ilyapuchka/Interplate - iOS 12 adoption now at 75%: https://9to5mac.com/2019/01/02/ios-12-adoption/ - Paul's pick: Storyboards vs programmatic UI – https://twitter.com/twostraws/...
Jan 08, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In this episode: Codable conformance for Range types, string interpolation in Swift 5.0, Paul and Sean discuss their work over 2018 and plans for 2019, and we ask: what would you change about Xcode? - SE-0235: Add Result to the Standard Library – https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0235-add-result.md - SE-0239: Add Codable conformance to Range types – https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0239-codable-range.md - Is gifting in-app purchases comi...
Dec 24, 2018•30 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In this episode: Result comes to the standard library, the App Store is going down for Christmas, Paul replaces Reachability at last, and we discuss how best to contribute to the community. - Sean's book, It's Only Crazy Until You Do It: https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin - SE-0235, Add Result to the Standard Library: https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0235-add-result.md - How to game the App Store: http://davidbarnard.com/post/180568817995/how-to-game-the-app-st...
Dec 10, 2018•26 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In this episode: community news galore, more great features from Swift 5.0, coding tips from the 80s, plus our open ballot: what’s your favorite part of writing iOS apps with Swift? - Swift 5.0 has been branched: https://swift.org/blog/5-0-release-process/ - SE-0231, optional iteration, has been rejected: https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0231-optional-iteration.md - WeTransfer's URLProtocol mock: https://github.com/WeTransfer/Mocker - Black Friday sales on Swift boo...
Nov 26, 2018•28 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In this episode: Swift's strings are now stored as UTF-8, Sherlock lets you poke around in iOS layouts, Paul talks about mocking networking more easily, and we talk about whether surprise and delight in user interfaces is important. - Testing Swift: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/store/testing-swift - String's ABI and UTF-8: https://forums.swift.org/t/string-s-abi-and-utf-8/17676 - Apple's October event: https://www.apple.com/apple-events/october-2018/ - Sherlock: https://sherlock.inspiredcode...
Nov 14, 2018•24 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode: flattening nested optionals is accepted as optional iteration is being reviewed, Apple works on a project to support the language server protocol, Sean talks about Airbnb's Lottie framework, and we discuss the importance of good testing. - SE-0230: Flatten nested optionals resulting from 'try?' – https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0230-flatten-optional-try.md - SE-0231: Optional Iteration – https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposal...
Oct 29, 2018•28 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this episode: iOS 12.0 is picking up speed while 12.1 is already on the way, we dive into DispatchGroup and font metrics, and talk about the many challenges of learning and implementing the latest Swift features. - Add your nominations to the Swift Community Awards: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/awards - iOS 12 adoption is already past 50%: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/10/11/ios-12-installed-on-53-percent-of-devices/ - More than 70 new emoji in iOS 12.1: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/20...
Oct 15, 2018•26 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this episode: Swift 4.2 lands as Swift 5.0 starts to inch closer, Apple gives TestFlight links to the world, we watch Phil Schiller's infamous Jump video for the hundredth time, and Sean admires the sheer mathematical beauty of Bézier curves. - Swift 4.2 is out! - Swift 5.0 release plan: https://swift.org/blog/5-0-release-process/ - Public Test Flight links: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=09262018a - NSFW Detector: https://github.com/lovoo/NSFWDetector - Apple's use of Swift in iOS 12: ...
Oct 01, 2018•30 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode: it's iOS conference season, new devices from Apple, the first tips for Swift 5, and we look at what makes a great job interview for Swift developers. - iOSDevUK (https://www.iosdevuk.com), Swift & Fika (http://www.swiftandfika.com), and NSSpain (https://2018.nsspain.com). - Optional binding for self: https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0079-upgrade-self-from-weak-to-strong.md - Building Apps for iPhone XS: https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/te...
Sep 17, 2018•29 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In this episode: raw strings are back in review, Dynamic Type is more popular than you realize, and we look at ways to fix massive view controllers. - Raw strings: https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0200-raw-string-escaping.md - xkcd backslashes: https://xkcd.com/1638 - 40% of users use Dynamic Type: https://twitter.com/browgrammer/status/1031630345551065089 - The Swift team are working on Docker support: https://forums.swift.org/t/kickstarting-new-official-docker-sup...
Sep 01, 2018•26 min
