With that time of year again already and some tales of childhood french pastries, the boys talk their end of year wrap-up mode. John talks his jubilations with the release of dynamic type support and the response from the accessibility community. Also the use of AttributedString with VoiceOver. Scotty talks the trials of having a simple email address and the tribulations of having a to pick a new one. A bug within MoneyWell causing issues with bigger decisions. And some drawing work with the hel...
Dec 18, 2020•33 min•Ep. 276
After a break over Thanksgiving, the boys are back with an update on how remote working is developing the work environment and the pro's and con's of Auto Layout. John also shares more tales of travel, some Thanksgiving thoughts. While Scotty admits how hard working on MoneyWell part time is. British Movie Villains Run John Run Virtual Volunteer | OFF DUTY...
Dec 10, 2020•28 min
As well as talking build processes and toolchains, Scotty talks the universal MoneyWell 3.1.1 release and the feedback on the 3.1 release, as well as touching on the woes of his 2018 MacBook Pro keyboard. John talks the anatomy of the iOS Netflix transport controls and a re-creation in SwiftUI. Anatomy of the Netflix Forward Button <
Nov 20, 2020•26 min
This week the boys review the latest Apple Event and share their thoughts on the first Apple Silicon machines. John also talks his recent work leading up to 'the quiet period', his ongoing work with languages and translations, and the release of Croatian. Scotty talks the release of MoneyWell 3.1, including the much anticipated full Dark Mode support as well as compatibility for Big Sur. The Cover of Rolling Stone Almost Famous <...
Nov 17, 2020•29 min
This week the boys share their thoughts on the recent US election race, with John showing off his democracy sausage. John also talks his recent work with link previews and getting them to work with multiple languages. Scotty talks his recent work with getting MoneyWell Big Sur ready, as well as some Core Graphics work. New York Times Op-Ed Democracy Sausage Christopher P.Atlan | Duck Hunt <...
Nov 09, 2020•38 min
From the variety of voting practices from country to country and even within the US itself to an honest realisation of MoneyWell. This week the boys talk John's appearance on this seasons Netflix quarterly film thanks to his work with accessibility, while also talking his latest work with dealing with support. Scotty talks the positive feedback on a recent public update to MoneyWell regarding the realisation of exactly what the project is.
Oct 30, 2020•31 min
This week the boys talk more on accessibility based design with John and what he learnt from his recent Data Week, and Scotty's daily use of text size control. Scotty also shares his current work with redesigning the spending plan within MoneyWell and what decisions need to be made going forward with John adding his recent experience with money based consumer software. John Throws Punches - Part 1 John Throws Ounches - Part 2...
Oct 23, 2020•31 min
This week John talks his latest translation success with Netflix now being fully localised for Russia and the work that goes into localising an app, from the many translations for singular English words to the expansions of others. Scotty talks the ever growing generational gap as iOS devices change and grow, compared with navigating the maze of Android. Also an update on his new Android life and thoughts on the new iPhone 12 family.
Oct 16, 2020•34 min
With John's return to his regularly scheduled programming this week, he announces his appreciation for user feedback, both good and bad. Also sharing some insight into his current WIP with navigation, and talks on how accessibility is starting to be perceived as more of a fundamental than as an afterthought. Scotty talks his recent delve into AppleScript and its system events control, his upcoming Apple Music album and the possible future of MoneyWell amongst the natural progression of tech. Rap...
Oct 12, 2020•30 min
After a much longer than expected break the boys are finally back with a bumper length episode of what's been going on in their world of tech, complete with all the usual incompetence. With Johns recent international adventure, the boys talk what comes with trying to continue to work with a more than significant time difference and how John has experienced both the current world situation and software usage within different cultures. They also share their thoughts on and challenges with the late...
Oct 05, 2020•43 min
Following a brief history lesson on English beer, John talks the changes in implementing the MDX (Multi Device Experience) within the new Network Permissions coming with iOS 14. And still firmly on the KVO train, this week Scotty gives more insight into his work on notifications and bindings within MoneyWell. As well as some small updates on the ongoing MoneyWell project.
Aug 17, 2020•29 min
This week Scotty talks more on notifications within the existing MoneyWell and the work being done to bring the code base back up to scratch. Also on the decision on deployment targets, how old is too old? John talks his recent cell sizing problems with dynamic type when viewed on different devices. Also a trip down 'MemoryMiner' lane. Acapulco Cliff Divers Public Appreciation For Sam’s Editing...
Aug 11, 2020•34 min
Continuing on with accessibility, this week John talks bringing age-old techniques to the present. Whereas Scotty talks new techniques with the latest Big Sur beta and the decisions that developers need to make with each new macOS release. The boys also touch on the latest tech congress hearing. The Specials - It's Up To You XTC - Making Plans For Nigel...
Jul 31, 2020•34 min
John talks his latest victories with accessibility and the hidden benefits that come along with it. Scotty talks his recent work with MoneyWell and updating for Big Sur. Also the boys share some thoughts on the Swift compiler. Share Mouse | Mouse and keyboard sharing to control Mac.
Jul 24, 2020•35 min
This week the boys talk testing with John talking through his recent endeavours with a variety of different tests for dynamic type. Also his recent "travels" and how the process of hiring is changing. Scotty talks about his week of list comparison and the future of NSDocument within MoneyWell.
Jul 20, 2020•32 min
John speaks of his rollercoaster of developer emotions this week with some dynamic type within certain cells. And Scotty talks moving MoneyWell from CocoaPods to Swift Package Manager, the pros and cons of Firebase and Swift Package Index. Swift Package Index | The place to find the best Swift packages. James Dempsey & The Breakpoints, WWDC 2020
Jul 10, 2020•32 min
A week of refection of WWDC 2020 as John and Scotty share their thoughts on the first online only WWDC and share their own personal highlights. John also talks his teams recent feature ship and the importance of teamwork. While Scotty shares his recent successes with MoneyWell.
Jul 03, 2020•37 min
This week the boys talk build servers, especially Scotty’s recent mastery of Jenkins. Also the future of App Store vs. Direct sales. And of course they discuss the upcoming WWDC. John talks his week of interactions between Swift and Objective-C. Scotty also talks his recent delve into MoneyWell reconfigurations. PolyNome | Will PolyNome be available on Android ngrok | Secure introspectable tunnels to localhost Jenkins | Open source automations build server XcodeGen | Swift command line tool for ...
Jun 19, 2020•29 min
This week John talks Netflix’s latest addition of the Black Lives Matter collection, problems with malformed string formatters and gives his opinion on the earliest age to be introduced to GitHub. While Scotty again talks MoneyWell and leading up to the future Alpha release. Also talks how Diligent Robot is managing issue tracking using Zube. Zube | Agile project management with a seamless GitHub integration
Jun 12, 2020•29 min
This week the boys revisit John’s type dilemma and discuss how the modern way of learning programming is changing. John praises some of the more underrated aspects of our favourite fishy friend’s metronome software and shares his thoughts on the community based app - Nextdoor. While Scotty talks the use of Cocoapods within MoneyWell and some processes used to ease some of the issues. PolyNome | The Ultimate Practice Tool Nextdoor | The neighbourhood hub for the exchange of helpful information, g...
Jun 05, 2020•27 min
This week the boys talk the process of blaming others for your own mistakes, especially if it’s a previous contractor. And share their thoughts on what WWDC might bring compared to last year. John talks his recent bug fixing with type and design. Scotty talks his recent work with sub classes and the problems with too much inheritance. Also the difficulties that come with dealing with multiple currencies.
May 29, 2020•25 min
This weeks the boys try to talk code and whatnot. John adds to his experience with Dynamic Type and also talks about how his son’s recent endeavours into the world of Java brings up some fond memories. Scotty talks more on the process of syncing data within MoneyWell as well as adding his experiences of Java and other older languages.
May 22, 2020•32 min
This weeks the boys talk about their recent experience with the newly online App Builders conference. John shares a glimpse behind the scenes of his preparation for his App Builders 2020 talk. And also talks his most recent work with parental controls. Scotty shares his thoughts on the current state of online conferences and the possible futures that they may have. Also talks this weeks endeavours into the world of sync. Hopin | Online Events Platform Sourcery | Meta-programming for Swift, stop ...
May 15, 2020•33 min
This week the boys talk the recent developments with conferences and what they think the future might hold, whether thats physical or digital. John talks his recent work into Accessibility with Dynamic Type. Scotty gives an update on MoneyWell Sync and talks the changes of the work / life balance brought on by quarantine.
May 11, 2020•27 min
This week Scotty talks the joy of writing Objective-C and Swift at the same time, within the same code base and some rookie errors that were made. Also a mysterious bug that only appeared during unit testing. While John talks the dangers of a recent cycle tour of San Francisco. Also a rare quarantine success in regards to accessibility within a scrolling list. The boys also add their wishes for the upcoming WWDC.
May 01, 2020•32 min
This week the boys talk pros and cons of agile software development. John talks the success of his latest project, both technically and personally. Also how he repurposed come code to solve an annoying bug. Scotty talks through his recent pains with NSDocument and shares some updates on the ongoing MoneyWell development.
Apr 23, 2020•24 min
This week John talks his latest ship, Parental Controls and the obvious and not so obvious benefits to it. Scotty talks about his recent ‘Learning Curve Week’. Including Cocoapods, Firebase and Typescript and the great documentation to support them. Netflix Parental Controls Firebase YouTube Channel
Apr 15, 2020•34 min
This week John touches on dealing with WFH, his current work on Dynamic type and other Accessibility technologies. Also his dip into SwiftUI using NSScreencast. Scotty talks the ever evolving MoneyWell and new decisions being made, creating new private CocoaPods and the problems you can run into when updating the deployment target. WebStorm | The Smartest JavaScript IDE by JetBrains CocoaPods | The Dependency Manager for iOS & Mac projects. NSScreencast | Quality videos on iOS development, r...
Apr 03, 2020•35 min
Scotty talks maintaining and calculating totals on differing scales and the complications of supporting multiple currencies. John talk the difficulties of collaborating in world in lockdown, the question of to rebase or to merge your base branch and the life of remote working. GRDB | A toolkit for SQLite databases, with a focus on application development. EW | Why Netflix's 'Crip Camp' is a landmark for disability representation on screen. Netflix | Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution....
Mar 27, 2020•23 min
No surprise that this week a topic of conversation is the latest global pandemic, with the boys giving a glimpse into how it’s being handled on both sides of the pond. John’s feeling a little ‘Groovy’ whilst using this Java-syntax-compatible language. Scotty talks the difficulties of processing financial data, especially with the number of banks within the US (over 4000). Groovy | A multi-faceted language for the Java platform. OFX | Some light bedtime reading....
Mar 20, 2020•30 min
