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The iDeveloper Podcast

Steve Scott (Scotty) & John Foxideveloper.co
The iDeveloper Podcast is a magazine style podcast for OS X and iOS developers. Each episode looks at subjects such as recent developer news, technical issues around cocoa and cocoa touch, the latest tools and utilities as well as examining the business side of being an indie Mac or iOS developer.
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Episodes

365 - More Ports Than You Could Shake a Sh*tty Stick At

This week, John and Scotty delve into the world of SwiftUI. John discusses his recent project, highlighting the nuances of working with Buttons and Lists in SwiftUI. Scotty shares his experience of using SwiftUI within MoneyWell 2023, emphasising the progress it brings and how Apple manages transitions. Additionally, Scotty reveals exciting details about his new display. Furthermore, the boys engage in a conversation about the future of social media. Dell UltraSharp 32 6K Monitor - U3224KB | Del...

Jul 13, 202334 minEp. 365

364 - Clear The F**king Errors!

Join John and Scotty this week as they discuss WWDC2023, including Vision Pro and the future of tech. John shares his recent HackDay success, while Scotty vents his frustrations with Xcode 14. Flight of the Bumblebee | YouTube James Dempsey & The Breakpoints Livestream | YouTube Take your kid to work on Hack Day and win! JDBP Analog 3D Stickers...

Jun 15, 202330 minEp. 364

363 - Software Engineering - Let’s Talk

Join John and Scotty in this episode as they discuss their latest software engineering endeavors. John shares his recent success in synchronizing activities across multiple devices, as well as his latest work on UI design, complete with tips and tricks. Meanwhile, Scotty has been deep in debugging mode over the past few weeks, working on iCloud sharing. Voice Control and UI | Mastodon

May 04, 202329 minEp. 363

362 - Codename Project Vague…

This week the boys talk the dilemma of the economics of unit tests, John continues to talk more on his recent work on the new Netflix share sheet also of his many mystery projects. Scotty talks his recent work on a client project with a conversion from closure hell to async await heaven.

Apr 21, 202325 minEp. 362

361 - Bring Me a New Tractor, My Ash Tray Is Full

This week the boys talk Johns latest ship with Netflix’s new Share Sheet, some listener feedback on his report of the recent hackathon. Scotty talks recent MoneyWell developments with life in the App Store.

Apr 14, 202330 minEp. 361

360 - To Code, or Not to Code

This week John and Scotty discuss their latest projects in the software engineering world. John shares his recent successes with his Share Sheet project, highlighting some of the nuances that may not be immediately intuitive. Meanwhile, Scotty provides insight into the latest developments of the MoneyWell release over the past few weeks.

Mar 30, 202341 minEp. 360

359 - Shotty's Skipping

This week marks the momentous occasion of Scotty finally shipping MoneyWell 2023 and the trials and tribulations that come bundled with the relief and celebrations. John talks his recent QA testing and the onward road to productising, his work on the Netflix share sheet. MoneyWell Website MoneyWell 2023 | Mac App Store

Mar 09, 202325 minEp. 359

358 - Knock, Knock?

This week John talks an issue with ChatGPT that he ran into when trying to infringe on some copyrighted material, tabbed interfaces and consolidating UI. While Scotty talks more on the upcoming release of MoneyWell and what’s holding it up.

Feb 23, 202326 minEp. 358

357 - Shipping != Love

This week the boys talk the current events over at Twitter. John talks data refresh issues, upcoming live broadcasts, new animations on iOS. Scotty talks the reasons behind the delayed release of MoneyWell, mainly a bug in the scheduled creation of transactions. Twitter: All Elon, All the Time

Feb 16, 202336 minEp. 357

356 - The iDeveloper Shipping Forecast

This week the boys talk their frustrations with Xcode, the new Apple M2 MacBook Pro and the future of Social Media. Also John also talks his latest project to ship, Spacial Audio. Scotty talks another FINAL_FINAL beta of MoneyWell with hopes of shipping in the coming week, the processes leading up to shipping including getting the app ready for review and updating the website. Netflix Spacial Audio Feature...

Feb 02, 202333 minEp. 356

355 - ChatGPT: Is It Really All That AI-mazing?

This week the boys dive into the world of ChatGPT and its impact on software engineering and society. They discuss its potential to change the way we interact with technology and ethical considerations. Scotty also gives an update on the next stage of MoneyWell. PagerDuty Layoff Email ChatGPT Parodied by The Tech Roast Show

Jan 26, 202338 minEp. 355

354 - New Year, Same Idea

This week John and Scotty welcome in the new year by telling their Holiday tales, sharing what they hope 2023 will bring and what they hope to accomplish. Including John wanting to further pass on and share his knowledge and experience with Scotty looking forward to the very inevitable MoneyWell release after a successful beta program.

Jan 05, 202337 minEp. 354

353 - Pumpkin Spiced Mock Data

With it being that time of year already… John talks his approaching “Quiet Period” and how the New Year will kick off, also his recent work with mock data. Scotty gives an update on the ever nearing release of MoneyWell and takes a look back at what a year 2022 was. Excerpt from a talk at Obj-Cologne | YouTube

Dec 16, 202235 minEp. 353

352 - Well It Works in Development?!

As we edge closer to the end of the year John talks more of the work leading up to the upcoming quiet period in the land of Netflix development. While Scotty talks the progress of the MoneyWell Beta with talks of a possible new year release. Slam Poetry About (not) Shipping | YoutTube

Dec 01, 202230 minEp. 352

351 - No One Expects the Rooster Inquisition

This thankful week the boys talk the heavy reliance on AWS in todays world, the iOS16 feature of isolating the foreground of images. John also talks working with mock data on the lead up to the holiday season and his love and hate for Apple Photos app. Scotty talks working with QA and trudging through bugs. Grandma?

Nov 24, 202234 minEp. 351

350 - Mmm... Nice Foam

This week John talks more on his recent work using Swift Attributed String API, his past experiences with start ups and the connections and relationships that make it work. Scotty talks his week of modernising MoneyWell including upgrading to ECDSA keys, the correct way of dealing with problems with open source software. Andy Matuschak Sparkle XcodeGen Going Hardcore at Twitter Markdown Images My Mom's Cat Is Famous SNL COVID Parody...

Nov 17, 202232 minEp. 350

349 - We’re Not Here for Anything…

Coming to you live from some bedroom in London, this week the boys talk Johns recent travels, including the latest tech developments happening in Greece, Scotty has another App Review mystery, Johns work on Share Sheet, a little update on the MoneyWell beta progress. The Evolving Greek Start Up Scene

Nov 10, 202240 minEp. 349

348 - For Forks Sake, Think About It

This week John talks his recent work with using updated APIs, especially AttributedString. Scotty talks the difficulties with historic forks of third party libraries in a client project and an update to MoneyWell sync, including some nuances with iCloud.

Oct 28, 202226 minEp. 348

347 - A Bong Fuelled Thought Exercise

This week the boys talk the recent Sketch news, the progression to web-based apps, the upcoming Ventura release, John talks more about his UI work with preferred content size, Scotty talks his work with a custom command line tool to replace some manual SQL server queries. Sketch Announement | LinkedIn Swift Argument Parser | GitHub...

Oct 20, 202230 minEp. 347

346 - Nothing if Not a Master-Beta

Bringing John into his new year this week. John shares his wisdom for not only starting out a career in development but starting out at anything new, onboarding and why it’s best to make it easy for the user and the complications of the keyboard on iOS devices. Scotty shares his frustrating week with again more AppStore review complications with a client app, also some sync issues with the latest MoneyWell beta release thanks to some Core Data model issues. Ask Apple Back4App...

Oct 13, 202232 minEp. 346

345 - Last Dog Ever

This week John regales wisdom from a recent dinner party, talks successes with a recent project he’s been working on, some pet peeves with top level windows. And Scotty tells tales of his recent trip to the continent, talks the psychology of syncing and the differences of peoples preferences to UI.

Oct 06, 202234 minEp. 345

344 - That’s Not Bad, That’s Shit

This week John talks his latest software design triumph with a custom OverflowScrollView, a catch up with some old colleagues, the quality of the iPhone 14's cameras but quite a major complaint when it comes to a certain app and its subscription and cloud based storage when upgrading your device. Scotty talks more on adding a Parse backend for MoneyWell, the 32nd Anniversary of the Macintosh Portable Introduction and his woes with Xcode 14 and iOS 16 with a client project. Macintosh Portable Int...

Sep 29, 202229 minEp. 344

343 - Scotty Checks Out Gluttonous Johns Backend

This week the boys show the possibilities of Capionista. Is 1TB of storage on a phone reasonable? The iPhones new Dynamic Island. John talks his work on a cross functional project including 2FA, SMS and phone keyboards. Scotty expands on last weeks discussion of working on the backend of MoneyWell Sync, the decision to move to hosted solutions, and how the perils of his past App Review horrors turned out. Parse Parse Hosting Barky The Failure Dog, Courtesy of Captionista...

Sep 22, 202233 minEp. 343

342 - Tooling Down 280 at 60MPH… on a Bike?

This week John shares an uplifting update to his laptop endeavours from last week, a cycle based commuting story for the ages, and his recent work with using JSON, structured data and different layout systems. Scotty shares an update on the MoneyWell testing process including a syncing scheduling issue and a smart filter predicate issue and the ever long fight to keep your data off our servers. Ensembles Captionista John's Lyft Bike Rental | YouTube...

Sep 15, 202236 minEp. 342

341 - Oh Woe Is Us

This week is a week of sadness as John discusses his hardware issues and dealing with Apple Support while Scotty shares his week of woe with an accidental release to the App Store and his dealings with App Review. The boys also touch on whats expected from the recent Apple announcement. Apple’s dependencies on Chinese manufacturing are hard to unwind...

Sep 08, 202235 minEp. 341

340 - Will Fix… When Elvis Returns

This week the boys discuss the release of Captionista and the world of captioning video. John also talks his recent work on a project which involves a lot of notifications and how to handle mock data, the technicalities of recording live drums in the digital era. Scotty talks his continued work on a custom video player which requires a custom toolbar, having to hack some otherwise well ordered architecture. Captionista Ook Programming EQ'ing drums in Logic Pro | YouTube FabFilter Pro-Q 3 John's ...

Sep 01, 202234 minEp. 340

339 - Just Too Lazy to Change The Knobs

This week the boys talk The Imitation Game, Johns work on infrastructure for A/B testing (particularly Strings), Scottys work on a video player and his gripes with the AVPlayer, is it viable to go to a subscription model and how will that fare in the future. John Fox, Fox Climate News... ...Made with Splice Video Editor

Aug 25, 202233 minEp. 339

338 - There Ain’t No Toll Free Bridging!

This week the boys talk Johns continued travels, squeezing optimisation from cells and the complications of doing so with both Objective-C and Swift. Scotty talks feature flagging in a client project, the aversion to running your own servers, MoneyWell Beta issues with duplicate records. Which iOS 15 and macOS 12 features do you actually use?

Aug 11, 202234 minEp. 338

337 - Professional Bug Creator / Professional Exterminator

Coming to you live from the streets of London. This week the boys talk the complications of working on projects where colleagues are spread worldwide. John talks his international Netflix adventure, the QA of his recent project, updating and using the new Lottie framework. Scotty talks working on a client project and the troubles with third party dependancies, the problems with minor bugs on a large user base and the pressure put on support. Lottie 3.4.0 for iOS supports Core Animation Rendering...

Jul 15, 202229 minEp. 337

336 - Perfectly Clean, Just Radioactive

This week John shares his dip to the bay, from bodies of water to legacy code, a friendly competition amongst coworkers, the start of a new project. Scotty talks the nuclear PL/1, working on migration with a client project, a MoneyWell update and the difficulties of working with iCloud.

Jun 23, 202231 minEp. 336
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