103: Usability-First Design
Prioritizing usability over design trends — even Apple's.
Episodes
Under the Radar
From development and design to marketing and support, Under the Radar is all about independent app development. It's rarely longer than 30 minutes. Hosted by Marco Arment and David Smith.
Episodes
102: Procrastiworking
Procrastinating by working on other productive tasks instead of the big one we really don't want to do.
101: Anchoring vs. Simplicity
Real-world results of switching in-app purchases from multiple price tiers to a single option.
100: Longevity
(Sent with Balloons) How to view and start projects that have a good chance of making it to episode 100.
99: Effecting Change
Trying to get Apple to change something, and knowing what you can and can’t change.
98: The Accidental Episode
An "off-the-air" discussion working through the challenges of standalone Apple Watch podcast playback.
97: iPhone X and LTE Watches
New design challenges to tackle for the iPhone X, and new potential unlocked by the Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE.
96: Risky Business
Building apps for popular third-party services, or in opportune but high-risk areas.
95: Privacy and Responsibility
The responsibilities we have to ensure that we're protecting and respecting our users' privacy when we embed third-party code in our apps.
94: Release Notes
Effectively communicating changes and improvements to our apps via release notes.
93: New Screen Sizes
Supporting multiple screen sizes and device types, and strategies to make adoption of new sizes easier.
92: Notifications to Increase Engagement
Using notifications to bring users back to your app without being spammy or annoying.
91: Removing Features
Deciding to remove a feature, or having that decision made for you.
90: Trademarks
What trademarks do, searching for conflicts before you name something, and whether indies should file for their own.
89: Computers for the Self-Employed
Which Mac models are usable for software development, and the benefits and drawbacks of using desktops, laptops, or both.
88: Working From Home
Options, benefits, and challenges of working at home.
87: Old Code Vs. New APIs
Deciding whether to adopt the newest iOS styles and APIs in existing apps that may not have needed them.
86: iOS 11 App Store Pages
Adopting the new fields and changes in our apps' product pages in the redesigned iOS 11 App Store.
85: iOS 11
What's new in iOS 11 and how it can benefit our apps.
84: WWDC Wrap-Up, watchOS 4
How and when to efficiently watch WWDC session videos, and reviewing the new capabilities in watchOS 4.
83: Live at CocoaConf
Our initial impressions of WWDC 2017, recorded live at CocoaConf Next Door.
82: WWDC Wish List
Developer-related wishes and expectations for WWDC 2017 next week.
81: Profiling
Optimizing performance using Instruments, Xcode, and the iOS Simulator — and when not to bother.
80: Debugging
How we debug our apps, and avoiding common bugs in the first place.
79: New Discovery Metrics
The new Sources and Metrics in iTunes Connect that show us more about where our customers come from within the App Store.
78: Difficult Indulgences
Tackling hard problems to improve our skills, or simply as a form of intellectual indulgence.
77: iTunes Connect, Part II
In the second of a two-part series, we discuss app creation in iTunes Connect, including screenshots, keywords, descriptions, and other metadata.
76: iTunes Connect, Part I
In the first of a two-part series, we explore the non-app parts of iTunes Connect, including reporting, sales, and analytics.
75: Responding to Reviews
Deciding which App Store reviews to respond to, and the types of responses worth giving.
74: Taxes & Accounting
Minimizing the mental burden and labor cost of accounting and taxes by optimizing for simplicity.