193: Unproductivity
Putting mental health above productivity during challenging times.
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
192: Backporting
Using compatibility shims and abstractions to gain some of the newest APIs' benefits on previous OS versions.
191: Self-Imposed Constraints
Imposing arbitrary limits on yourself to produce better projects.
190: Custom Fonts
The risks and rewards of using custom fonts, and how to implement them in a modern app.
189: Watchsmith
The launch of David's new app that pushes the boundaries of watchOS and finally makes our smartwatch faces actually smart.
188: watchOS Business Prospects
The business side of Apple Watch app development in 2020.
187: Uncertain Times
Business decisions for app developers during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
186: Replacing WWDC
Considering how Apple could replace and expand the roles filled by WWDC if it's canceled due to COVID-19 concerns.
185: Advanced Math
How we tackle the occasional need for more advanced math skills than what we actually have.
184: The Past and Future of the iPad
Looking back at the launch of the iPad, and what its present and future hold, from an app-development and business perspective.
183: Compatibility Contrast
As Marco discovers the value of staying with the old, David plows headfirst into the new.
182: Ambitions, Goals, and Themes
Making plans, setting goals, and setting guidelines for decision-making — and, taking a page from our friends at Cortex, our chosen themes for 2020.
181: Supporting The Previous OS
Revisiting the decision to go iOS 13-only with Overcast, and the pros and cons of potentially re-adding support for iOS 12.
180: Shortcuts & Harnesses
Time-saving tips and tricks, and the value of test-harness mini-apps during development.
179: Silent Updates
If you ship a major update, but don't announce it anywhere, does it make a sound?
178: 16-inch MacBook Pro
A huge update to the computer that most of you are probably using.
177: Operating in a Hostile Environment
Energy logs, API-misuse terminations, and other unexpected ways our apps crash due to system policy enforcement.
176: That's Great, Apple, But…
Gather around the campfire as Uncle Dave tells the tale of how the conditions formed for today's App Store subscription scams.
175: Moon++
David's new app, Moon++, and experiences working with SwiftUI and the standalone App Store on the Apple Watch.
174: Always-On Apple Watch
New possibilities for users and developers opened up by the always-on screen of the Apple Watch Series 5.
173: Summer Report Card
Our summers turned out very differently than we had planned.
172: No News is Good News
We didn't think we had anything to talk about, but then we discovered unit testing and version control.
171: Customers, Audience, and Critics
Recognizing three groups that only partially overlap, and how to prioritize the feedback we get from them.
170: Spending Dan Riccio's Battery Surplus
How we'd improve the Apple Watch by "spending" the power-efficiency gains likely to come in the next hardware update.
169: The End of an App's Life
Facing the tough decisions when you know, in your heart, that it's time.
168: Working While Traveling
Our makeshift travel-work setups, and managing expectations about how much and what types of work you'll get done while traveling.
167: The WWDC Hangover
As the dust settles on an overwhelming WWDC 2019, we figure out what we should tackle first.
166: API Wish List
What we hope to see at WWDC 2019 in Apple's APIs and developer tools.
165: WWDC 2018 Year in Review
As WWDC 2019 approaches, we review the major changes announced in WWDC 2018 and how they've actually played out over the past year.
164: Meaningless Version Numbers
The advantages of switching from semantic versioning to a sequential calendar-based system with no semantic implications, and the different marketing mindset it brings.