Kodsnack 493 - I really care about the weather, with Malin Sundberg and Kai Dombrowski

<p>Fredrik talks to <a href="https://twitter.com/airkai">Kai Dombrowski</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/malinsundberg">Malin Sundberg</a> of <a href="https://tripleglazedstudios.com/">Triple glazed studios</a> about their new weather app <a href="https://twitter.com/mercuryweather">Mercury weather</a>.</p> <p>Malin and Kai tell us how the app went from idea to release in a few short months, and why they will try not to pick the summer months the next time they start a new app. What was the release like, what was it like to be mentioned by <a href="https://daringfireball.net/">John Gruber</a>, and how did that change the bug reports?</p> <p>Do people care about weather apps? Yes, they very much do! We also talk weater API:s, easter eggs, and a whole lot more.</p> <p>We wrap up with some chat about Fredrik&rsquo;s recent (lack of) Mac devlopment, the right phone size, and this year&rsquo;s Iphones in general.</p> <p>Thank you <a href="http://www.cloudnet.se">Cloudnet</a> for sponsoring our <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_server">VPS</a>!</p> <p>Comments, questions or tips? We are <a href="https://www.twitter.com/kodsnack">@kodsnack</a>, <a href="https://www.twitter.com/tobiashieta">@tobiashieta</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/oferlund">@oferlund</a> and <a href="https://www.twitter.com/bjoreman">@bjoreman</a> on Twitter, have a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kodsnack">page on Facebook</a> and can be emailed at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> if you want to write longer. We read everything we receive.</p> <p>If you enjoy Kodsnack we would love a <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/se/podcast/kodsnack/id561631498?l=en">review in iTunes</a>! You can also support the podcast by <a href="https://ko-fi.com/kodsnack" rel="payment">buying us a coffee (or two!) through Ko-fi</a>.</p> <h2 id="links">Links</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/airkai">Kai</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/malinsundberg">Malin</a> - previous episodes</li> <li><a href="https://tripleglazedstudios.com/">Triple glazed studios</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/mercuryweather">Mercury weather</a></li> <li><a href="https://timeinorbit.com/">Orbit</a> - Malin and Kai&rsquo;s other app</li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/CoreCoffeeYVR">Core coffe</a> - the meetup Kai and Malin arrange</li> <li><a href="https://developer.apple.com/xcode/swiftui/">Swiftui</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldwide_Developers_Conference">WWDC</a> - Apple&rsquo;s yearly developer conference</li> <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/10/22527878/dark-sky-apple-ios-app-website-api-shut-down-end-of-2022">Dark sky</a> - a weather app bought by Apple which was famous for hyper-local and precise rain forecasts</li> <li><a href="https://developer.apple.com/documentation/charts">Swift charts</a></li> <li><a href="https://openweathermap.org/">Openweather</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.bom.gov.au/">BOM</a> (Bureau of meteorology) - the only weather data source you should use in Australia</li> <li><a href="https://9to5mac.com/">9to5mac</a></li> <li><a href="https://appadvice.com/post/mercury-weather-is-a-beautiful-and-easy-way-to-keep-track-of-mother-nature/774717">App advice</a></li> <li><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2021/03/01/weather-line-app-for-ios-shutting-down/">Weather line</a></li> <li><a href="https://daringfireball.net/linked/2022/09/20/mercury-weather">John Gruber&rsquo;s post about Mercury weather</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/malinsundberg/status/647236386412605440">Malin&rsquo;s 2015 photo with Iphone and Daring fireball t-shirt</a></li> <li><a href="https://developer.apple.com/storekit/">Storekit 2</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.geoguessr.com/">Geoguessr</a></li> <li><a href="https://developer.apple.com/weatherkit/">Weatherkit</a></li> <li><a href="https://chaptersapp.com/">Podcast chapters</a> - the Mac app Fredrik builds</li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/cabel/status/1571205306180571136">Video demonstrating the bouncieness of minimizing to the dynamic island</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF-2oVAo6t0">The Mac genie effect</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/useclear">Clear</a> - the todo app</li> <li><a href="https://swiftandfika.com/">Swift &amp; fika</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="titles">Titles</h2> <ul> <li>Malin only brought me as an excuse</li> <li>Essentially one screen</li> <li>Our favorite weather app</li> <li>A heat warning in Vancouver</li> <li>So many people care</li> <li>When are raindrops expected</li> <li>Best beta period ever</li> <li>I really care about the weather</li> <li>Sydney has weather</li> <li>A lot more of an emotional response</li> <li>Before we were developers</li> <li>Wait two seconds, and ask again</li> <li>A frownie in the northern hemisphere</li> <li>Dismiss an app in different directions</li> <li>A good direction for UI design</li> </ul>