The iDeveloper Podcast

This week the boys touch on the impact of current global events on the upcoming run of tech conferences. Scotty talks the progression of MoneyWell with sync, Continuous Integration and Xcode Test Bots. John talks the precautions that US tech companies are taking and app suites and pricing models. XcodeGitHub | Automated Xcode testing for your GitHub repos. MAJOR INPUT!

This week the boys talk through the feedback they’ve been getting from the Architecture talks over the last few weeks. John talks his most recent mistake regarding data types and the nill/null/empty problem. Scotty talks importing problems with the latest MoneyWell news. Lyle Troxell | The Man, The Myth

Scotty asks for assistance for a very particular AppKit problem. John brings yet other question from Sammy Seabass to the discussion. This week it’s about the composition and presentation of views on iOS. Also John talks about his latest endeavours into backend code.

This week the boys talk databases and file storage. John, on the evolution and the innovative Apple Files system. Scotty, on the issues that MoneyWell has with databases and file storage. Scotty also stumbles upon some long lost code. AppCoda | How to Integrate Your App with Files App in iOS

The boys share their thoughts on Johns new Apple purchase. John talks about his latest Swift discovery, Scotty talks Swift and and the possibilities that the future could hold for SwiftUI. Also the joint appreciation of SwiftLint. AirBuddy | AirPod to Mac interface SwiftLint | A tool to enforce Swift style and conventions

This week, John uncovers an issue he thought was his own but turns out to be company wide and gives his thoughts on what's lacking with Slack. The boys talk the importance of good decision making in development and life in general. And Scotty brings his NSTextView woes to the table. #FractionalListener UIStackView Solution

John brings his keyboard woes to discus this week, and briefly reviews his newly acquired iPhone and MacBook Pro 16". Not to be left out, Scotty has his own keyboard woes, along with some Mac development issues.

Moving from Objective-C to Swift. The pros, the cons and the interactivity involved. John talks again of his fond friendship with //print(“\(maleFirstNames.randomElement() ?? “Joe”) \(oceanStuff.randomElement() ?? “Crabtree”)“). Scotty talks of the ongoing development of MoneyWell and how to progress with an existing codebase and customer base. PolyNome | The Ultimate Practice Tool MoneyWell | Personal Budgeting Software for Mac and iOS

This week Scotty and John talk the testing problems of using the correct test data, the scope of the FRC Robotics Competition and the lessons to learn from theft. Too late for New Years Resolutions? Not for these two. GeekSpeak | A Podcast with Lyle Troxell Core Intuition | Indie development podcast Segway | Prototype wheelchair mishap at tech show FRC Robotic Competition SOTA Cyberdragons Shop Break-Ins

Stuck on holiday gifts for the tech head in your life? The boys talk last minute gift ideas from the best programs, apps and tech that makes their lives just that little bit easier. The Money Pit Fork | A fast and friendly git client for Mac and Windows. Visual Studio Code | Code Editing. Redefined. Kaleidoscope | The world's most advanced iOS and Mac diff tool. Paw | The most advanced API tool for Mac. Hokusai | A multitrack audio editor for iOS. DEVONthink | A professional document management app for Mac and iOS. ScanSnap iX1500 | A touchscreen WiFi enabled scanner.

This week John talks graphics with the success of his hack getting implemented. Scotty talks currency woes and accommodating continually differing bank systems. Also the boys reminisce about tech long past and how they can only just about handle a single button.

To hack or not to hack. That is the question. Well, it's one of the items John and Scotty discuss this week anyway. They also talk about Sourcery and Firebase. Sourcery | Meta-programming for Swift, stop writing boilerplate code. Firebase

The boys discuss their week and their plans for the holidays. Subjects include testing, dependency management and software pricing. Git Tower Git Fork GRDB | A toolkit for SQLite databases XcodeGen | A Swift command line tool for generating your Xcode project Cocoa Pods | The Dependency Manager for iOS & Mac projects

John has a new recorder, so this week the boys only took two attempts to record a new episode. With yet another of John's recent recording failures still fresh in their memories, they decide to discuss some of John's other failures from the past week mainly focussing on issues in UI testing. With that off their chests, they move on to review the new book from the team at basecamp called Shape Up.

Scotty and John actually manage to make a successful recording and this week talk about John’s abysmal failure at the latest Netflix hack day. Scotty is also hacked off with UI testing and Core Data but they do eventually find some pleasure in the release of the new 16” MacBook Pro, Scotty’s success at running two laptops from one and his new laptop bag.

This week John and Scotty discuss logging and unit testing as well as generally doing their best to upset their nominal listener.

After a few failed attempts the boys have worked out how their audio gear works and managed to record a new episode. This week as well the regular dip into accessibility they talk about their recent UI testing experiences using XCUITest.

It's been a while since the chaps have produced an episode. In this episode, they catch up on what they have been up to including some accessibility and NSOutlineView UITesting failures.

This week the boys talk graphical rating systems and the challenges of adapting for different cultures, graphing, unit testing and briefly touch on the latest Apple release.

Scotty shares his multi-threading, semaphore locking woes while John moans on about MPVolumeView, changing locals and Voice Control. They both cheer up a bit when they talk about Xcode 11.

Scotty and John discuss Johns recent cycling accident, his secret project and yet another award. They also talk about Scotty's new scanner, NSOutlineView, NSTextView and Core Data.

John throws Scotty under the bus and has a discussion with Joe Crabtree, professional drummer and journeyman software engineer, about his work on the app PolyNome.

John discusses how dark mode support highlighted a usability problem and shares whereby ancient technology saved the day while Scotty reveals his concerns that Catalina is going to be the Vista of macOS releases.

Scotty and John discuss marching band, objects vs functional, working remotely, WWDC 2 months on, handling deprecations, knowledge sharing, daily stand ups and vists to the dentist.

The boys discuss Scotty's charity, the moon landings and how the world has changed but maybe hasn't.

John becomes a full stack developer and shares his experience with nodeJS and Visual Studio Code. Scotty shared his week setting up a Mac Mini build server to run Xcode bots. Scotty also looks forward to his 100km charity run this weekend.

Scotty and John discuss John's rapid rise to stardom with a chain of hack day victories as well as debating should people jump into Swift UI or wait for it to settle as many people did with Swift.

John sings, but don't let that put you off as it doesn't last long. John continues to give Stack Views high praise, and the boys discuss SwiftUI beta two. Scotty lets loose on the therapy couch about his troubles in making any technology decisions for the next MoneyWell release.

One week on Scotty and John discuss their reactions and theories about what all the things announced at WWDC are going to mean over the next year.

Scotty and John discuss all that was announced at WWDC and their initial reactions on how it will all affect them.

John talks about his hack day success and shares his tips and tricks on how to be successful at hack day events. Scotty explains how Marzipan could alter the approach to the next version of MoneyWell.

Scotty and John continue their conversation on preparing a presentation, presentation software and accessibility issues and concerns. Scotty talks a little about his new contract while John starts to get excited by the next Netflix hack day. There is also a special guest appearance from Amy the dog.

Scotty and John discuss horrible hardware UX, the different ways to prepare a conference talk and how syncing is far more than just code that syncs data.

After a break away from the mic (because John couldn’t find his) the boys are back. Other than reminiscing over the 80’s they discuss team coding standards, focusing on the needs of new users vs existing users and preparing for WWDC.

Scotty & John discuss communication problems, the importance of acknowledging problems and objections when trying to sell to people and how bad indie developers often are at selling and marketing. John also shares how he designs and documents his classes.

Scotty & John discuss hard choices when designing app on-boarding and Johns colossal oversight.

John updates us on how there were a few problems with his efficient xib loading solution and Scotty shares how he is re-writing the ensembles server and making allowances for Wasabi / S3 differences. John also reports on his sons robotic, and Scotty makes a personal appeal for sponsorship to support his run to raise money for MS research.

John talks about his new found fame and a vegetarian free bug bash. Scotty totally forgets what he said he wanted to talk about so discusses the problems indie developers can encounter when they find it hard to set their own boundaries.

Scotty shares how he recently had some sync issue with an app he uses and how the tech support experience trying to get it resolved has made him totally reconsider how he is going to implement sync in MoneyWell. John also shares about his visit to the Steve Jobs theatre for an Apple shareholders meeting.

John talks in depth about optimizing the loading of xib files and Scotty discusses the decision to rewrite 30% of MoneyWell.

The week John continues his accessibility campaign both in the world of software and the physical world while Scotty goes on a crusade to rid MoneyWell of warnings. They also discuss how Marzipan might affect future macOS development.

This week the boys talk about Scotty's restored relationship with Objective-C, a hatred of bindings, broken iPhone X screens and bowing.

John talks about how important it is to have people "critique" your work. Scotty talks about how compiling against newer SDK's is causing issues and his hatred of bindings in macOS and his database syncing decision dilemmas. John also gets to brag about new features in the Netflix iOS app.

Scotty and John discuss Diligent Robot's acquisition of the app MoneyWell and John talks about how he has been messing things up and teaching kids in a robotics class that screwing up is alright.

In this last show for 2018, Scotty and John discuss the highlights of their year and what they are looking forward to next year.

Scotty and John talk about the recently released video of John's talk from Moscow as well as discussing the general challenges of giving conference talks in a culture that is not your own.

It's episode 200, and Scotty and John continue to underwhelm. This week they look back at the beginning of the podcast, talk about an app called Eyespeak and discuss Scotty's future application plans.

Scotty and John talk about John's new laptop, wireless debugging, self-promotion, boot camps, Apples new development program for women and the concept of it's always about who you know not what you know.

In this weeks episode, Scotty and John introduce Sam, the podcasts new editor, catch up on some responses to Johns newfound fame and the effects of the California fires on the tech industry before heading into a discussion about the differences between shipping code and shipping product.

John shares about how his Netflix Hack Day project has raised some interesting press articles. Scotty talks about trying to learn about Docker and Kubernetes to deploy server-based Swift applications. The discussion then moves on to examine the green credentials of Apples latest product announcements.