Every year, Apple’s platforms keep progressing at a quite rapid pace, but very often, we also need our apps to support older versions of the various operating systems that they run on. So the challenge then becomes — how to adopt new system APIs and features without sacrificing our overall backward compatibility? That’s where availability…
Ish ShaBazz returns to the show for a special pre-WWDC episode about what new APIs and developer tools that Apple might announce at this year’s edition of the conference. What’s in store for Swift and SwiftPM, how might UIKit and SwiftUI continue to evolve, and will this be the year when we’ll finally see Apple’s…
Swift’s implementation of enums is, without a doubt, one of the most beloved and powerful features that the language has to offer. The fact that Swift enums go way beyond simple enumerations of integer-based constants, and support things like associated values and sophisticated pattern matching, makes them a great candidate for solving many different kinds…
Sean Allen returns to the show to talk about using the MVVM design pattern within SwiftUI-based apps, building a course around MapKit and CloudKit, how to approach all of the new material that WWDC has to offer, and what goes into making a really great developer portfolio. Sponsors NordVPN: Make your Internet connection private and…
With the start of WWDC21 just around the corner, I’d like to continue the tradition that I started in 2019, and share some of my biggest hopes and dreams for this year’s edition of the conference. Note that these are really not predictions, nor are they based on any kind of insider information. It’s just…
As I have for the past two years, this year I’m once again sharing my first impressions of many of the new APIs and frameworks that are being introduced at WWDC, over on my dedicated website — wwdcbysundell.com. And, just like last year, I’m joined by some of my friends from around the Apple developer…
Amazon has issued deeper price drops on a wide range of MacBook Pro models heading into the weekend, with a standout offer knocking $600 off an M5 Max 14-inch config. Save $600 on Apple’s M5 Max 14-inch MacBook Pro this weekend – Image credit: Apple Today we’re highlighting a fresh $600 price drop on Apple’s…
We talk with Mario, Raul and Paco, authors of Funktionale and Kategory respectively about functional programming in Kotlin, along with a new surprise project they have in store! For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.
We chat with Dai and John on using Kotlin at BBC Sports and the challenges they’ve faced, along with some of the things they’ve encountered when using Kotlin, such as whether lack of nullability forces us to be more proactive in terms of error control. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download…
We talk with Eduard Guskiy, team lead for internal development at JetBrains. Eduard and his team work on a series of applications that are either customer facing or for internal usage. We speak about their migration to Kotlin and how they ported an existing Java/Spring/Struts application to Kotlin. For links to show notes, please visit…