Episode 90 – Beaver Tails & Poutine. Puppies Optional

We follow up on Apple Music API, iOSReal’s iOS podcast review, hiring iOS dev teams, Trutone displays, TZStackviews. Tim gives his review of talks and the tech workshop at NSNorth 2016, featuring Daniel Steinberg, Ayaka Nonaka, Gwen Weston, Gene Goykhman, Liz Marley, Jonathan Rhyne, Pamela Pavliscak, Rob Segal and Robles Jama. We talk about PerfectlySoft and Buddy Build. We also discuss the end of the iPhone by examining iPhone Warning Signs. Picks: HomeControl, Xcode Configs

We will link the NSNorth 2016 Videos when they become available.

Correction: the attendee who travelled the furthest to NSNorth was from Brazil.
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A fan favourite.

Photo by Greg Heo. A fan favourite.

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Episode 89 – “WWDC is cancelled”

We discuss the effect of Apple’s poorest performance report in many years, yet the iPhone 6 size skews the numbers. Also to Apple Watch outsold many similar products. We discuss the Apple Watch after a year of use. We discuss Stripes new Bring Your Own Team idea. Aaron discusses an Ad free Apple experience. Picks: Draftly, Readable Content Guides, Glot.io, Concepts, RWDevCon 2016 Vault (incl Advanced LLDB Debugging)

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Episode 88 – What’s the Diff?

Apple’s WWDC Lottery announcement anchors the show. Additionally we discuss the Macbook speed bump and some changes to App Store Review Guidelines. We chat about getting around SanFrancisco during WWDC, where to stay and commuting to reduce expenses. We also discuss the benefits of attending. We follow up on annotations & instrumentation for Android, Android Studio and the Motor-Trend Apple Car story. We discuss the changes to Apple’s developer website: WWDC and App Store Guidelines. We also revisit developer success and salaries. Picks: Hatching Twitter, Classic Programmer Paintings, OOP is Bad and Curing Our Slack Addiction.

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Episode 87 – Exclusive: The MTJC Car

This week we follow up on code obfuscation, iOS hacking, CloudKit server code, Man Mini colocation and vim adventures. These were based on feedback from our website and twitter feeds. We discussed the hyped Motor Trend exclusive non-announcement. We also celebrate the successful merging of Swift code for Android platforms. We discuss using schemes in Xcode for unit testing as well as Swift 3.0 pruning. Picks: Bez, PolyMail for Mac, Milanese Loop knockoff, The Practical Dev and Source Tree.

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Value Types vs Reference Types

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Episode 86 – Incredible & Impossible Deals

We dive right in on Facebook and Google employee on boarding. We also discuss Instaparser as well as the new subscription pricing model by TextExpander. We also discuss a couple of options for Mac Mini colocation hosting. Spoilers: The Force Awakens is discussed. Picks: Color Combination Cheat Sheet, GitHub Pull Request Templates and iOS Application Security: The Definitive Guide for Hackers and Developers.

Scott Pilgrim vs the World. Feature Image by Edgar Wright
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Tim’s iPad Pro Battery Usage (NB I was watching The Force Awakens)

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Episode 85 – Roses Are Grey. Violets are Grey. I Am a Dog.

This week we discuss the inevitable death of Twitter, the rise of Pro iOS app pricing and the return of old formats. We follow up on feedback regarding privacy as discussed on Episode 84. We hear Tim’s opinion on the 9.7 inch iPad Pro and discuss the differences with it’s larger sibling. We discuss Joe Cieplinski’s post on iPhone SE upgrade woes. Booking.com breaks iOS 9.3. Picks: Linux on Windows, Safari Preview Edition, nscurl, Hermes knockoffs, Google Cardboard for iOS and Charles Proxy.

Correction: TLS 1.2 is the current version. Thanks to @NolanObrien

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Episode 84 – MTJC SE

This week Greg Heo and Tammy Coron take over the show along with special guests Aaron Vegh and Mark Rubin. They follow up on Apple’s cloud services. They review the latest keynote from Apple discussing security, the environment, CareKit, Watch bands, the 9.7 inch iPad Pro and iPhone SE. Picks Selections: Patreon, Conquering Your Fear of Adopting Swift, Contributing to Open Source Swift.

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Noel Fielding reading about plasticine Joey Ramone & David Bowie

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Episode 83 – Whispering Sweet Nothings

We start off talking about innovations in integrated circuitry. Also discussed is the latest betas for iOS, OS X and Xcode as well as Apple’s iCloud distribution among online services. Aaron posts Rene Richie’s piece on App Store vs indie devs. Job opportunities  and employment recruiters are discussed. We’re getting ready with a WWDC Wishlist as well as the Apple Special Event. A Swift method naming convention change proposal is accepted. Picks: 123D Circuits, Miracle Timer, Cobalt & Factor Samurai

In the Photo: Tim, Greg, Catie, Jessie and Scott.

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Episode 82 – Pair Programming For the Introvert

This we discuss the OS X ransomware spread via the Transmission app. We also follow up on how much to make an app. We discuss the challenges of pair programing for the introverted.
Picks: Protocol-Oriented Programming with Swift, The Majestic Monolith & RWDevCon

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  • Protocol-Oriented Programming with Swift, by Jon Hoffman
  • The Majestic Monolith
  • RWDevCon

Episode 81 – extension MTJCPodcast: GregHeoDelegate, TammyCoronDelegate

This week the podcast is extended by Greg Heo and Tammy Coron, just before RWDevCon 2016. Tammy tells why she likes Fantastical 2 and her Gumdrop case for her iPad Pro. We chat about preparing for RWDevcon 2016. We discuss switching from indie and freelance development to joining corporations. We speculate on the rumored 9.5 inch iPad Pro. We geek out on biological motors and DRAM Challenges. Picks: OS X Playgrounds, League of Legends, Jamstik +

Photo By Greg Heo with Tammy Coron

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