Natan Rolnik from swifttoolkit.dev and I chatted about building tools in Swift, ArgumentParser, Swift Package Manager, and more.

Guest

• Natan Rolnik
• Natan Rolnik (@natanrolnik) / X
• Natan Rolnik (@[email protected]) - Mastodon
• Natan Rolnik | Kodeco
• Natan Rolnik | LinkedIn
• Natan Rolnik (@natanrolnik) • Instagram photos and videos
• natanrolnik (Natan Rolnik) | Github 

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Links

• SwiftToolkit.dev
  • Swift Toolkit.dev (@[email protected]) - Mastodon
  • @SwiftToolkit (X)
  • Swift Toolkit | Github
• A Different Approach Using the Swift Argument Parser
• Copy On Write and the Swift-CowBox Macro
• Supporting Interactive Input in CLI Tools Using Property Wrappers
• Understanding Colors and Styles in Terminal Output
• apple/swift-argument-parser: Straightforward, type-safe argument parsing for Swift
• vapor/console-kit: 💻 APIs for creating interactive CLI tools.
• patriksvensson/spectre-kit: A Swift framework that makes it easier to create beautiful console applications.
• rensbreur/SwiftTUI: SwiftUI for terminal applications
• brightdigit/PackageDSL: Simplify the management of your Package.swift file with PackageDSL

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• (00:00) - Nathan's Work and Contribution
• (05:14) - Deep Dive into Swift CLI Tools
• (19:09) - Understanding Copy-on-Write in Swift
• (23:42) - Practical Applications and Performance Considerations
• (26:30) - Swift Package Manager and Development Tools

• Bertram Eber
• Edward Sanchez
• Satoshi Mitsumori
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Adegboyega Olusunmade joins to talk about building his Full Stack Swift app Lyriq and what did he learn along the way: the differences between building an iOS app and a server app to deploying a server application.

Guest

• Adegboyega Olusunmade (@AdeOlusunmade) / X

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Links

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• Lyriq
  • Lyriq on the App Store
• Glad Mind
  • Glad Mind on the App Store
• The Adventures and Misadventures of Building a Trivia app with Vapor - Adegboyega Olusunmade
• Vapor
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• (00:00) - Building Lyriq: Challenges and Decisions
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• (22:24) - Transitioning from iOS to Server-Side Swift

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• Edward Sanchez
• Satoshi Mitsumori
• Steven Lipton

Nick Lockwood of SwiftFormat (not dash) joins the show to talk about the server side Swift conference, quirks of Swift you didn't know about, language design, and the future of Swift.

Guest

• Nick Lockwood
  • @nicklockwood (Github)
  • Nick Lockwood (@[email protected])
  • Nick Lockwood | LinkedIn

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Links

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• GenericsManifesto.md · redstrike/swift-programming-language
• Typed throws – available from Swift 6.0
• nicklockwood/SwiftFormat: A command-line tool and Xcode Extension for formatting Swift code
• swiftlang/swift-format: Formatting technology for Swift source code
• realm/SwiftLint: A tool to enforce Swift style and conventions.
• jpsim/SourceKitten: An adorable little framework and command line tool for interacting with SourceKit.
• swiftlang/swift-syntax: A set of Swift libraries for parsing, inspecting, generating, and transforming Swift source code.
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• (00:00) - Server-Side Swift Conference
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• (46:02) - Future of Swift

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• Edward Sanchez
• Satoshi Mitsumori
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Jaim Zuber returns after over 5 years to give us an overview of looking for a job in iOS development in 2024, how has it changed, what are some things you can do now, and when becoming a manager is the right call.

Guest

• Jaim Zuber
  • @sharpfive (GitHub)
  • Jaim Zuber (LinkedIn)
  • @[email protected] (Mastodon)

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• (00:00) - Welcome and Announcements
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• (20:51) - Transitioning from Engineering to Management
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• Edward Sanchez
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Ben Scheirman is back for part 2 of our interview on SwiftUI Migration. In this episode we focus on navigation, data handling and Swift packages.

Guest

• Ben Scheirman | Ben is an experienced software engineer from Houston, TX. Currently focused on Swift, iOS, Ruby, and Rust.
• Ben Scheirman (@[email protected]) - Mastodon
• subdigital (Ben Scheirman)
• NSScreencast: Bite-sized Screencasts for iOS Development
• Combine Swift

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• brightdigit/Sublimation: Enable automatic discovery of your local development server on the fly. Turn your Server-Side Swift app from a mysterious vapor to a tangible solid server.
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• siteline/swiftui-introspect: Introspect underlying UIKit/AppKit components from SwiftUI
• Presenting Coordinators - Soroush Khanlou on Vimeo

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• (00:00) - Discussing Data Handling in Swift UI
• (01:22) - Observable Objects and View Models
• (04:20) - The Power of Previews in Swift UI
• (06:36) - Combining Combine and Async/Await
• (10:29) - Interfacing Between UIKit and Swift UI
• (17:12) - Challenges with Swift Package Manager

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• Edward Sanchez
• Satoshi Mitsumori
• Steven Lipton

Ben Scheirman of NSScreenCast comes on to talk about migrating apps such as a Nike's Sneakers app from UIKit to SwiftUI and all the little things you don't think about. This is part 1 of a 2 part interview.

Guest

• Ben Scheirman | Ben is an experienced software engineer from Houston, TX. Currently focused on Swift, iOS, Ruby, and Rust.
• Ben Scheirman (@[email protected]) - Mastodon
• subdigital (Ben Scheirman)
• NSScreencast: Bite-sized Screencasts for iOS Development
• Combine Swift

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Links

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• pointfreeco/swift-perception: Observable tools, backported.
• brightdigit/Sublimation: Enable automatic discovery of your local development server on the fly. Turn your Server-Side Swift app from a mysterious vapor to a tangible solid server.
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• (00:00) - Who is Ben Scherman
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• (10:24) - Using Introspect for Swift UI
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• (25:05) - Exploring iOS 18 Scroll View API
• (25:30) - SwiftUI vs UIKit: Productivity and Constraints
• (26:38) - Design and Engineering Collaboration
• (29:43) - Stages of Migrating to SwiftUI
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• Edward Sanchez
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Daniel Steinberg comes in the podcast to talk about his latest book on Swift Testing as well as the state of Swift development in 2024.

Guest

• Dim Sum Thinking
• dimsumthinking (@[email protected]) - Mastodon
• Daniel Steinberg | LinkedIn

Announcements

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"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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• (00:00) - What is Swift Testing
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• (31:20) - Swift Data
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• (37:02) - Swift Macros
• (41:44) - Books and Conferences

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• Edward Sanchez
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Damian Mehers shares the story of his app Voice in a Can from inception to shutdown. We talk customer stories and the future of voice assistants.

Guest

• Damian Mehers’ blog | Swift, SwiftUI and .NET from Switzerland
• Damian Mehers (@[email protected]) - Fosstodon
• Damian Mehers (@DamianMehers) / X
• Damian Mehers - YouTube
• DamianMehers (Github)
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I had a great time chatting with Chris Eidhof about his work with objc.io and his latest project, the SwiftUI Field Guide. We discussed SwiftUI's layout system and the exciting new features from WWDC 2024.

Guest

• Chris Eidhof
• Chris Eidhof (@[email protected]) - objc.io

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• Edward Sanchez
• Satoshi Mitsumori
• Steven Lipton

I had great time chatting with Danielle Lewis about her experience becoming a Swift developer, learning to develop for the Vision Pro, and getting the Magical world of Objective-C.

Guest

• Danielle Lewis
• Danielle (@dlewisdev) / X
• Danielle Lewis - YouTube
• Danielle Lewis - DEV Community

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"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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• (00:00) - Getting into visionOS Development
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• (15:44) - Getting into Objective-C
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• Edward Sanchez
• Satoshi Mitsumori
• Steven Lipton

I'm excited to have on the show Michigan's own Swift Student Challenge Distinguished Winner Dezmond Blair on to talk about everything from his learning and mentoring experience at the Apple Developer Academy to his experience at WWDC 2024.

Guest

• Dezmond Blair (@dezdoesiOS) / X
• Dezmond (Dez) Blair  | LinkedIn
• dezdoesit (Dezmond Blair) - GitHub
• dezdoesit/MTBXTREME: Swift Student Challenge - Distinguished Winner - Mountain Biking App I made so eveyone can experience MTB!

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"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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• (00:00) - Who is Dezmond Blair?
• (03:06) - Apple Developer Academy
• (09:29) - Coding Mentor
• (14:41) - Swift Student Challenge
• (26:19) - Call for Students

• Bertram Eber
• Edward Sanchez
• Satoshi Mitsumori
• Steven Lipton