SwiftUI Adoption and Tradeoffs

Casey Liss, Charlie Chapman, and James Thomson join Stephen and David to discuss the state of software development on Apple's platforms in 2025. Topics include Liquid Glass, SwiftUI, documentation, subscriptions, and Apple Intelligence.

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James Thomson, Charlie Chapman, and Casey Liss

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