AppForce1 Worklog Shaun Donnelly, developer turned manager turned developer with Indie apps on the side.
Shaun took me up on a request on Mastodon to come on my podcast.
We had a great conversation about how he ventured into management as a software developer. We also talk about how he got into software and iOS app development. Shaun took the React route. Start with web development, get started with React, progress into React native and then making the leap into native app development.
Ray Wenderlich, now called Kodeco was instrumental in learning about iOS app development.
You can get in touch with Shaun through Mastodon or his website.
- https://mstdn.social/@shaundon
- Nice UX Design Newsletter
- https://codakuma.com/
- Links to his apps are on his website too.
Some of the podcasts we mentioned in the episode:
- Under the Radar Podcast
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Podcast Episodes – The Always Sunny Podcast
- 99% Invisible
- Everything Everywhere Daily Podcast
- Accidental Tech Podcast
- Swift by Sundell
Adam's conference https://swiftleeds.co.uk/
Big shoutout to Dave Verwer and the Curated platform.
Join me in Amsterdam for Do iOS 2025, tickets and details available now.
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