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Highlights of recently held iOS conference including seating arrangements, atmosphere, child-focused science exhibits, and packed room with 200 attendees. Busy week with a living room remodel and plans for next year's conference. Positive feedback and success from the DO IOS conference, gratitude to contributors, discussion of conference talks, presentations, and sponsors.

Drew McCormack, founder of The Mental Faculty, talks about Agenda, a note-taking app with a strong focus on dates. They also discuss developing a podcast app for language learners, analyzing the use of macros in Swift, and the upcoming do iOS conference.

Send us a textRudrank and I talk about the things leading up to Do iOS, our failed attempt to get him to Amsterdam in 2022 and our second attempt this year.We also talk a bit about conference organizing and some of the ways I am doing things.Stream makes it easy for you to seamlessly integrate real-time experiences into your application. Check out their Swift tutorial to learn how you can get started adding video or in-app messaging to your apps! Lead Software Developer Learn best practices for being a great lead software developer.Support the showRate me on Apple Podcasts. Send feedback on SpeakPipeOr contact me on Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@appforce1Support my podcast with a monthly subscription, it really helps.My book: Being a Lead Software Developer

Send us a textJosh Holtz is back on my podcast to talk about his talk for Do iOS.Stream makes it easy for you to seamlessly integrate real-time experiences into your application. Check out their Swift tutorial to learn how you can get started adding video or in-app messaging to your apps! Lead Software Developer Learn best practices for being a great lead software developer.Support the showRate me on Apple Podcasts. Send feedback on SpeakPipeOr contact me on Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@appforce1Support my podcast with a monthly subscription, it really helps.My book: Being a Lead Software Developer

Send us a textIn this episode I talk with SwiftDev. Someone who got into iOS development because he just likes programming and the apple platform seemed like the best place to start.His goal is to become an indie developer at some point. Supported by his family and network he is making small steps every week to get closer to this goal.You can find and follow SwiftDev on Twitter.He created two apps:Libraried: UI ComponentsMoney Time: WTFStream makes it easy for you to seamlessly integrate real-time experiences into your application. Check out their Swift tutorial to learn how you can get started adding video or in-app messaging to your apps! Lead Software Developer Learn best practices for being a great lead software developer.Support the showRate me on Apple Podcasts. Send feedback on SpeakPipeOr contact me on Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@appforce1Support my podcast with a monthly subscription, it really helps.My book: Being a Lead Software Developer

Donny Wals, iOS developer and author of 'Practical Combine', joins the podcast to discuss his upcoming Swift Concurrency workshop. They talk about the workshop content, prerequisites, and the venue at Nemo Science Museum. The conversation also covers other iOS development conferences and events, with a focus on the unique Swift Island conference. Donny encourages listeners to attend the workshop and hopes to see them at future conferences.

Send us a textMonika Mateska is a speaker at Do iOS. Listen in to learn more about her.You can find Monika on LinkedIN and on Twitter/X.More info on her VisionOS talk, see the Do iOS site.Stream makes it easy for you to seamlessly integrate real-time experiences into your application. Check out their Swift tutorial to learn how you can get started adding video or in-app messaging to your apps! Lead Software Developer Learn best practices for being a great lead software developer.Support the showRate me on Apple Podcasts. Send feedback on SpeakPipeOr contact me on Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@appforce1Support my podcast with a monthly subscription, it really helps.My book: Being a Lead Software Developer

Send us a textAdam, Filip, Monika and me dive into some of the aspects of organizing a conference. You will probably be left with plenty of questions afterwards. Send them in.Also, this is based on our own experience, always consider your specific circumstances.https://swiftleeds.co.uk/https://do-ios.com/Monika on TwitterFilip on TwitterAdam on TwitterStream makes it easy for you to seamlessly integrate real-time experiences into your application. Check out their Swift tutorial to learn how you can get started adding video or in-app messaging to your apps! Lead Software Developer Learn best practices for being a great lead software developer.Support the showRate me on Apple Podcasts. Send feedback on SpeakPipeOr contact me on Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@appforce1Support my podcast with a monthly subscription, it really helps.My book: Being a Lead Software Developer

Send us a textWelcome to my new format. I will mention the occasional news item if it is amazing. But I don't want to add to your burden during WWDC week too much. More on my thoughts on that next time.This time some history on the biggest thing I am doing this year. A conference. Join me on my journey and learn what it takes to put together a conference for iOS App Developers.https://do-ios.comStream makes it easy for you to seamlessly integrate real-time experiences into your application. Check out their Swift tutorial to learn how you can get started adding video or in-app messaging to your apps! Lead Software Developer Learn best practices for being a great lead software developer.Support the showRate me on Apple Podcasts. Send feedback on SpeakPipeOr contact me on Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@appforce1Support my podcast with a monthly subscription, it really helps.My book: Being a Lead Software Developer

Send us a textThis episode's articles:Spinning Up a Feature Request Screen with SupabaseSecurity in iOS ApplicationsSwiftUI: Using a Repository as the single source of truthTips and tricks for exploring a new codebaseGrand Central Dispatch (GCD)Swift Evolution Monthly: March + April '23Simplify Time Comparisons in Swift with RelativeDateTimeFormatterOptimizing your app for Network ReachabilityDiscover how @MainActor worksI also mention:Appdevcon is a conference by app developers, for app developersDeep Dish SwiftCocoaHeadsNLDo iOSStream makes it easy for you to seamlessly integrate real-time experiences into your application. Check out their Swift tutorial to learn how you can get started adding video or in-app messaging to your apps! Lead Software Developer Learn best practices for being a great lead software developer.Support the showRate me on Apple Podcasts. Send feedback on SpeakPipeOr contact me on Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@appforce1Support my podcast with a monthly subscription, it really helps.My book: Being a Lead Software Developer