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Send me a textRoxana is amazing. She's having loads of fun developing iOS apps for Monstarlab. In Dubai. It has been a while since she's seen rain. And she is working hard on creating content online on the topic of AR Kit. Also she is an advocate for inclusivity by leading the charge at Women in Tech Dubai.You can find Roxana online through her website: https://roxanajula.comOn Twitter, her handle there is RoxanaJula Roxana specifically asked me to mention the Borderless Engineering Conference.Join me in Amsterdam for Do iOS 2025, tickets and details available now. Lead Software Developer Learn best practices for being a great lead software developer.PodMatchPodMatch Automatically Matches Ideal Podcast Guests and Hosts For InterviewsSupport the showDo iOS: https://do-ios.com Rate me on Apple Podcasts. Send feedback on SpeakPipeOr contact me: Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@appforce1 X: https://x.com/appforce1 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/appforce1.net LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leenarts/ Support my podcast with a monthly subscription, it really helps.My book: Being a Lead Software Developer

Send me a textIt is King's Day tomorrow in the Netherlands. So national holidays, time for something completely different. A panel discussion. 6 people on a recording. What could possibly go wrong right?I'm withMalin and Kai. Their company is called Triple Glazed Studios. Their main product is called Orbit.Josh Holtz, maintainer of FastLane.tools and a couple OTTER great apps.Chris Vasselli, creator of Nihongo app, a modern Japanese dictionary and study toolLybron who responded to my shoutout on Twitter and was willing to join without any idea what he was getting himself into. He creates a HealthKit related app called Health Auto Export.Malin, Kai, Josh and Chris have been previous guests on my podcast.Join me in Amsterdam for Do iOS 2025, tickets and details available now. Lead Software Developer Learn best practices for being a great lead software developer.PodMatchPodMatch Automatically Matches Ideal Podcast Guests and Hosts For InterviewsSupport the showDo iOS: https://do-ios.com Rate me on Apple Podcasts. Send feedback on SpeakPipeOr contact me: Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@appforce1 X: https://x.com/appforce1 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/appforce1.net LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leenarts/ Support my podcast with a monthly subscription, it really helps.My book: Being a Lead Software Developer

Send me a textTing from China, moved through Arkansas to California. With the support of her parents, she made a huge leap of faith. And it does seem the Chinese year of the Ox is smiling upon her choices. With dedication and a free schedule, Ting did a full reset of her career as a CPA. She's  a self taught iOS software developer, now an associate software engineer at Quicken Loans.Ting on Twitter, follow her there to stay updated on any online events, like Chinese New Year and hackatons.The Testflight link to LittleThings.Please note. I left a lot of things unedited. This episode is the ultimate showcase of a guest and me having a lot of fun while creating the content.Join me in Amsterdam for Do iOS 2025, tickets and details available now. Lead Software Developer Learn best practices for being a great lead software developer.PodMatchPodMatch Automatically Matches Ideal Podcast Guests and Hosts For InterviewsSupport the showDo iOS: https://do-ios.com Rate me on Apple Podcasts. Send feedback on SpeakPipeOr contact me: Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@appforce1 X: https://x.com/appforce1 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/appforce1.net LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leenarts/ Support my podcast with a monthly subscription, it really helps.My book: Being a Lead Software Developer

Send me a textThe end is in sight. Roof is almost done. Meanwhile things keep on progressing. CocoaHeadsNL, Core Data workshop, new articles. An Apple event.In this week's episode:JavaScriptCore and Swift • Andy IbanezHow to Manage Photo Library Permission in iOS - Swift SenpaiBlur Effect in SwiftUI – SerialCoder.devWhat’s the difference between a singleton and a shared instance in Swift? – Donny WalsiOS Feeds - Latest articles from the iOS communityWriting your App’s Privacy Policy – Get On The StoreJoin me in Amsterdam for Do iOS 2025, tickets and details available now. Lead Software Developer Learn best practices for being a great lead software developer.Practical Core Data by Donny WalsLearn Core Data from the ground up using new and modern techniques.Practical Combine by Donny WalsBuy Donny’ book on combine and support my podcast. Now that’s a great deal.Sendy, send newsletters, 100x cheaperA self hosted email newsletter, send emails via Amazon SES without sacrificing deliverability.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showDo iOS: https://do-ios.com Rate me on Apple Podcasts. Send feedback on SpeakPipeOr contact me: Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@appforce1 X: https://x.com/appforce1 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/appforce1.net LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leenarts/ Support my podcast with a monthly subscription, it really helps.My book: Being a Lead Software Developer

Send me a text"Chemical Engineering?! Then how did you become a Software Engineer?"I asked Stephanie the above question. It involves shampoo and tooth paste. Only in 2018 Stephanie switched into iOS development. Now she works at PayPal.Stephanie's website on Tech Career CoachingStephanie on TwitterStephanie on LinkedINJoin me in Amsterdam for Do iOS 2025, tickets and details available now. Lead Software Developer Learn best practices for being a great lead software developer.PodMatchPodMatch Automatically Matches Ideal Podcast Guests and Hosts For InterviewsPractical Combine by Donny WalsBuy Donny’ book on combine and support my podcast. Now that’s a great deal.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showDo iOS: https://do-ios.com Rate me on Apple Podcasts. Send feedback on SpeakPipeOr contact me: Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@appforce1 X: https://x.com/appforce1 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/appforce1.net LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leenarts/ Support my podcast with a monthly subscription, it really helps.My book: Being a Lead Software Developer

Send me a textLots going on, skipped a week but published something cool. Some reflections on me, my home and other things.And lots of cool articles. Enjoy!This week's links:An introduction to working with Codable in Swift – Donny WalsCategory: Codable – Donny WalsLostMoa - Bringing Polymorphism to CodableInstantly parse JSON in any language | quicktypeDesigning API using Combine framework | Swift with MajidSwift.org - Introducing Swift CollectionsOrderedDictionary In New Swift Collections Swift PackageOrderedSet In New Swift Collections Swift PackageTextEditor in SwiftUI – SerialCoder.devJoin me in Amsterdam for Do iOS 2025, tickets and details available now. Lead Software Developer Learn best practices for being a great lead software developer.Support the showDo iOS: https://do-ios.com Rate me on Apple Podcasts. Send feedback on SpeakPipeOr contact me: Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@appforce1 X: https://x.com/appforce1 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/appforce1.net LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leenarts/ Support my podcast with a monthly subscription, it really helps.My book: Being a Lead Software Developer

Send me a textMalin and Kai, work and live together in Vancouver Canada. Their company is called Triple Glazed Studios. Their main product is called Orbit. They are two very enjoyable people to talk with and they have travelled around the world together. Listen in on our conversation and hear how they got started in tech and how they ended up where they are right now.Triple Glazed StudiosOrbitSydney CocoaHeadsVancouver XcodersJoin me in Amsterdam for Do iOS 2025, tickets and details available now. Lead Software Developer Learn best practices for being a great lead software developer.PodMatchPodMatch Automatically Matches Ideal Podcast Guests and Hosts For InterviewsSupport the showDo iOS: https://do-ios.com Rate me on Apple Podcasts. Send feedback on SpeakPipeOr contact me: Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@appforce1 X: https://x.com/appforce1 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/appforce1.net LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leenarts/ Support my podcast with a monthly subscription, it really helps.My book: Being a Lead Software Developer

Send me a textCharlie is from a .net background. He switched into iOS app development and needed a practice project to work on. Dark Noise was born. Talk about an understatement, Dark Noise a "practice project".Charlie's websiteThe statistics about Dark Noise launchDark Noise appOverviewer appJoin me in Amsterdam for Do iOS 2025, tickets and details available now. Lead Software Developer Learn best practices for being a great lead software developer.PodMatchPodMatch Automatically Matches Ideal Podcast Guests and Hosts For InterviewsSupport the showDo iOS: https://do-ios.com Rate me on Apple Podcasts. Send feedback on SpeakPipeOr contact me: Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@appforce1 X: https://x.com/appforce1 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/appforce1.net LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leenarts/ Support my podcast with a monthly subscription, it really helps.My book: Being a Lead Software Developer

Send me a textHey there, the more I think about my podcast pivot, the more it grows on me. I look forward to starting work on it and see how it turns out. Meanwhile I am looking for waya to tune down on the monday evening podcast recording. Not sure yet how to do that, but it will happen at some point.Using Combine’s futures and subjects | Swift by SundellXcode Tips 💡 | The more you know… concurrency | kean.blogParse and Create URLs in SwiftDonny monday morning tweetJoin me in Amsterdam for Do iOS 2025, tickets and details available now. Lead Software Developer Learn best practices for being a great lead software developer.Support the showDo iOS: https://do-ios.com Rate me on Apple Podcasts. Send feedback on SpeakPipeOr contact me: Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@appforce1 X: https://x.com/appforce1 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/appforce1.net LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leenarts/ Support my podcast with a monthly subscription, it really helps.My book: Being a Lead Software Developer

Send me a textAllen Whearry is the person organizing #iOSDevHappyhour. You should look that one up on Twitter if you haven't. Allen had an interesting journey into tech, he started with a psychology major and went through several sales roles before diving into tech. On this episode Allen and I take you through Allen's backstory.Join me in Amsterdam for Do iOS 2025, tickets and details available now. Lead Software Developer Learn best practices for being a great lead software developer.PodMatchPodMatch Automatically Matches Ideal Podcast Guests and Hosts For InterviewsSupport the showDo iOS: https://do-ios.com Rate me on Apple Podcasts. Send feedback on SpeakPipeOr contact me: Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@appforce1 X: https://x.com/appforce1 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/appforce1.net LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leenarts/ Support my podcast with a monthly subscription, it really helps.My book: Being a Lead Software Developer