Under the Radar
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From development and design to marketing and support, Under the Radar is all about independent app development. It's rarely longer than 30 minutes. Hosted by Marco Arment and David Smith.
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Apr 29, 2022 • 30min
241: Farewell, Feed Wrangler
The decision to shut down a service, and how to best take care of its customers.
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Links and Show Notes:
Feed Wrangler
Feedbin
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Apr 13, 2022 • 30min
240: File Edit WWDC Window Help
A collection of mini-topics: the WWDC announcement, Phased Release for Automatic Updates, and the value of in-app Help documentation.
This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by:
Sourcegraph: Universal Code Search. Move fast, even in big codebases. Try it now.
Links and Show Notes:
WWDC Announcement
WWDC Announcement History
Phased Release Documentation
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Apr 1, 2022 • 30min
239: Overcast Redesign
Considerations that went into the Overcast redesign, and its initial reception.
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Microsoft Lists – MSA Preview: Sign up, sign in and track what matters most.
Links and Show Notes:
The Overcast Redesign: Part One
Alternate SF Font Options
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Mar 16, 2022 • 30min
238: A/B Testing
The benefits and pitfalls of data-driven choices.
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Links and Show Notes:
Example A/B Test Calculator
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Mar 2, 2022 • 30min
237: The Spring Collection
A big update to Widgetsmith, and two developers giving fashion advice.
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Links and Show Notes:
Widgetsmith 3.0 Overview
Color Episode
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Feb 18, 2022 • 30min
236: Be A Little Annoying
Our perceived ideals of quality don't always win.
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Links and Show Notes:
ATP 470
Dithering, January 21, 2022
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Feb 2, 2022 • 30min
235: Color-Picking
How we choose and manipulate colors as non-designers.
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Links and Show Notes:
Complementary Colors
System Colors
Louie Mantia's Tweet
HSL Colors
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Jan 19, 2022 • 30min
234: Should You Do It?
So you have an idea to make an app. Is it available, is it worthwhile, and will you feel good about doing it? What happens if it works?
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Doppler: Sync environment variables at scale
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Jan 5, 2022 • 29min
233: The Road (Still) Ahead
How our expectations for 2021 panned out, and the kind of work we're planning to do in 2022.
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Links and Show Notes:
FC Model
Ian's Awesome Counter
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Dec 8, 2021 • 30min
232: SF Symbols
Our icon-design journeys over time have led us to lean heavily into SF Symbols today.
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Links and Show Notes:
Creating Custom SF Symbols, WWDC 2021
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