

The iOS Dev Podcast
Jason Dubon
Welcome to the iOS Dev Podcast hosted by Jason Dubon. Join us for candid conversations with fellow devs on their unique journeys, personal stories, and the amazing projects they are building.
Get ready to dive into the captivating world of iOS development with the iOS Dev Podcast. Let's embark on this journey together and unlock the potential of our iOS projects while having a great time doing it!
Tune in every week for a new episode!
Get ready to dive into the captivating world of iOS development with the iOS Dev Podcast. Let's embark on this journey together and unlock the potential of our iOS projects while having a great time doing it!
Tune in every week for a new episode!
Episodes
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Jul 25, 2023 • 32min
Former Apple Engineer on SwiftUI Team with Natalia Panferova #7
In this episode of the iOS dev podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Natalia Panferova we cover topics such as getting into tech, web & iOS development, working at Apple, and other iOS projects.
Audio Version: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iosdevpodcast
YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/caMp8bR2Vmk
Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JasonDubon
Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/iu9nS2
Clips YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@iOSDevPodcast
Natalia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/natpanferova
Natalia's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliapanferova/
Natalia's Mastodon: https://mastodon.cloud/@natpanferova
Nil Coalescing: https://nilcoalescing.com/
SwiftUI in UIKit Apps Book: https://books.nilcoalescing.com/integrating-swiftui
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0:00 Intro
0:33 Lingistics Background
1:47 Shifting into Tech
3:43 Web Development
4:57 Transitioning into iOS Development
7:05 Nil Coalescing Blog
8:30 Getting Job at Apple
13:30 Biggest Difference of Working at Apple
14:45 Advice for Landing a Job at Apple
16:20 Most Undervalued Part of SwiftUI
18:01 What Makes a Good iOS App ?
19:25 Indie Projects
22:55 SwiftUI in UIKit Apps Book
24:33 Hardest Part of Transitioning UIKit Apps to SwiftUI
25:33 Writing a Book
27:56 New iOS 17 Frameworks
29:00 Family of iOS Developers
31:45 Outro
#iosdev #swift #appledeveloper

Jul 16, 2023 • 41min
From Stock Trader to Software Developer with Taylor Covington #6
In this episode of the iOS dev podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Taylor Covington. We cover topics such as breaking into the tech industry, web development, iOS development, indie projects, and coding bootcamps.
Audio Version: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iosdevpodcast
YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/iVRcHd5hLB4
Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JasonDubon
Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/iu9nS2
Macroflex: https://twitter.com/macroflexio
Taylor Covington's Twitter: https://twitter.com/buildwithtaylor
Taylor Covington's Site: https://taylorjcovington.com/
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0:00 Intro
1:15 Changing Careers: Stock Trader to Developer
7:22 Deciding What Language To Learn?
9:23 Advice For Attending Bootcamp
11:25 Benefits of Soft Skills
12:11 Getting First Job As A Dev
13:21 Cultural Shift From Finance to Tech
17:44 Advice For Your Younger Self
19:20 Dealing with Imposter Syndrome
23:00 ChatGPT - Developers Best Friend
23:53 Story of MacroFlex
27:21 Biggest Like & Dislike of iOS Development
30:03 Plans for MacroFlex
32:30 Tech Marketing & Business Side
36:10 Advice for Web Developers learning iOS Development
37:37 Where would you Travel ?
39:32 Outro #iosdev #swift #careerchange

Jul 9, 2023 • 43min
From Macintosh to iOS with Stewart Lynch #5
In this episode of the iOS dev podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Stewart Lynch. We covered topics such as the home computer renaissance of the 1970s, early forms of coding, indie development, and learning iOS development.
Audio Version: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iosdevpodcast
YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/Bx3WGSCtznM
Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/iu9nS2
Stewart Lynch's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StewartLynch
Stewart Lynch's Twitter: https://twitter.com/StewartLynch
Stewart Lynch's Site: https://www.createchsol.com/
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0:00 Intro
0:25 Early Fascination with Tech
1:35 Early Forms of Coding
3:30 Tech Renaissance in 70s and Early Career
10:30 Diving into iOS Development
12:30 Indie Apps
17:00 YouTube & Benefits of Teaching
23:00 Current Projects
25:50 Vision Pro
28:58 Self-Taught vs Self-Directed
31:26 The iOS Community
33:55 Are We Moving to Mastodon?
38:30 Favorite Wine & Book
41:40 Outro
#iosdev #swift #stewartlynch

Jun 25, 2023 • 39min
Stop using MVVM with AzamSharp #4
In this episode of the iOS dev podcast, we spoke with Mohammad Azam, AzamSharp, about his iOS dev journey, SwiftData, MVVM in SwiftUI, and iOS bootcamps.
Audio Version: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason-dubon
YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/1qQO_6kRR0o
AzamSharp's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKvDySsrOVgUgRLhWHeyHJA
AzamSharp's Twitter: https://twitter.com/azamsharp
AzamSharp's Blog Post on SwiftUI Architecture: https://azamsharp.com/2023/02/28/building-large-scale-apps-swiftui.html
NYC try! Swift conference: https://www.tryswift.co/events/2023/nyc/
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0:00 Intro
0:30 SwiftData
1:53 iOS dev journey
7:05 The biggest mistake bootcamp students make
9:12 Advice for studying new topic
10:30 Udemy course approach
14:27 Future of VisionPro & iOS development
18:40 Best cross dev platform
20:10 Indie dev: Native vs. Cross platform
21:20 Stop using MVVM
25:30 Architecture for CoreData apps
28:00 Biggest takeaway from 3 years of SwiftUI
31:45 Advice for aspiring iOS developers
32:40 Bootcamp or no bootcamp
35:04 ChatGPT & AI
38:20 Outro
#iosdev #udemyswift #azamsharp

Jun 12, 2023 • 58min
Being an iOS developer in Egypt, Vision Pro and WWDC with Amr Hossam #3
In this episode of the iOS dev podcast, we spoke with Amr Hossam about being an iOS developer in Egypt, creating content as an iOS developer, and getting his course on freeCodeCamp.
Audio Version: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason-dubon
YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/3k8egDpi7Ys
Amr's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Amrhossam96/
Amr's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Amourr96
Amr's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amrhossam96/
Amr's Netflix Clone on freeCodeCamp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCgYDCKqato
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0:00 Intro
0:50 Vision Pro & WWDC 2023
12:22 Getting Started Creating iOS Dev Content
26:10 Being an iOS Developer in Egypt
31:50 Advice for Aspiring Devs in Egypt
37:10 How Amr got his first iOS Dev Job
41:35 Mechanical Engineering Backstory
43:45 Typical Work Day of an iOS Dev in Egypt
46:20 Freelancing on Upwork
52:18 Current Egyptians Thoughts On Ancient Egypt?
55:15 Best Places to Go In Egypt
56:40 Outro
Outro Song: https://soundcloud.com/flvmoveli/imagination?si=c16fa3ede3644a8399f2a3760960bd67&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
#iosdev #swift #egypt

Jun 4, 2023 • 1h 1min
Becoming an iOS developer and Ultra Running with Bryce Ellie #2
In this episode of the iOS dev podcast, we spoke with Bryce Ellis on the journey to becoming an iOS developer, watchOS development, Augmented Reality, and Ultramarathons.
Audio Version: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason-dubon
Bryce's Twitter: https://twitter.com/bryce_ellis99
Bryce's LinkedIn: https://LinkedIn.com/in/zbe
Stamina bar: http://staminabar.app
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0:00 Started with iOS Development
3:15 Augmented Reality
11:54 Shifting into iOS development
19:20 iOS dev struggles
24:35 Advice for aspiring iOS devs
27:25 Future plans for Stamina Bar
30:15 Journey to Marathon Running
39:10 The 50 Miler
52:20 Next Race?
59:00 Outro
Outro Song: https://soundcloud.com/flvmoveli/imagination?si=c16fa3ede3644a8399f2a3760960bd67&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing#iosdev #swift #ultrarunning

May 15, 2023 • 30min
Journey to iOS Development, Getting into Crypto and More with JimBeanLit
In this episode, we discuss the journey to becoming an iOS developer, how devs can get into crypto, and more with JimBeanLit.
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YT Video: https://youtube.com/live/S2sNaOPe5SE
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Sep 1, 2022 • 26min
Third Time is the Charm | Journey to Becoming iOS Developer
The podcast discusses the challenges and journey of becoming an iOS developer, including previous attempts to become a software engineer, the learning journey, and the job search. The speaker also shares tips for improving portfolios and resumes, studying leetcode, and preparing for interviews.