Joe Cieplinski returns to the pod to talk about his latest app, The Last Word, a journal app for tracking your personal cocktail journey. Built using the latest iOS 17 technologies from SwiftUI to SwiftData with a cross-platform design that includes visionOS, our discussion touches on many topics that will be of interest if you are starting your own greenfield side project app.
## Topics Discussed:
- Introductions / Welcome Joe Cieplinski
- The Last Word in Cocktails app
- https://havethelastword.app/
- iOS 17, SwiftUI, SwiftData, VisionOS
- Story behind the name
- Opinionated Design
- Custom Artwork
- App Store Optimization
- App Store Subscription
- RevenueCat article about using StoreKit 2
- https://www.revenuecat.com/blog/engineering/ios-in-app-subscription-tutorial-with-storekit-2-and-swift/
- Meet StoreKit for SwiftUI WWDC23 Video
- https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2023/10013/
- App Store Analytics
- AppFigures
- https://appfigures.com
- VisionOS Apps / Development
- MKBHD Disney VR floor video
- https://youtu.be/1KEtxTQUzxY
- Future plans for The Last Word
- Where to find Joe
- Mastodon
- https://mastodon.social/@jcieplinski
- Web
- https://joec.design
- Get the App!
- https://havethelastword.app
- Wrap-Up
- https://phillycocoa.org
- One More Thing…
- WWDC wishes from Joe
- New PencilKit
- SwiftUI photo capture & other updates
- SwiftData updates
- VisionOS Window Management
Intro music: "When I Hit the Floor", © 2021 Lorne Behrman. Used with permission of the artist.