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@iOhYesPodcast platitude: 1/3 of our 'productive years' are spent working -> If we make someones job easier we improve .33 of their life :)— Ding0 Bytes (@ding0bytes) August 17, 2015

@iOhYesPodcast my vote would be shorter, more focused episodes. Then just let loose on the new @jazzychad rants podcast ;)— Mark DeLaVergne (@markdelavergne) August 19, 2015

@iOhYesPodcast Longer episodes, more rants!!!— Andy Obusek (@obusek) August 20, 2015

@iOhYesPodcast ep. 81. Result type is useful for async calls. Cannot use throw there.— Kedar Vaidya (@kedarv) August 22, 2015

Note:The keyword Darryl was having trouble recalling is indirect.

@iOhYesPodcast Do you have any suggestions for tools like Uncrustify, but for swift?— Amanda (@_ukebox) August 24, 2015

Discussion

So you want to develop an app…

So you want to be an indie app developer? Why? Are you crazy???

Similarities to Indie music

Examples

Fully independent Indies

Daniel Jalkut Red Sweater
Gus Mueller Flying Meat
Tapbots

Former Indies that have grown into larger companies

Omnigroup
Panic

What motivates a person to develop an app independently?

Hobby
Scratch own itch
Can anyone really make a living?
Get a foot in the door with another company
Win the lottery (a la Flappy Bird)
Have all of the really good ideas for apps been taken?

Picks

Chad

ZipUtilities Open Source Zip library for iOS (and OS X eventually) by Nolan
Twitter Bookmarks
Recall

Darryl

$44 iVapo Stainless Steel Apple Watch Band
Is your app iOS 9 ready? - a last-minute survival guide for stressed mobile PMs written by Harry Fuecks

John

Swift Interview Questions from RayWenderlich.com

Nolan

what if? - Randall Munroe Both hilarious and fascinating
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