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Empower AppsBuilding a Video SDK with Marc SchwietermanMarc Schwieterman from daily.co joins us to talk about the in and outs of building a video SDK and what capabilities are for iOS.GuestMarc Schwieterman marcschwieterman.com Github @marcismeTwitter @mschwietermanMastodon @marc@xoxo.zoneDailyRelated EpisodesSpatial Experiences of the Wild with Adrian EvesIt Depends with Brandon WilliamsEmpower Station with Matt BraunConnecting Wirelessly with Gui RamboRelated Links DailyDaily Client SDK for Python — daily-python documentationHow and why Daily is using Rust for our WebRTC API platformIntroducing Daily Adaptive HEVC for iOS native videoVideo SDK Feat...
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The New DisruptorsA Life in Letterpress: a Live PodcastMy love of letterpress printing is no secret, and in this episode, I speak to two designers who devote parts of their working lives to modern letterpress. This episode was taped live at Ada’s Technical Books and Café in Seattle on January 23.
Printing didn’t change much from about 1450 to 1950. It became faster, motorized, and blew up to industrial scale, but it was only when the “relief” (or letterpress) method of printing—putting ink on a surface and then pressing paper onto it—was replaced with offset lithography, which relies on flat printing plates and thin films of ink...
2019-02-0654 min
The App Initiative34: Headphone Jackless With a Baby Bump Battery CaseThe title of this episode sounds like a Beck lyric, no? Odelay!
This week the guys have some fun with the number 34. Bill mentions Hour of Code,
and Computer Science Education Week, although he knows NOTHING about it, when
it is, or what is involved.
In Apple news the fellas debate the rumor of Apple removing the headphone jack
and using the lightening port for audio. There is also discussion of the ugly
new battery case from Apple.
Watch the screencast on YouTube!
Show Notes
Dave Matthews Band: #34
Dave Matthews: Some Devil
...
2015-12-1130 minThe App Initiative33: BANG!This week Marc kills Bill in Shooty Skies, the fellas discuss Bourbon,
and the pitfalls and struggles of using Bluetooth. Marc introduces Bill to
Twelve South and their super sexy Apple only accessories. The discussion wraps
with some talk of Tattoos and whether Bill should get a PS4 just to play Star
Wars Battlefront.
Watch the screencast on YouTube!
Show Notes
ASCII 33
Shooty Skies
Threes
Buffalo Trace
Bulleit
MacBook
Apple TV
Roku
AirPlay
Twelve South
Monkey Bones Tattoo & Piercing
PlayStation 4
Star Wars Battlefront
Picks
Interstellar
True Detective
The Man In The High Castle
2015-12-0429 minThe App Initiative32: Pie MissionIt’s the Thanksgiving Episode! There’s talk of food comas, feeling dead & bloated,
burning down houses with deep fried turkey, and all sorts of holiday cheer!
As with any good American Thanksgiving discussion we discuss Black Friday and
what Apple deals may be out there, Singles Day in China, and Pie.
Technical talk is a brief mention of our screencast on Xcode Behaviors and over
all efficiency when working in Xcode.
Watch the screencast on YouTube!
Show Notes
ASCII 32
Stone Temple Pilots - Dead & Bloated
56 Seconds of Deep Frying Turkey Gone Wrong
Cult of M...
2015-11-2727 minThe App Initiative31: Developers of Autumn TwilightThe talk this week immediately takes a tangent into fantasy fiction of the
1980’s, followed by cheesy 80’s television. The “real” talk settles on the iPad
Pro, the availability of the Apple Pencil, and what the guys recorded in a
screencast of Marc helping Bill troubleshoot some application bugs.
Watch the screencast on YouTube!
Show Notes
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Dragonlance Chronicles
The A Team
Knight Rider
Airwolf
Upgrade 63
Wacom
iPad Pro
Apple Pencil
Ferrite Recording Studio
Picks
Enlight
Ikea
2015-11-2022 minThe App Initiative30: The Big Three Oh!Yet another episode of two dudes shooting the breeze! No app talk this week.
Marc reviews the new Apple TV, setup, usage, Siri, what it does and what it does
NOT do.
Show Notes
Apple TV
iPad Pro
Federico Viticci
Connected #65: The iPad Pro Review
iPad Pro Review: A New Canvas
iPad Pro Review
BTLE
NFC
Crossy Road
Canabalt
Hulu Plus
Amazon Not Selling Competitor’s Devices
Picks
The Random Show
Movers!
2015-11-1432 minThe App Initiative29: A Bushel of Apples and Two ChickensThis episode is basically an Apple commercial. No real tech talk this week.
Just the boys chatting about mostly Apple products and various other nerdy topics.
Show Notes
Apple TV
Hulu w/o Commercials
Plex
Amazon dropping competitors’ devices
iPad Pro
Apple Pay
iMac Retina
Picks
EODM - Zipper Down
Queens of The Stone Age
Them Crooked Vultures
The Engineered Network
Pragmatic
Causality
Neutrium
2015-11-0636 minThe App Initiative28: Varidation Strategery and Angry DiffsThis episode is both totally new and totally late! This is our first test of
doing a screencast. Watch Marc help refactor part of Bill’s application. This is
like Xcode reality TV and the boys do away with Bill’s gross use of global
variables (gasp!)
Watch the video on YouTube
Show Notes
Cadillac Ranch
Route 66
BJ’s Brewhouse
Dictionary
HomeBrew
Cocoa
Singleton
NSUserDefaults
immutable references
Derived Property
subscript
Type Safety
2015-10-3001 minThe App Initiative27: Certified RefurbIt could be the Halloween episode! This week’s number reference is a bit morbid.
Marc follows up with an iPhone 6s+ status report. The guys talk about buying
refurbished Apple devices vs Windows PC vs Hackintosh.
The coding discussion touches briefly on the CLGeocoder and CLPlacemarks
classes used to reverse geocode and get thoroughfare/street information.
Show Notes
27 Club
Apple iPhone 6s
Apple Refurbished
Hackintosh
CLGeocoder
CLPlacemarks
Picks
Fast and Loud
Gas Monkey Garage
iMazing
2015-10-1629 minThe App Initiative26: I Got NothingThis week we kick it off with some coffee chat about finding a roaster in the desert.
Marc follows up on some AppleCare+ details from last week as well as some updates
on the edge gestures on the new iPhone 6s.
The technical discussion hits on UINavigationItem, MapKit, and further discussion
and debate on the UI design of Bill’s location scouting app. Marc talks about
updating his app for iOS 9 and what he ran into when submitting for review in
the App Store.
Show Notes
Coffee Roasting
AppleCare+
3D Touch
UINavigationItem
MapKit
Universal Type Identifier
Pi...
2015-10-0938 minThe App Initiative25: The Ag EpisodeThe Silver Anniversary episode is all over the place! The guys first chat about
chemistry and converting moles before heading off onto tangents about IKEA and
Lunar Eclipses.
The technical talk focuses on iOS 9 and Marc’s thoughts on his iPhone 6s Plus,
followed by a short discussion on Bill’s app progress and a bug he has
discovered in Xcode 7.
Show Notes
Periodic Table
Molar Conversion Tips
IKEA
Task Rabbit
iPhone 6s
The iPhones 6S by John Gruber
Lunar Eclipses
3D Touch
Track Pad Mode
iOS 9
News App
Flipboard
Udemy
Bill’s Bug
Radar
Picks
IKEA
...
2015-10-0245 minThe App Initiative24: Ghosts, CRUD, and Mr. FusionEpisode 24 starts on a tangent about the television show 24. Back on track the guys talk about watchOS 2, the Apple XcodeGhost news, and the Apple Car speculation.
The technical talk is all about CoreData and persisting CLLocation.
Show Notes
24
watchOS 2
Omnifocus
XcodeGhost
Apple Car
DeLorean
Mr. Fusion
Core Data
Ray Wenderlich Core Data Tutorial
CRUD
Saving CLLocation Article
NSValueTransformer
NSKeyedArchiver
Picks
Headspace
CompuLab Display Emulator (fit-Headless)
Mac Mini
Geek Bench
Mac Mini Colo
2015-09-2530 minThe App Initiative23: Bill's DayThis week the fellas discuss the Apple Special Event from last week. Bill pines for an iPad Pro and an Apple Pencil, and they discuss how this combo could be a competitor for some Wacom tablets. They also hit on Apple TV and iPhone 6s.
The technical discussion covers Bill’s app progress and Marc points and laughs at Bill for using global variables. Marc makes some recommendations on storing data, and loading saved annotations.
Show Notes
Apple Special Event
Apple Pencil
iPad Pro
Apple Pencil vs Wacom
Bills Wacom Tablet
Moleskine
Apple TV
Plex
iPhone 6s
...
2015-09-1835 minThe App Initiative22: Passing VariablesThis week the gents talk about iPhones and kayaks, which segues into a discussion on iPhone insurance options, Bendgate, and Dr. Drang.
The technical talk centers around Bill’s need to pass variables from one view controller to another. Marc offers up advice while weighing the pros and cons of a couple possible solutions.
Show Notes:
AppleCare+
Sony Walkman
Kayak!
Apple Event September 2015
iPad Pro
Apple TV
Amazon Echo
Bendgate!
Aluminum and Strength by Dr. Drang
CLLocation
prepareForSegue
Scope
Callback Functions
Singleton
Flow
The Daily Show
John Oliver: Government Surveillance
Between Two Ferns
Picks:
Last Week To...
2015-09-1147 minThe App Initiative21: Unwinding to Multiple View ControllersThis week is recorded LIVE and face to face! The guys discuss the current
status of Bill’s app, unwinding to multiple view controllers. The conversation
also hits on some basics such as the viewDidLoad method and the didSet
observer.
Show Notes
Unwinding to multiple view controllers
warning: directory not found for option '-F/Applications/Xcode-beta.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator9.0.sdk/Developer/Library/Frameworks'
viewDidLoad
didSet
Liftoff (from thoughtbot)
iPhone 6 Plus camera issue
Picks
NameChanger
Liftoff (the podcast)
2015-09-0427 minThe App Initiative20: Unwind Segues and Storing DataThis week the guys discuss Apple Watch ergonomics and 4K TVs as monitors. The
development talk centers on Bill’s aggravation in implementing unwind segues and
some of the challenges encountered when storing CLLocation data.
Show Notes
Apple Watch Orientation
Coding Horror
Kerfuffle
Unwind Segues… one more time!
Static Table View Cells
Storing CLLocation
NSCoding Protocol
Define a Data Model
Collection Types - Arrays, Dictionaries, etc
Phone Tracking Via Battery
Picks
Momentum
PAC-MAN 256 - Endless Arcade Maze
Crossy Road - Endless Arcade Hopper
2015-08-2844 minThe App Initiative19: LocationThis episode starts with some more discussion on Apple Music and the renaming of the iTunes
Music Festival to The Apple Music Festival.
The guys discuss what is involved in moving a project to a new version of Xcode and when
it makes sense to rewrite from scratch. Bill brings some of his current issues to Marc
to discuss. The issues hit on file organization, CLLocation, Table View Cells, the
MACHO LINKER, and Unwind Segues.
Show Notes
iTunes Music Festival -> Apple Music Festival
Xcode 7b5
CLLocation
“Apple Mach-O linker command failed with exit code 1”
“Misplaced View...
2015-08-2157 minThe App Initiative18: Minimum Viable ProductThis episode is all about Minimum Viable Product, the smallest thing you can build that
delivers customer value.
As Bill struggles with just how big his app should be, the guys discuss what MVP is and
how a developer may benefit from getting an MVP in front of users in order to quickly get
feedback before investing a significant amount of resources on features that may be of
no benefit.
Follow Up
Git as a Document Format
Show Notes
The Internet Archive
Ash Maurya - MVP Article
SXSW video from article above
Henrick Kniberg: MVP Infographic
3...
2015-08-1443 minThe App Initiative17: Cow PlugThis week is all about source control. The guys discuss Git and all things related.
The discussion centers around Bill’s study of some resources from The Pragmatic Bookshelf
and Marc’s experience using source control in the real world.
The guys hit on how Git works, how it is used, what tools are available, and some guidelines
and best practices.
Show Notes
Git
Resources
Source Control Made Easy
Jim Weirich
Pragmatic Guide to Git
Pro Git
Commit Messages
stopwritingramblingcommitmessages
Note About Git Commit Messages
Workflow
A Successful Git Branching Model
Gitflow
Tools
gvimdiff
Fugitive
GitX
Towe...
2015-08-0756 minThe App Initiative16: The Footlong Coney of iPhonesFollowing a tangent on headphones, sweet (episode) 16 sees the guys discussing
yet more UI. Bill learns about the Human Interfaces Guidelines from Apple
that he should have read like 2 months ago.
The UI discussion continues as the fellas discuss a couple design articles found
in iOS Dev Weekly. The articles touch on why to almost never use drop down
lists, page controls (dots showing which page you are on), the plus icon (+),
and the move (aka hamburger jr) icon.
Follow Up
Head-Fi
Headfonia
Marco Arment’s headphone reviews
Whole Module Optimization
Generics in SWIFT (around 16:40)
Show No...
2015-07-3155 minThe App Initiative15: Code GentrificationWith the guidance of Marc’s input from the previous show, Bill has redesigned
the layout of his app. The guys discuss the look and feel of the new prototype,
and Marc once again provides solid feedback on transitions and UI guidelines.
The debate over whether to require a photograph continues and leads to further
questions to be added to “The List”.
We wrap up with Marc providing even more feedback related to Bill’s code and a
discussion of warnings, Hosey Warnings, the Broken Window Theory, and the pros
and cons of using Xcode 7 while it...
2015-07-2459 minThe App Initiative14: Thinly Sliced Dead TreesDiscussion continues on the UI design for Bill’s app. Bill shares some new screens showing
ideas for adding a new location, editing location name, and adding a photo. Marc offers up
some EXCELLENT ideas on how to greatly simplify the UI.
Bill also shares his first stab at the code to get your current location, center a map view
on that location, and allow you to add an annotation to the map.
Show Notes
Bill’s App Screen Shots
iTunes 12.2 requires RCD
Upgrade
iOS Dev Weekly
iOS Dev Tools
Dribbble
pttrns
Core Data (2nd edition) by M...
2015-07-1752 minThe App Initiative13: Vondelpark!Lucky number 13 starts with a follow up on UI design and why you may NOT want to roll your own.
The boys then discuss the newly released Apple Music, Beats 1 and wax nostalgic about The Chronic.
Bill unveils his homework, the first two screens of his photo location app, and Marc
provides some excellent feedback on design and things to think about moving forward.
Show Notes
Apple Music
Beats 1
Teehan+Lax - CLOSED!
Another Sketch Repo on GitHub
GLYPHISH
Cloud Kit
Bills App - Sketch 3 Images
Picks
Via Alpina
Chris Eidhof
objc.io
Genius
2015-07-031h 07The App Initiative12: U and IThe fellas try to be friends via Apple Watch, but Bill is maxed out on friends and now
has to decide which favorite contact gets the boot. They then talk third party watch
apps, share doodles, and various “how do you use this feature…” questions.
The technical talk is all about UI design this week. Bill shares his thoughts on the
Sketch 3 course on Treehouse. The discussion hits on Photoshop comparison to Sketch 3,
using mockups to sort out app features, and UI design principals.
Marc clears up some of Bill’s questions regarding how assets for vari...
2015-06-2643 minThe App Initiative11: Proud to Be an ApplianIt’s all about WWDC this week (or last week). Marc and Bill discuss the highlights of the
WWDC Keynote and the Developer State of the Union, touching on OS X, iOS, iPad, Xcode,
Swift 2, and more. Marc shares some of his experiences at AltConf.
Show Notes
WWDC 2015
iOS URL Scheme Changes
Guard Clauses
AltConf
Peter Cohen
WWDC Parties
Parties App
Picks
Hours
Release Notes Conference
Other Dub Dub Cov
ATP
Clockwise
Connected
Core Intuition
Debug
Design Details
Developing Perspective
Exponent
Apple Music and Apple’s Focus
Mobile Couch
Release Notes
Rocket
The Rebound
The Talk Show
Transcript by i...
2015-06-191h 27The App Initiative10: Double DigitThe boys discuss researching apps that are similar to Bill’s app idea. Marc offers up
some excellent advice on data scraping, finding similar apps, and searching based on top
grossing apps. The talk gets more technical on topics such as Top Down v. Bottom Up
design approaches.
Marc takes us on a deep dive into UIDocument and shares what it can and cannot do in
relation to his current project and how that relates to Design vs. Architecture.
Show Notes
iTunes Charts - Top Paid
AppShopper
Apple Sample Code
Start-to-Finish: Building an App by David Sm...
2015-06-051h 04The App Initiative9: Code SmellsBill is ready to start working on a real app, but is afraid to look at the competition for
fear of “stealing” ideas. The guys discuss where to start, whether or not to look at similar apps before starting,
tools such as Sketch 3 and App Icon Template, and the design process in general.
Marc curates a list of books from his personal library covering iOS, GIT, refactoring,
and development in general.
Show Notes
Downcast
Overcast
Castro
CRC
Sketch
Adobe Creative Cloud
App Icon Template - Michael Flarup
Git Started With Github - Udemy Course
iOS Core Anim...
2015-05-291h 02The App Initiative8: Rubber Ducking“Coding is HARD.” Bill shares his frustrations learning Swift, the nuances of
debugging in Xcode, and what was covered in the animation modules of his Udemy
course. Marc dives even deeper into Apple Watch, the release of Watch OS 1.0.1,
Apple Pay, and discusses the cost of changing an app’s flow.
Show Notes
Rubber Duck Problem Solving
Key-Value Coding Programming Guide
View an animated GIF’s frames
Animating Views with Block Objects
Apple Watch OS 1.0.1
Apple Beta Software Program
Apple Watch Calibration Data
Off by One Half
Brazil is Big
Picks
8 Ball Pool
PCalc
2015-05-221h 04The App Initiative7: Apple Watch Cures Arm CrossingThis installment of The Initiative begins with some follow up on “swipe to delete” in
regards to UITableViewDelegate and UITableViewDataSource. Marc points out that WKWebView
is unable to load local HTML files.
Bill discusses the latest app he has created as part of the Udemy course; a “What’s The Weather?”
app that takes a city name and parses the HTML from weather-forecast.com to display a blurb.
The guys discuss NSString and its many uses and Marc reveals that he cheats by using Foundation classes.
Marc shares more insights on the Apple Watch which includes p...
2015-05-1553 minThe App Initiative6: $1000 Fart BoxIn this episode Bill reveals that he has not written any code this week. Marc and Bill
discuss how to access web content via Swift, the pitfalls of synchronous vs asynchronous,
and how to avoid doing noob shit.
Marc has figured out why his app is getting rejected and points a finger at
receipt validation with the candle stick in the 3rd party library. Marc
preaches the gospel of testing, testing, and more testing. Marc talks about his
new Apple Watch! He talks about the home screen, Glances, other UI features,
and some of the bugginess he...
2015-05-081h 19The App Initiative5: Dry Weather PrintsBill creates his first “realish” app, a “To Do List”. This is the first app with multiple
view controllers and seems like something that could actually be used. He buys the Apple Watch
developer class on Udemy, but he has not yet bought a watch.
Marc talks about his continued App Store shenanigans, resubmitted with new icon, in review again,
rejected again in record time! He also talks C programming, Structs, and Tuples in Swift
Show Notes
Greyhound Slo Mo
Udemy Apple Watch Class
Lynda.com
Picks
TRRS to TRS converter
Greyhounds - Accumulator
2015-05-0148 minThe App Initiative4: You Down With POC?Bill talks about table views, persisting data with NSUserDefaults, and segues.
Marc talks about the need to do some proof of concept coding prior to jumping into a new
project and bestows wisdom related to audio markers and Cue Sheets.
Marc discusses receipt validation and his ongoing interactions with the App Store, as well as his app being rejected for
the second time.
The guys also discuss Apple’s WWDC and the odds of getting good Chinese food in Chinatown.
Marc rants about Marvel’s subscription service and sync issues.
Show Notes
Appl...
2015-04-2439 minThe App Initiative3: Stop[watch]! Collaborate and Listen!Bill creates a stop watch app and finds the Udemy course becoming more challenging.
Marc explains selectors in Swift vs Objective C, the pitfalls of NSTimer and sending
and app to the background. Marc addresses the dangers of killing your apps in iOS
and reopening each time.
Bill talks about CaSe SeNsItIvItY and the less than helpful error messages from Xcode.
Marc shares his continuing adventures with the App Store and developing for the Apple Watch.
Show Notes
IRCHA
Richard Barrow
Picks
KiiToys Quadcopter
Rectify
2015-04-1750 minThe App Initiative2: Bill Makes an App AgainIn this episode Bill finds himself infinitely looping. Topics include more talk about
the Xcode interface and autolayout, using Google to find stuff on Stackoverflow vs the
native search, and Marc uses the Pythagorean theorem!
Marc discusses his first rejection from the App Store.
Picks
Polaris Slingshot
Lore Podcast
2015-04-1045 minThe App Initiative1: Bill Makes an AppThe pilot episode of The Initiative lays some foundation: who are they?, what do they
do?, and why this show? Marc and Bill discuss their backgrounds in the IT world
and discuss how the show came together.
Bill talks about the Udemy iOS class, what has been covered thus far, and shares
his wife’s enthusiasm for his first iOS app.
Marc talks about the Xcode interface, autolayout, and designing UI for varying devices.
Show Notes
Big Nerd Ranch books
Pragmatic Programmers
Apple Documentation
Ray Wenderlich
iTunes U Stanford class
Udemy course
Picks
XBMC / Ko...
2015-04-0351 min