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Empower AppsMilk Diary with Kaya ThomasKaya Thomas (kayathomas.is) comes back after half a decade to tell us about how motherhood inspired her new app Milk Diary (milkdiary.com). She talks about using new APIs like Foundation Models, SpeechAnalyzer, and AlarmKit to handle the complex stuff other feeding apps miss: intelligent scheduling and reminders, combo feeding that's actually easy to track, hassle-free tracking for twins and smart milk management.GuestKaya ThomasKaya Thomas (@kayathomas@mastodon.social) - MastodonKaya (@kayathomas.is) — Blueskykmt901 (Kaya Thomas)Kaya Thomas | LinkedInKaya Thomas (@kayathomas.is) • Threads, Say moreMilk Diary AppRelated LinksRob...
2025-08-0133 min
Empower AppsSwift Testing with Rachel BrindleRachel Brindle, maintainer of Nimble and Quick, comes on to talk about what's new in Swift Testing and what the future of Swift Testing may hold.GuestRachel BrindleRachel Brindle (@younata@hachyderm.io) - Hachyderm.ioyounata (Rachel Brindle)Rachel Brindle (@rachelbrindle) • Instagram photos and videosRelated LinksWhat's new in Testing, 2025 Editionnalexn/ViewInspector: Runtime introspection and unit testing of SwiftUI viewsQuick/Nimble: A Matcher Framework for Swift and Objective-CQuick/Quick: The Swift (and Objective-C) testing framework.pointfreeco/swift-snapshot-testing: 📸 Delightful Swift snapshot testing.swift-evolution/proposals/testing/NNNN-polling-confirmations.md at younata/testing-polling-expectations · younat...
2025-07-1839 min
Empower AppsDeconstructing Xcode with xTool with Kabir OberaiKabir Oberai joins us to talk about xTool, Cross-platform Xcode replacement and how Xcode works under the hood to build apps.GuestKabir OberaiKabir Oberai (@kabiroberai@mastodon.social) - Mastodonhttps://x.com/kabiroberaiAnnouncementsmacOS Virtual Machine App for Developers - BushelSyntaxKit - More Friendly SwiftSyntax APIPost Show Discussion with Kabir on PatreonBrightDigit NewsletterRelated Linksxtool | Documentationxtool-org/xtool: Cross-platform Xcode replacement. Build and deploy iOS apps with SwiftPM on Linux, Windows, macOS.cirruslabs/tart: macOS and Linux VMs on Apple Silicon to use in CI and other...
2025-07-0440 min
Empower AppsLive from CommunityKit WWDC 2025 with Matt MassicotteLive from CommunityKit, Leo is joined by Matt Massicotte to discuss everything announced today at WWDC 2025.GuestMatt Massicotte - @mattiem@mastodon.socialmassicotte.org | I write stuff here.Matt Massicotte (@massicotte.org) — Blueskymattmassicotte (Matt Massicotte)Matt Massicotte | LinkedInMatt Massicotte (@mattie) / XAnnouncementsBrightDigit #110 - WWDC 2025 = EmpowerApps 200th Episode + Bushel Sale! 🙌macOS Virtual Machine App for Developers - BushelRelated Episodesv26.0 with Peter WithamFull Stack Things with Werner Jainek and Vojtěch RylkoFear of the Main Thread with Matt MasicotteSwift on Android with Marc Prud'hommeauxSOTU 2024 with Peter WithamWWDC Notes...
2025-06-1025 min
Swift Package Indexing54: Pick a test that you know is complicated and start thereJoin us as we chat about the Swift team joining Bluesky and Mastodon, data race safety numbers on Swift Package Index Package pages, Swift on Raspberry Pi, and of course our usual package picks!NewsSwiftlang: Social media expansion to Mastodon and BlueskyBluesky accountMastodon accountLeverage by Matt MassicotteIssue: Ready for Swift 6 false positivesIssue: False positives reported in Sema.NumSwift6Errors via -stats-output-dirhttps://swifttoolkit.dev/posts/r-pi by Natan Rolnik, assisted by Jesse ZamoraPackagesAtRandom by Robb Böhnkesharing-grdb by Pointfreeswift-sharing by PointfreeGRDB by Gwendal RouévisualizeTouches by Robb Böhnkeamplify-ui-swift-liveness by aws-amplifySpices by Sim...
2025-03-1338 min
Empower AppsFear of the Main Thread with Matt MasicotteMatt Masicotte comes on the show to clear up all our misconceptions about concurrency in Swift 6. 😑GuestMatt Massicotte - @mattiem@mastodon.socialmassicotte.org | I write stuff here.Matt Massicotte (@massicotte.org) — Blueskymattmassicotte (Matt Massicotte)Matt Massicotte | LinkedInMatt Massicotte (@mattie) / XAnnouncementsBrightDigit 103 - 🎁 Early Black Friday Deals50% off first year of Bushel Pro25% off Patreon Membership - Use Code 64632Join Bushel BetaJoin our Brand New Patreon Page!Newsletters | BrightDigitLinks[Pitch] Inherit isolation by default for async functions - Evolution / Pitches - Swift ForumsSwift concurrency: Behind the scenes...
2024-12-3143 min
Empower AppsPractical Year - Part 2 with Donny WalsPart 2 of our chat with Donny - we discuss the job market, AI, Vision Pro, and of course Swift UI.GuestDonny WalsDonny Wals 👾 (@donnywals.bsky.social) — BlueskyDonny Wals 👾 (@DonnyWals) / Xdonny wals - YouTubeDonny Wals (@donnywals@chaos.social) - chaos.socialDonny Wals | LinkedInAnnouncementsBrightDigit 103 - 🎁 Early Black Friday Deals50% off first year of Bushel Pro25% off Patreon Membership - Use Code 64632Join Bushel BetaJoin our Brand New Patreon Page!Newsletters | BrightDigitLinksPractical Swift Concurrency - Make the most out of Concurrency in Swift 6 and beyondSwiftData | Fatbobman's Blogbrightd...
2024-12-2423 min
Empower AppsPractical Year - Part 1 with Donny WalsDonny comes on yet again to give his thoughts on 2024 - Swift Data, Swift Testing and Swift Macros while we mourn the death of Combine.GuestDonny WalsDonny Wals 👾 (@donnywals.bsky.social) — BlueskyDonny Wals 👾 (@DonnyWals) / Xdonny wals - YouTubeDonny Wals (@donnywals@chaos.social) - chaos.socialDonny Wals | LinkedInAnnouncementsBrightDigit 103 - 🎁 Early Black Friday Deals50% off first year of Bushel Pro25% off Patreon Membership - Use Code 64632Join Bushel BetaJoin our Brand New Patreon Page!Newsletters | BrightDigitLinksPractical Swift Concurrency - Make the most out of Concurrency in Swift 6...
2024-12-1931 minSwift Package Indexing52: In the next episode we'll fix the NPM ecosystemJoin us as we talk about the Python package ecosystem, the prospective vision to improve the approachability of data-race safety, and give our usual package recommendations.NewsConstraints are Good: Python's Metadata DilemmaProspective Vision: Improving the approachability of data-race safetyAnnouncement post on MastodonThe forum thread and Tim Condon’s commentPackagesSocial media post about LMDBSwift Package Index search for LMDBQuickLMDBRapidLMDBSwiftLMDBEmpireFuzi fork by DimensionDevFuzi by Ce ZhengOrb by Siddhant MehtaSoulverCore by Zac CohanQueue by Matt Massicotte
2024-12-0546 min
Dev Conversations#4: Matt MassicotteThe adoption of strict concurrency in Swift is not an easy process in some projects. Implicit assumptions we usually make are often challenged by the compiler, and we don’t know how to solve them in many cases - leading to frustration among us, developers. The amount of keywords also doesn’t help: tasks, sendability, isolation domains and boundaries, actors, preconcurrency, and the list goes on. If you’ve been active on Mastodon, in the iOS development world, there’s a person that is frequently mentioned in questions or errors about Swift’s strict concurrency: Matt Massicotte. While work...
2024-11-2829 min
Swift over CoffeeS4E1: You have to sit down and do itWe’re back! Many things have happened over that swift summer break, so pour a coffee and let’s jump right back in. In this episode, we’re talking Apple Intelligence and other code-complete co-pilots, the redesign of swift.org, shiny M4 Macs, good UI (and UX) design, and the Swift Foundation’s move to empower the community to fix tiny annoyances — but the big topic, of course, is how your adoption of Swift 6 has been going. If at all… 👀
This episode is sponsored by Astro, the App Store optimisation toolkit. The first 50 listeners to click https://tryastro.app/of...
2024-11-1048 min
Empower AppsLudicrous Types with Nick LockwoodNick Lockwood of SwiftFormat (not dash) joins the show to talk about the server side Swift conference, quirks of Swift you didn't know about, language design, and the future of Swift.GuestNick Lockwood@nicklockwood (Github)Nick Lockwood (@nicklockwood@mastodon.social)Nick Lockwood | LinkedInAnnouncementsNeed help with your projects this year? BrightDigit has openings.Join Bushel BetaJoin our Brand New Patreon Page!BrightDigit #100 - Top 10 Emails Ever! 🎉🚀Newsletters | BrightDigitSwift LiveCoding - Adding Screen Recording to BushelHow does Server Side Swift Workout in the Real World? - Leo DionLinks...
2024-11-0856 min
Empower AppsDebugging Your Job Search with Jaim ZuberJaim Zuber returns after over 5 years to give us an overview of looking for a job in iOS development in 2024, how has it changed, what are some things you can do now, and when becoming a manager is the right call.GuestJaim Zuber@sharpfive (GitHub)Jaim Zuber (LinkedIn)@jaimzuber@mspsocial.net (Mastodon)AnnouncementsNeed help with your projects this year? BrightDigit has openings.Join Bushel BetaJoin our Brand New Patreon Page!BrightDigit #100 - Top 10 Emails Ever! 🎉🚀Newsletters | BrightDigitSwift LiveCoding - Adding Screen Recording to BushelHow does Server Side Swift Workout in the Re...
2024-11-0138 min
Empower AppsThe Case of the Crimson Test Suite with Daniel SteinbergDaniel Steinberg comes in the podcast to talk about his latest book on Swift Testing as well as the state of Swift development in 2024.GuestDim Sum Thinkingdimsumthinking (@dimsumthinking@mastodon.social) - MastodonDaniel Steinberg | LinkedInAnnouncementsCome see me and Daniel at Server-Side Swift Conference. 26th-27th September 2024. London, UKuse EMPOWERAPPS to get 15% offNeed help with your projects this year? BrightDigit has openings.Join Bushel BetaJoin our Brand New Patreon Page!LinksThe Case of the Crimson Test SuiteThe Case of the Vanishing BodiesThe Curious Case of the...
2024-09-1045 minSwift Package Indexing45: Lies, damned lies, and statisticsThis week we talk about WWDC, our Ready for Swift 6 project that tracks data race safety errors across the whole package ecosystem, the Swift 6 migration guide, and more. Of course, we also make our regular package recommendations!NewsSwift 6 Migration GuideMatt Massicotte’s Swift 6 blog seriesPackagesBlurHashViews by Dale Pricehttps://blurha.shDeclarativeTextKit by Christian Tietzeswiftly by Patrick FreedHummingbird by Adam FowlerSwift Server Side Meetup #2ContrastKit by Mark Battistella
2024-06-2033 minSwift Package Indexing43: Now I’m worried our metrics aren’t correct! with special guest Holly BorlaThis week we had the opportunity to talk to Holly Borla who manages the Swift Compiler Team at Apple. We chat about upcoming Swift 6 changes and why they're a big deal, but also why you shouldn’t worry too much. Of course, all three of us pick packages, too!Interview with HollySE-0414: Region isolation SE-0431: Dynamically isolated function typesPackagesGRDB by Gwendal RouéGwendal's forum thread about adding Sendable annotationsPack by Matt CoxGeoURI by Jeff JohnstonConcurrencyRecipes by Matt Massicottegenerative-ai-swift by GoogleFit by Oleh Korchytskyi
2024-04-251h 06Swift Package Indexing42: We need a “No one expects the Spanish inquisition“ sound effectJoin us for another episode as Dave and Sven talk open-source security vulnerabilities and how all package ecosystems are at risk, why it won't be possible to give meaningful "package size" stats on package pages, yet more talk of interfacing with Swift from other languages, and a one-question quiz! Plus package recommendations, of course!Follow upDead code stripping / Link time optimisationhttps://forums.swift.org/t/pitch-support-lto-for-swift/67379https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110362NewsThe Mystery of ‘Jia Tan,’ the XZ Backdoor MastermindCalling Haskell from Swift by Rodrigo MesquitaProposal Monitor by Victor MartinsPackageswh...
2024-04-1149 min
Empower AppsThe Bushel Holiday SpecialJoin us by the virtual fireplace this Christmas Eve for 'The Bushel Holiday Special' podcast episode! Unwrap the enchanting tale of Bushel's journey, filled with the warmth of festive storytelling and the magic of app development. Gather 'round for a holiday story like no other! 🎄🎁Pre-Order Bushel Today! Release Date December 15!Join our Brand New Patreon Page!Related EpisodesWe Have All The Heroes with Stefano MondinoIt Depends with Brandon WilliamsNow You Know What I'm Doing This SummerHow to WWDC with Peter WithamOpen and Extensible with Matt MassicottemacOS by Tutorials with Sarah...
2023-12-1545 min
Empower AppsCalm Intentions with Alaina KafkesAlaina Kafkes from Calm joins us to talk about implementing App Intents and what she learning about her experience. Also special announcement regarding a certain app I've been working on.GuestAlaina Kafkes (@alainakafkes) / XAlaina Kafkes | LinkedInPre-Order Bushel Today! Release Date December 15!Related EpisodesThe Making of Callsheet with Casey LissMy Taylor Deep Dish Swift Heroes World TourApp Clips with Jon BauerPosture Island with Jordi BruinOpen and Extensible with Matt MassicotteConnecting Wirelessly with Gui RamboLocalization with Zach BrassAccessibility with Kim ArnettRelated Links C...
2023-12-0325 min
Empower AppsEdge of Concurrency with Matt MassicotteMatt Massicotte from Chime talks about the challenges he faced migrating the Async/Await and some misconceptions folks might have with asynchronous programming.GuestMatt Massicotte - @mattiem@mastodon.socialChimeRelated Links Episode 132 - Open and Extensible with Matt MassicotteEpisode 98 - Async, Await and Combine with Marin TodorovEpisode 81 - Awaiting for Async with Vincent PradeillesEpisode 155 - macOS Indie Deep Cuts with Aaron VeghRelated Links Preparing My App for Swift 6 by Cihat GündüzSemaphore by Gwendal Roué What's the point of Primary Associated Types?Soci...
2023-08-0431 min
More Than Just Code podcast - iOS and Swift development, news and adviceMatt Massicotte, SwiftTO 2023 Speaker SeriesThis week Tim chats with Matt Massicotte about his experience as a Mac developer, and early Mac enthusiast. They also discuss working with AppKit and SwiftUI, and Matt's upcoming talk on Swift Concurrency.Support More Than Just Code podcast – iOS and Swift development, news and advicemassicotte.org@mattiem@mastodon.socialSwift TOChime - an editor for macOSResEdit - WikipediaArkanoid - WikipediaLearn C on the Mac: For OS X and iOS: 9781430245339: Mark, David, Bucanek, James Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-05-2435 min
Empower AppsPosture Island with Jordi BruinGuestJordi Bruin @jordibruinGumroadVividPosture PalYoutube Video: https://youtu.be/5gYwCHhu_8kRelated EpisodesEpisode 132 - Open and Extensible with Matt MassicotteEpisode 130 - macOS by Tutorials with Sarah ReicheltEpisode 112 - Indie Dev #1 - Dark Noise by Charlie ChapmanRelated Links 2-2-2 Method VideoApple Design Award FinalistSponsorsStream - Free In-App Messaging SDK & UI Kits for iOS/SwiftStream Chat is the easiest way to add messaging to your iOS app. High-level UI components connect the Stream Chat A...
2022-11-2138 min
Empower AppsOpen and Extensible with Matt MassicotteGuestMatt Massicotte - Twitter @mattieChimeYoutube Video: https://youtu.be/dc7x04Ao2xURelated EpisodesEpisode 130 - macOS by Tutorials with Sarah ReicheltEpisode 89 - Cryptography with Marcin KrzyżanowskiEpisode 45 - Developer Community (Part 1) with Dave VerwerRelated Links AnyCodable by FlightSchoolAn Introduction to ExtensionKit by MattSTTextView by Marcin KrzyzanowskiTree-sitterShort story about OpenPGP for iOS and OS X — ObjectivePGP by Marcin KrzyzanowskiExtensionKit - Apple Docs Mac App Store and investing engineering time BY KaleidoscopeSponsorsBushel - the macOS virtual machi...
2022-09-2541 min
Le Bon Combat#224 - Que signifie « celui qui parle en langues s’édifie lui-même »?Bienvenue dans le 224ème épisode de Que dit la Bible, un podcast en partenariat avec BLF Club.
Cette semaine nous répondons à la question de Paul, qui nous écrit de la région parisienne. Voici sa question : “Je connais votre position cessationiste sur le parler en langues. Mais que veut dire Paul, selon vous, lorsqu’il écrit aux Corinthiens que "celui qui parle en langue s’édifie lui-même" ?
** Voici les questions que nous abordons dans ce podcast :
(1) Quelle est la position du Bon Combat sur le parler en langues ?
(2) Si c’est un signe de jugement, pourquoi Paul le mentionne-t-il co...
2021-04-0717 min
Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots333: Do Fewer Things Better (Matt Massicotte)Matt Massicotte, creator of Chime, discusses the landscape of text editors, the complexities of writing your own parsers, building a new product while building a new family, and alternative app platform & pricing models.
Chime
Matt on Twitter
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2019-08-2638 min
iOhYes112: Wonderful Whisky Drinking Chat 2016Darryl and Nolan are joined by Amro Mousa and Matt Massicotte to discuss the WWDC 2016 Keynote and Developer State of the Union. Also, Whisky.
The Whiskies
Mars Iwai Tradition Japanese Whisky
Amrut Fusion Single Malt Whisky
Laphroaig Single Malt Whisky - 10 Year
Keynote
Pre-keynote observation
Hated the music
Apple TV Events app worked fine
Tim takes the stage
Talks about Orlando, offering sypathies. Called it an act of terrorism and hate.
Talks about Apple's diversity
Stream restarted
Moment of silence where there would normally be an energizing video
Bill Graham Auditorium
27th WWDC
13 Million Registered devs, growth of 2M y-t-y
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2016-06-153h 18
Edge CasesEdge Cases 50: The Graffiti of the Software Development WorldAndrew Pontious talks about logging with Wolf Rentzsch, including Xcode breakpoint actions and the Apple System Log. Plus: lots of CocoaPods followup, and a surprise ending!
Links:
B.J. and the Bear « Wikipedia
Common Misconceptions · CocoaPods/CocoaPods Wiki « GitHub
MacRuby « Wikipedia
How does Bundler bundle? « Pat Shaughnessy
Eloy Durán on Twitter
Matt Massicotte on Twitter
WWDC 2012 Session 412 Debugging in Xcode
#1: NSLog(“Debug”); « iOS Development: You’re Doing It Wrong
Why ASL? « Idle Time
Archive for the ‘Apple System Logger’ Category « Idle Time
Rejected Episode Titles:
Something and the Something
By “Extensive” I Mean Three People Have Talke...
2013-05-1842 min