Shows
The NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2019, Episode 62: Kate O'NeillAuthor, UX designer and keynote speaker Kate O'Neill concludes the 2019 series of podcasts with Phil and Dan, covering topics such as algorithmic and dataset biais, the rise of AI and algorithms, diversity, profit and engagement, building smarter companies, ethical and meaningful experiences, Apple Watch friendship and NY vs Montreal bagels.2019-04-2342 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2019, Episode 61: Huda IdreesDesigner, engineer and DotHealth CEO Huda Idrees joins Phil in a wide-ranging conversation on health data, privacy and regulations, hiring the right people in a small company, transitioning to CEO from an engineering perspective, the misnomer of "soft skills", how engineering is design, playing video games for downtime and populating your office with more trees (the green kind) than employees.2019-04-1925 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2019, Episode 60: Rene RitchieAnalyst, Podcaster, YouTuber and prolific writer Rene Ritchie chats with Phil about the move from audio to video, following Apple tech news, a reflection on Apple vs Nintendo vs Lego, and seasonal flooding.2019-04-1715 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2019, Episode 59: Leena MansourSpeaker and engineering manager Leena Mansour joins Dan and Phil to chat about entering the tech world through Programming 101 in University, moving to iOS and Android development, diversity in tech offices and the startup world, some of the difficulties of moving from engineering to management, learning sign language and competitive dodgeball.2019-04-1430 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2019, Episode 58: Daniel SteinbergSpeaker, author, trainer and storyteller Daniel Steinberg returns to NSNorth to chat about Swift, teaching kids and adults to program, functional versus object-oriented programming, knitting and design patterns, and single-source sheep. You can find out more about Daniel at https://dimsumthinking.com and https://editorscut.com.2019-04-0520 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2019, Episode 57: Matthew BischoffSpeaker and Lickability co-founder Matt Bischoff joins Dan and Phil from New York City to discuss changing roles in an evolving company, opening up iOS apprenticeships, co-located vs. remote employees, enjoying and building apps for the New York theatre scene, and answering business emails in grade 8.2019-04-0222 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2019, Episode 56: Guilherme RamboSpeaker, journalist and budding indie developer Guilherme Rambo chats with Phil and Dan about his apps Chibi Studio and AirBuddy, the Stack Trace podcast, the art of spelunking, why he can't be in the the Mac App Store, his WWDC app, and the prevalence of iOS devices in Brazil. Link to Gui's NSSpain talk: https://vimeo.com/290322018.2019-03-2423 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2019, Episode 55: Christina MoultonSpeaker and author Christina Moulton joins Phil and Dan to chat about taking some years of retirement early, sailing in the Caribbeans with a small dog, writing custom iOS software to control a life-size R2D2 unit, updating a Swift book over time, and boat yoga.2019-03-2024 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2019, Episode 54: James ThomsonSpeaker James Thomson talks to Phil and Dan about older british computers, his first Mac, how Apple had a presence in education, the origins and evolution of PCalc, Scotland, Ireland, software subscriptions, and how writing a README with your career goals might just get you the attention you want.2019-03-1529 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2019, Episode 53: Chris EidhofObjC.io founder Chris Eidhof chats with Phil and Dan about starting a conference in cities whose name start with a "B", Functional Programming as more than an academic exercise, how depressing the state of programming can be and how working with people who question everything can bring back the joy of programming, DeckSet, and running.2019-03-1127 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2019, Episode 52: Namrata BandekarAuthor and Principal Developer Namrata Bandekar spends some time with Dan and Phil to chat about researching and later writing tutorials on the Internet, the process of collaborating on a book about ARKit for Ray Wenderlich, being the only mobile developer at small startups and scuba diving as a motivator for learning to swim and overcoming one's fears.2019-03-0827 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2019, Episode 51: Ish ShabazzSpeaker, iOS developer and network engineer Ish Shabazz joins Dan and Phil to chat about daily planners on iPads, "App, the Human Story", quitting your day job to go indie full-time (and going back to a day job), App Store changes, re-designs, and their effect on business, and mentoring others.2019-03-0620 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2019, Episode 50: Alaina KafkesSpeaker and Medium engineer Alaina Kafkes shares with Phil and Dan her stories of developing a love for running in Chicago, Northwestern University, writing unit tests, favorite tutorials and love of books.2019-02-2519 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2019, Episode 49: Ken KociendaKeynote Speaker Ken Kocienda joins Dan and Phil to talk about early iPhone, the origins of UIKit, the significance of the Blue & White G3 Mac Tower for iOS, software patents, animations, and fast cars.2019-02-2038 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2019, Episode 48: Introducing NSNorth 2019NSNorth is back! For our fifth time, we'll be in Old Montreal at the St-James Theater, April 26-28 2019.2019-02-1809 min
More Than Just Code podcast - iOS and Swift development, news and adviceEpisode 90: Beaver Tails & Poutine. Puppies OptionalWe follow up on Apple Music API, iOSReal's iOS podcast review, hiring iOS dev teams, Trutone displays, TZStackviews. Tim gives his review of talks and the tech workshop at NSNorth 2016, featuring Daniel Steinberg, Ayaka Nonaka, Gwen Weston, Gene Goykhman, Liz Marley, Jonathan Rhyne, Pamela Pavliscak, Rob Segal and Robles Jama. We talk about PerfectlySoft and Buddy Build. We also discuss the end of the iPhone by examining iPhone Warning Signs. Picks: HomeControl, Xcode ConfigsEpisode 90 Show Notes: Apple announces new Apple Music API Best iOS Podcasts in 2016 Jessy Catterwaul on Episode 89 – “WWDC is cancelled” FoS Ryan Renna...2016-05-081h 32
More Than Just Code podcast - iOS and Swift development, news and adviceEpisode 90: Beaver Tails & Poutine. Puppies OptionalWe follow up on Apple Music API, iOSReal's iOS podcast review, hiring iOS dev teams, Trutone displays, TZStackviews. Tim gives his review of talks and the tech workshop at NSNorth 2016, featuring Daniel Steinberg, Ayaka Nonaka, Gwen Weston, Gene Goykhman, Liz Marley, Jonathan Rhyne, Pamela Pavliscak, Rob Segal and Robles Jama. We talk about PerfectlySoft and Buddy Build. We also discuss the end of the iPhone by examining iPhone Warning Signs. Picks: HomeControl, Xcode Configs
Episode 90 Show Notes:
Apple announces new Apple Music API
Best iOS Podcasts in 2016
Jessy Catterwaul on Episode 89 – “WWDC is cancelled”
FoS Ryan Re...2016-05-081h 32The NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2016, Episode 47: Tom CreightonDesigner Tom Creighton joins Adrienne, Dan and Phil to talk about the design scene in Toronto, how design is all about the constraints and not the open world, and delicious Chlebíčky sandwiches.2016-04-2520 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2016, Episode 46: Robleh JamaTinyHeart's Robleh Jama speaks with Adrienne, Dan and Phil about being inspired to make apps for kids, the experience of being featured in the app store, and sharing learnings with the community.2016-03-1614 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2016, Episode 45: Rob SegalGetSetGames founder Rob Segal chats with Adrienne, Dan and Phil about small independent games and the various game engines that power them, how he sees VR in the near future, as well as Toronto's Game Jam (pronounced TO-JAM), now in its 11th year!2016-03-0925 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2016, Episode 44: Liz MarleyThe OmniGroup's Liz Marley joins Adrienne, Dan and Phil to talk about challenges in engineering school, working with office cats, making the transition from software engineering to testing to developing and how knitting, like code, has the ultimate undo.2016-03-0421 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2016, Episode 43: Michael GorbachRaizLabs Software Architect Michael Gorbach chats with Adrienne, Dan and Phil from snowy Boston about starting on the career path of a physicist, working on the Xcode project at Apple, moving from a manager to an architect and maintaining a family media server.2016-03-0220 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2016, Episode 42: Ayaka NonakaVenmo engineer Ayaka Nonaka joins Adrienne, Dan and Phil to talk about mathematics and linguistics, learning Swift by teaching Swift, camping in Death Valley and how to improve your focus by meditating.2016-02-2919 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2016, Episode 41: Jonathan RhyneAttorney and PSPDFKit co-founder Jonathan Rhyne chats with Adrienne, Dan and Phil about growing a sustainable business, what "business development" really means, how PDFs are in even more places than you think, and shares his passion for amateur photography.2016-02-2621 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2016, Episode 40: Janie ClaytonSoftware developer Janie Clayton joins Adrienne, Dan and Phil with her beloved pugs to discuss continuous learning in the software field, getting coaxed into writing books, and how cooking at home is a relaxing and delicious activity.2016-02-2423 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2016, Episode 39: Jon EdwardsWatchmaker and iOS developer Jon Edwards chats with Adrienne, Dan and Phil about classic watches and watchmakers, spending formative years in Europe and Scandinavia, and building apps to accompany thousands of dollars' worth of testing hardware.2016-02-2226 min
The NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2016, Episode 38: Gwen WestonSoftware engineer and mathematician Gwen Weston joins Adrienne, Dan and Phil to talk about learning iOS programming while also learning Chinese, resources to help you with your iOS learnings, transitioning to full-time independent development and, of course, #a157e8.2016-02-1920 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2016, Episode 37: Daniel SteinbergTeacher and trainer Daniel Steinberg chats with Adrienne, Dan and Phil about teaching evolving concepts like Swift, publishing e-books, how Playgrounds are changing how we can teach kids about programming, and taking specialized baking classes on German Rye Bread.2016-02-1713 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2016, Episode 36: Pamela PavliscakChange Sciences founder Pamela Pavliscak chats with Adrienne, Dan and Phil about specializing in human-technology interactions while in Russia, what we can measure in this evolving field, and a bit about rural life not far from The Big Apple.2016-02-1523 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2016, Episode 35: Presenting NSNorth 2016New team member Adrienne joins Phil and Dan to talk about NSNorth 2016, which moves to Toronto in a wonderful new venue. NSNorth now features a Community Kickoff and a Training Workshop, in addition to the main conference. Come join us in Toronto on April 28th, 2016.2016-02-1207 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2015, Episode 34: Rob RixMathemaethete Rob Rix joins Phil and Dan to talk about his interests in functional programming, making the Swift language do things it was not meant to, strongly-typed languages, cats, and hula-hooping.2015-03-3025 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2015, Episode 33: Jonathan PennAuthor, musician and all-around Cocoa expert Jonathan Penn joins Dan & Phil to chat about experiments in learning, writing books, real-life prototyping, the origins of Rubber City, and the Quantified Self.2015-03-0219 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2015, Episode 32: Matt KlostermanMatt Klosterman of Infofission chats with Phil and Dan about building apps that help people and businesses succeed. When he is not building apps for the Apple Watch, Matt enjoys photography and documents his trials and opinions at camvergence.com. We also speculate on how the Apple Watch can integrate into your life beyond photography, thinking about how context-aware the watch could be compared to your phone.2015-02-2518 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2015, Episode 31: Chris LiscioOne-man-band Chris Liscio from SuperMegaUltraGroovy.com joins Phil and Dan to talk about the research that went into Capo's chord detection, how his VIP users influence the product, translating symbolic Matlab into Objective-C and Swift, and playing music in general.2015-02-1817 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2015, Episode 30: Ashley Nelson-HornsteinDropbox iOS engineer Ashley Nelson-Hornstein chats with Phil and Dan about the challenges of multiple file formats, attempting to learn C++ in 21 days at age 11, working in rotation teams at Apple, how to adapt quickly in a startup environment, the Apple Watch and organized sports.2015-02-1622 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2015, Episode 29: Jim DalrympleThe Loop's Jim Dalrymple joins Dan and Phil in a discussion about the state of Apple-centric blogs, how he coins the world's shortest and highly-cited three-letter posts, and, of course, playing several guitars.2015-02-1321 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2015, Episode 28: Georgia DowKeynote speaker Georgia Dow of iMore chats with Dan and Phil about multi-media and podcasts, CES, psychotherapy and type-A personalities, and shares her excitement about the Apple Watch. It might also be the first time that falconry is mentioned on a tech podcast.2015-02-1126 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2015, Episode 27: Mark PavlidisFlixel engineer Mark Pavlidis joins Phil and Dan to discuss software engineering graduate studies, debugging code on set at America's Next Top Model, and, of course fussy coffee-making. Stay tuned until the end for a special announcement regarding #nerdlearn, a Toronto-based event on February 19th all about the Apple Watch.2015-02-0827 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2015, Episode 26: Christa MrganRogue Amoeba's designer Christa Mrgan chats with Dan and Phil about designing visual interfaces for sound effects, prototyping fun at AppCamp4Girls, and the constant dream of remodeling the house.2015-02-0617 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2015, Episode 25: JP SimardFrom the offices of Realm in San Francisco, Ottawa-native Jean-Pierre "JP" Simard joins Phil and Dan to chat about re-inventing mobile databases, the Summer of Swift and some ideas about the future of mobile development.2015-02-0419 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2015, Episode 24: Vanessa LoganDan & Phil are joined by Sago Sago's Technical Artist Vanessa Logan to discuss creating mobile games for children that adults will also enjoy, how to run a play-testing group and a very special kind of antique containing microphotographs.2015-02-0113 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2015, Episode 23: Gordon FontenotFrom snowy Boston, thoughtbot's own Gordon Fontenot chats with Dan and Phil about the recent re-discovery of functional programming, how Swift may change the landscape of Apple development, contributing via podcasts and open-source projects, and a little bit of baseball.2015-01-2818 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2015, Episode 22: Ash LindquistAll the way from across the globe and the hemispheres, we are joined this week by Ash Lindquist of Storybird to talk about learning quickly how to build iOS apps, transferring your skills to a distributed team, and how to make the best of a working vacation down under.2015-01-2515 minThe NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2015, Episode 21: A Special Message from Dan and PhilWe are very excited about NSNorth 2015 and we give you a behind-the-scenes look at what led us to create the most ambitious NSNorth yet.2014-12-3101 min
The NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2014, Episode 20: Bob KressinKST founder and president Bob Kressin chats with Dan & Phil about hardware engineering, the interface between hardware and mobile, Bluetooth, the exciting possibilities of iBeacons, and getting motivated about advances in the biomedical field.2014-04-2725 min
The NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2014, Episode 19: Brittany YoungNew Relic's Mobile Product Manager and Chicago-to-Portland transplant Brittany Young joins Dan & Phil to discuss starting and running a consulting company, how the local indie scene makes a big difference, discovering Portland and Application Performance Metrics and learning to ski while not flying off the mountain, figuratively. We also touch on diversity issues and Girl Develop It.2014-03-2315 min
The NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2014, Episode 18: David SmithIndependent developer David Smith chats with Dan & Phil about moving to iOS from Web development, making apps to scratch an itch (and making a living at it), the "many apps, few hits" strategy, fostering a sense of community around iOS and Mac development, and the joys of parenthood.2014-03-0519 min
The NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2014, Episode 17: Jessie CharThe co-founder and General Manager of Pacific Helm joins Dan & Phil to chat about the west coast Mac scene, her time at Apple Retail, being a part of Delicious Monster, growing a small design studio and the joy of cooking.2014-02-2617 min
The NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2014, Episode 16: Roustem KarimovThe co-founder of AgileBits, Torontonian Roustem Karimov talks to Dan & Phil about the beginnings of AgileBits, the original reasons behind 1Password, moving from enterprise software to the Mac, and a little bit about hockey.2014-02-1915 min
The NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2014, Episode 15: Don MeltonKeynote speaker and former Fruit Company employee Don Melton chats with Dan & Phil about starting the "super secret" Safari project, podcasting about 80's movies, Faustian bargains and taking care of evil genius little dogs.2014-02-1227 min
The NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2014, Episode 14: Nicole BelangerOttawa's own Nicole Belanger talks to Dan & Phil about Ladies Learning Code, a non-profit, non-gender-specific organisation to help beginners understand better what "code" is. We also discuss women in startups, entrepreneurial spirit, and tech blogging as part of your online identity.2014-02-0517 min
The NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2014, Episode 13: Mattt ThompsonFreshly-minted Panic developer Mattt Thompson is our guest as he goes over his own career path of web to mobile to app developer, self-publishing books, the differences between San Francisco and Portland, and how extreme sports led to marital bliss.2014-01-2919 min
The NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2014, Episode 12: Parisa FosterThe Director of Marketing at Budge Studios joins Dan & Phil to discuss her company's marketing successes in the pre-school mobile market, going beyond iOS and travelling across hemispheres.2014-01-2212 min
The NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 2014, Episode 1: Charles PerryThe founder of MetaKite Software kicks off a new season for NSNorth with Dan & Phil and talks about niche apps, accessibility and beer.2014-01-1716 min
The NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 10: Luc VandalThe founder of Edovia Software joins Dan & Phil to discuss his apps, large and small, some lesser-known effects of going to the Sugar Shack, and how skateboarding helped him with starting and maintaining his own company.2013-03-2818 min
The NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 09: Rick FillionBlack Pixel's own Rick Fillion talks to Dan & Phil about creating a Mac app store before "the" Mac App Store, working on the front-end design of large Mac applications, why designers should be able to modify code and resurrecting an old NeXT cube.2013-03-0324 min
The NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 08: Caroline SauveCaroline Sauve of Corel's Painter team is our guest, and the topics range from the current state of digital painting, the challenges of an adjunct application to an established app, to developing an extraordinary user experience.2013-02-2819 min
The NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 07: Gus MuellerFlying Meat's founder and Presidente joins Dan & Phil to discuss the Core Graphics libraries, the differences between Acorn and VoodooPad, SQLite and some Open-Source software you may already be using, fun things you can do with Core Image and, of course, pizza.2013-02-2419 min
The NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 06: Justin MillerMapBox's self-described lone iOS developer speaks with Dan & Phil about working in an Open Source company, the state of computer maps (free or otherwise), wildlife photography and rebuilding MapKit from the ground up.2013-02-2216 min
The NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 05: Rob RhyneThe CEO of MartianCraft and NSNorth 2013 Keynote Speaker is our guest, and the discussion covers the upcoming Briefs app, local user groups, small conferences, and the trials of running a company with more than 10 employees.2013-02-1935 min
The NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 04: Sam VermetteThe Co-Designer and Coder of The Transit App joins Dan & Phil to discuss some of the pitfalls of Open Data, the challenges of a multi-city, yet hyper-local application, and the benefits of writing Open Source components.2013-02-1620 min
The NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 03: Joe CieplinskiThe Creative Director at Bombing Brain Interactive talks to Dan & Phil about design, presenting with Steve Jobs in the audience, and the long game of indie software development.2013-02-1217 min
The NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 02: Guy EnglishStraight off the launch of Napkin, Guy English joins us to talk about AppKit, UIKit and SceneKit. He also hints at his upcoming NSNorth talk, which guide you in incorporating 3D animations in your next app.2013-02-1016 min
The NSNorth PodcastNSNorth 01: Jason BrennanThis inaugural podcast features NSNorth Speaker Jason Brennan, and his topic is "Building Better Software by Building Software Better".2013-02-0514 min