WWDC 2019 was a major year with Catalyst, Apple Watch, iCloud and of course SwiftUI. After WWDC 2019 this summer, I did three podcast episodes highlighting some of the important new lessons we learned.
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EmpowerApps.Show – WWDC 2019 – Swift UI with Jason Anderson
In this episode we talk with Jason Anderson about Swift UI and reactive Swift post-WWDC 2019:
- Functional Reactive Programming
- Understanding Declarative Programming
- Drawbacks of using Swift UI Now
Mac for Developers – Which One To Learn Swift in 2019?
For beginners learning Swift, it can be a challenge to find the right Mac for developers. As with many things, I strongly believe you shouldn’t spend too much money until you know you will be making a real commitment to a project. Rightfully, this includes Swift and iOS development.
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Vapor – Deep Dive Guide into Setup and Deployment for Heroku and Ubuntu
It can be a real challenge picking the right back end for your mobile app. For instance, Swift developers don’t have anything without needing to run on another language. Therefore, I decided to do a review of Vapor and whether it is really a right choice.
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Vapor – Swift Choice For the Back End
Back in February, I did an episode of my podcast where I gave an overview of different backend options when developing a mobile application. In short, when looking for the right option, there is a plethora of choices. For instance, for Swift developers, Vapor has become an increasingly apt choice. Therefore, I decided to deep dive into Vapor and whether it is really a viable choice.
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Codable – 4 Ways to Improve How You Decode JSON
Codable, introduced in Swift 4, provides a convenient and easy way to encode and decode JSON. However, not everything works out of the box.
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EmpowerApps.Show – Cloud and Backend Services For Apps
In this episode, Leo talks different backend technologies to use when building an iOS app or any other Apple device: when you need a cloud service, running on your own server, cloudkit, firebase, and more…
- Does an app need a back-end or cloud service?
- Enterprise vs MVP
- Cloud Service vs. Custom Backend
- Firebase vs CloudKit
- Designing for the User
- Abstracting Away Cloud Services
EmpowerApps.Show – Apple 2019
In this episode, Leo talks about the current state of Apple in 2019 and how it affects businesses and developers:
- Slow Down in Smartphone Sales
- The Future For Macs and Business
- Apple and China
- Apple’s Move to Services on Other Platforms
- Apple’s Relationship to the Cloud and Developers
Integrating C++ Libraries with Swift – How Speculid Is Built
In the article Objective-C and Swift – Being Friendly, I talked about how I used Objective-C to integrate C++ libraries with Swift in Speculid. Today, I’m going to talk about the challenges of using C++ Libraries in your XCode project.
Continue reading → EmpowerApps.Show – Project Estimation
In this episode, Leo and Theresa talk about how the process of going from a customer’s idea to a proposal happens. These also include: what features to consider, how much involvement might be needed to get a proposal, budgets, timelines and more…
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