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The App Initiative
by Marc Schwieterman, Bill Blue
A weekly discussion about learning iOS development
Episodes
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34: Headphone Jackless With a Baby Bump Battery Case
The 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...
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33: 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...
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32: Pie Mission
It’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...
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31: Developers of Autumn Twilight
The 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....
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30: 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...
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29: A Bushel of Apples and Two Chickens
This 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...
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28: Varidation Strategery and Angry Diffs
This 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...
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27: Certified Refurb
It 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…
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26: I Got Nothing
This 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...
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25: The Ag Episode
The 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…
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24: Ghosts, CRUD, and Mr. Fusion
Episode 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…
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23: Bill's Day
This 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...
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22: Passing Variables
This 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...
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21: Unwinding to Multiple View Controllers
This 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:...
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20: Unwind Segues and Storing Data
This 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…...
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19: Location
This 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...
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18: Minimum Viable Product
This 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…
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17: Cow Plug
This 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...
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16: The Footlong Coney of iPhones
Following 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....
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15: Code Gentrification
With 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...
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14: Thinly Sliced Dead Trees
Discussion 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...
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13: 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...
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12: U and I
The 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…
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11: Proud to Be an Applian
It’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...
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10: Double Digit
The 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...
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9: Code Smells
Bill 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…
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8: 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....
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7: Apple Watch Cures Arm Crossing
This 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…
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6: $1000 Fart Box
In 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...
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5: Dry Weather Prints
Bill 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…
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4: 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…
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3: 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...
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2: Bill Makes an App Again
In 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...
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1: Bill Makes an App
The 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...
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A weekly discussion about learning iOS development
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