Swift over Coffee

With WWDC25 looming, Paul and Mikaela are as excited as everyone to discover the new features and tools we can use to make amazing new things… but let’s not get too distracted by the new shiny things. In this episode, as well as covering off the news, there’s hard-won advice for new Swift developers, and loads of different takes on how to (and whether to!) monetise your apps.

Plus, is that… is that The Fruitful Trombone of Great Sad...

To celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Mikaela and Paul recorded a special episode live at ARCtic Conference in Oulu, Finland, with a distinguished panel of accessibility champions: Rob Whitaker, Daniel Devesa Derksen-Staats and Klemens Strasse.

If accessibility seems like an overwhelming subject, don’t panic; we show you not just why but also give you tips on how to get started with ensuring your apps are as accessible as...

Paul and Mikaela come to you live (-ish) from try! Swift Tokyo, where the air is filled with both cherry blossom and excitement about WWDC 2025!

We’ve got advice for attending in-person events (and why we think you should), our first reactions to Swift 6.1 and Swiftly 1.0, plus, the long-running saga of whether Mikaela’s app Fruitful — which would be perfect for something like WWDC, Mikaela, just sayin’ — is finally done. Is it? You...

‘Networking’ is a word to strike fear into the heart of any developer, and upsettingly we’re dealing with both types this episodes: talking to other humans at conferences, but mostly trying to coax computers to talk to each other too.

Plus, our Open Ballot this episode is the trifling little matter of the major changes you’re hoping to see in Xcode, SwiftUI, SwiftData and more as WWDC25 rolls around.

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Apparently, the secret to a great coding presentation is three Es. You’ll just have to listen to discover if this means Paul is advocating for consuming Class A drugs to get hyped or if they just, like, stand for something inspiring or something. Developers, developers, developers…

Plus, as well as your traditional rundown of the news and upcoming conferences, this episode has excellent advice from Mikaela and from our wonderful com...

In this episode, we learn that the app that paid for Paul’s house hasn’t even been updated for iPhone X 😶‍🌫️ and Mikaela learns about some useful tools to help with the launch of the app that she absolutely, definitely, 100% is gonna debut in February. 😅 (Pretty sure she meant of 2025, but Paul neglected to press her on this point.)

Plus, time is running out for EU trader status compliance (and some tips about keeping your perso...

Mikaela is joined by the most English-sounding Irishman you've ever heard for an intensive therapy session. We're talking paper cuts in Swift, those tiny annoyances that, sure, don't stop you in your tracks, but wouldn't it be nice if instead of having to cover ourselves in the coding equivalent of a hundred Band-Aids, Apple just… fixed? Please? Empathise, sympathise, and have a nice little scream into the void with us.

Plus there'...

We’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 al...

In this episode: We discuss Apple's worldwide catch up events for WWDC, discuss how we stay up to date with new Swift features in old projects, and share the APIs and features you're most looking forward to adopting in iOS 18.

• WWDC Catch up Events: ⁠https://developer.apple.com/events/⁠
• Microsoft blames the EU for CloudStrike downtime: ⁠https://mashable.com/article/microsoft-crowdstrike-eu-rules⁠
• Share your code sni...

In this episode: We discuss Apple's developer academies, share our advice for becoming a fully independent developer, and on Swift's 10th anniversary share your stories of how Swift impacted your lives:

• Hacking with Swift WWDC24 sale: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/offers
• Mikaela’s Keyboard: https://zsa.io 
• New Apple forums: https://forums.developer.apple.com
• Apple developer academy graduation: https://x.com/EEha...

In this episode: We discuss Apple's newest accessibility features coming in iOS 18, share our tips for working with difficult colleagues and clients, and read your replies to our open ballot: is Swift Evolution working?

• Apple’s new accessibility features in iOS 18: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/05/apple-announces-new-accessibility-features-including-eye-tracking/?1715781602
• Deep Dish Swift: https://deepdishswift.co...

In this episode: We talk about the community events taking place alongside WWDC24, discuss what we're hoping to see change in Apple's APIs this year, and share your tips for getting apps ready for iOS 18.

• One More Thing conference: https://omt-conf.com/
• Sponsoring iOS Dev Happy Hour: https://sponsorships.iosdevhappyhour.com
• Deep Dish Swift: https://deepdishswift.com/
• Swift Craft: https://swiftcraft.uk/
• Women Wh...

In this episode: We start to get excited about WWDC24, talk about the pros and cons of pair programming, and share your views on how to make apps more accessible.

• try! Swift Tokyo: https://tryswift.jp/_en
• Ignite: ⁠http://github.com/twostraws/Ignite⁠ 
• Vision Pro Dev Camp - ⁠https://visiondevcamp.org⁠ 
• A Beginner’s Guide to Apple Vision Pro, Women Who Code: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_x28wNkgdSVi01JXfoc8aNw...

In this episode: We discuss why it's so important to attend conferences and other meetups, share the best moments from your careers, and play an all-new game: guess how many credit cards Mikaela has?

- Exploring Mars from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at NASA: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/exploring-mars/id6475634958

- Paul's iOS Simulator tip: https://x.com/twostraws/status/1760304617441952038?s=20

- Apple's Inter...

In this episode: Swift 5.10 is here, we share our tips on mentoring and being mentored, and try out your Vision Pro apps.

- Apple Vision Pro is here: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/02/apple-vision-pro-arrives-in-apple-store-locations-across-the-us/

- Email to Apple developers from Susan Prescott: https://x.com/twostraws/status/1753526820811452729

- Launched podcast with Charlie, Christian, and Devin: https://x.com/Launche...

In this episode: Apple's Vision Pro is almost here and we couldn't be more excited, we share our tips for building a great app portfolio, and discuss your answers to the open ballot: where do you find app inspiration?

- Vision Pro is available to pre-order: https://www.apple.com/apple-vision-pro

- Slopes: https://getslopes.com

- Despair, Inc Demotivator: https://despair.com/products/apathy

- Upgrade your Mac: https://www.ha...

In this episode: We reveal the best way to use your Apple developer subscription, discuss our experience of using AI to build software, and share your tips on the best ways to approach debugging. Merry Christmas, folks!

- Everyone gets 25 hours of free Xcode Cloud: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=ik9z4ll6

- How to submit a request to Apple's DTS team: https://developer.apple.com/support/technical

- Apple's Journaling S...

In this episode: We review Hacktoberfest and make plans for our future indie projects, share our thoughts on what makes great app architecture, and read out your tips on what's the most useful skill for a developer to have that isn't coding itself.

- Packages on Swift.org: https://www.swift.org/packages/showcase.html

- Apple's use of Swift and SwiftUI in iOS 17: https://blog.timac.org/2023/1019-state-of-swift-and-swiftu...

In this episode: We discuss the value of building a side project you love, chat about Apple's latest Vision Pro sample code, and share your views on our open ballot: should we use Swift everywhere, or learn different languages?

- xkcd Ten Thousand: https://xkcd.com/1053/

- Swift Splash: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos/swift-splash

- SF Symbols 5: https://developer.apple.com/sf-symbols/

- Mikaela's GitHub ...