This week we open with a discussion about Android phone makers mimicking the notch. We also follow up on the Bitcoin Pizza Guy. We look into the negative effect of algorithm driven social network feeds. Swift 4.1 is bringing back #if along with canImport() availability checks. It’s the 10th anniversary of the iPhone OS SDK, so we discuss our own memories of early iPhone app development. Apple is opening medical clinics for employees. WatchKit is for Baby Apps according to Marco Arment. Picks: Charles Proxy for iOS, Alto’s Odyssey, Silicon Valley 5 trailer w/hidden message, Learn with Google AI, Simple is hiring an iOS developer, Skydio hiring, Topology Eyewear hiring.
Episode 185 Show Links:
- MTJC Podcast on Twitter: “We’re taking the week off because there is literally nothing to talk about.… “
- Bonus Notches: Android smartphone vendors copy the striking design from Apple’s iPhone X, with mixed results
- Android P Features and APIs | Android Developers
- How to Get Android P on Your Phone Right Now
- LittleThings online publisher shuts down, blames Facebook’s algorithm – Business Insider
- Greg Heo on Twitter: “Finally, #if canImport(UIKit) is coming when Swift 4.1 lands! 🙏… “
- A Lot Can Happen in a Decade • The Breakroom
- Apple launching medical clinics for employees
- WatchKit is a sweet solution that will only ever give us baby apps – Marco.org
- Vero – True Social
- Micro.blog
- iPhone Open Application Development – O’Reilly Media
- iPhone SDK Application Development – O’Reilly Media
- iPad – Wikipedia
- Follow-up to the wildly successful mobile game Alto’s Adventure aims for more than just entertainment | CBC Radio
- Vero offers an alternative for Instagram users | CBC Radio
- Alto’s Odyssey – out now for iOS
- Appillionaires: Secrets from Developers Who Struck It Rich on the App Store: Chris Stevens: 9781119978640: Books – Amazon.ca
Episode 185 Picks:
- James Frost on Twitter: “Whoa, Charles for iOS!… “
- Alto’s Odyssey – out now for iOS
- Silicon Valley’s Season Five Trailer Has a Hidden Message for All You Nerds Out There
- Learn with Google AI: Making ML education available to everyone
- Job Application for Senior iOS Engineer at Simple Finance
- Skydio – iOS Developer
- Jobs – Topology Eyewear
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