Monthly Archives: December 2015

Episode 72 – Just Another Spin Around the Sun

Episode 71 – A Little Skin In the Game

This week we jump into a discussion on accepting equity as part of your pay as developer. We discuss the risk and the rewards. That leads into a brief discussion of Canadian and US economies. We discuss the Apple Tv after using it for few months as well as Mark’s impressions on the Apple TV Tech Talks. We discuss what is using Swift correctly and what to do with old Macs. Picks: Zync, icons8, Lynda.com and Programming iOS 9 and GamePlayKit by Tammy Coron.

Apple TV ‘Siri’ Remote Fix

Episode 71 Show Notes:

When a Unicorn Start-Up Stumbles, Its Employees Get Hurt
RSU
TAM
Broadway Leads formerly iOS Leads
W8BEN
George W. Bush Cold Open – SNL (US Only)
Apple TV Tech Talks – Session Resources
Plex App
Marathon
Alto’s Adventure
Badland
Does not Commute
Luther Season 4
NSCoderTO
Tammy Coron
Roundaboutfm Podcast
Simon Allardice
Scott Gardner
Lynda.com
Toronto Public Library – LinkedIn Learning
Complete Free IOS 9 , Xcode 7 and Swift 2.0 Development Course
Switching Your Brain to Swift
Advanced Swift
Perfect.org
NSDate
Computer History Museum
The Computer Museum, Boston
Swift 2.0 Essential Training

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Zinc – Video Bookmarks
icons8
Programming iOS 9 and GamePlayKit by Tammy Coron

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Episode 70 – The Source Awakens

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This week we reminisce about out earliest Star Wars memories. NO SPOILERS! We follow up on a decent USB-C port adapter. Greg reports on PromiseKit. We also follow up on developer’s salaries in Canada at least. We discuss the interview of Craig Federighi on The Talk Show, as well Greg’s plans to explore more on Swift.org. We discuss building for Android with Android Studio and cross platform with React Native. We follow up on Greg’s experience with Apple Pay. Picks: This Week on Swift.org, Android Feast

University Theatre 1983

Correction: Tim saw the Matrix at the Uptown Theatre. The University Theatre is now a Pottery Barn in Yorkville. The Uptown Theatre is now a condo.

Episode 70 Show Notes:

The University Theatre
Graeme Devine
PromiseKit
BrightFutures
Here’s the MacBook USB-C adapter that Apple should have made
In a fierce fight for talent, Canadian startups try to edge out Google and Facebook
Hire great talent “The Voice” way.
‘HOW MANY FINGERS SHOULD THIS BABY HAVE?’, WITH SPECIAL GUESTS CRAIG FEDERIGHI AND JOHN SIRACUSA
Android Studio
Introducing the Android Feast!
USE REACT NATIVE
Rubymotion
Scala Language
Gradle
Metrolinx

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Episode 69 – Swift Takes Flight

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We follow up on the Apple Watch now that Jaime is back. We discuss the first Apple TV Tech Talk (SuperGirl spoilers) in Toronto. We follow up on Swift Open Source, which actually went live on github. We also discuss the Taxonomy of Developers as seen by Y-Combinators. Wire framing tools are also discussed. Picks: AppCooker, Swift Algorithm News and MacID.

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