Swift News has returned! In this episode we discuss Swift 5.3 with support for Windows, macOS SwiftUI tutorials, App Store Universal Purchases, iPadOS 13.4 cursor and trackpad support, Xcode Build Settings and a new newsletter all about SwiftUI. Just to name a few...  Swift News will now be released every other Monday - Subscribe or follow me on twitter to be notified of new episodes. Swift News Video: https://youtu.be/NB9CPQIGiXw More information about my iOS Development courses: https://seanallen.teachable.com/ Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer: https://gumroad.com/l/sean ..read more

In this episode I talk about a viral tweet that I posted a few weeks back. I asked developers to share a beginner mistake they had when they FIRST started learning iOS development. I got answers from all kinds of well known developers from major companies. It was a lot of fun to hear that we all start somewhere. My goal for this video was to show beginners that even very senior developers made the same silly beginner mistakes that you are making right now. Again... we all started somewhere. Stick with it. Tweet Link - https://twitter.com/seanallen_dev/status/1228778842099191809 More informat ..read more

The podcast content returns with the first episode of the new "What I'm Working On" (WIMO from here on out). In this episode I discuss what I've been up to in my content creation business, how my indie app (CreatorView) is going, what type of work I'm doing for my consultancy as well as rebuilding my website with Publish and my accidental rebrand. Hope you enjoy! More information about my iOS Development courses: https://seanallen.teachable.com/ Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer: https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/seanallen_dev Instagram ..read more

My technical skills as a software developer with 5 years experience are average. They're fine. Nothing special, but not bad either. However, I believe I'm a REALLY good overall software developer because of very good soft skills. In this episode I want to discuss that topic for those developers out there who may be self-conscience about their lack (or perceived lack) of technical skills and knowledge. There's a lot more that goes into being a great software developer than just knowing the code. If you like my teaching style, I've released my first iOS dev course which is all about the take-ho ..read more

Today I sit down with Kilo Loco to discuss the unfortunate event of him getting laid off from Bird (electric scooters) due to the current economic crisis. Kyle was kind enough to share his story during these tough times in order to help other developers prepare for such an unfortunate event.  Check out his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv75sKQFFIenWHrprnrR9aA Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kilo_Loco If you like my teaching style, I've released my first iOS dev course which is all about the take-home project job interview for iOS developers. Course Info - h ..read more

In this episode I discuss my career and business plans as a content creator, educator, and independent app developer.  Course: iOS Dev Take Home Project https://seanallen.teachable.com Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer: https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/seanallen_dev Instagram: @seanallen_dev YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/seanallen Portfolio: https://seanallen.co Are you a gamer? I'm now streaming video games on Twitch as well: https://twitch.tv/seanallen Book and learning recommendations (Affiliate Links): Ray Wenderlich Bo ..read more

A couple days ago, Ted Kremenek, Manager of the Languages and Runtime Team @ Apple tweeted out his swift.org forum post about the roadmap to Swift 6. In this video we review and discuss that forum post and how Swift is looking to expand beyond Apple platforms into other areas like low-level systems, services and machine learning.   Swift 6 Roadmap Forum Post:  https://forums.swift.org/t/on-the-road-to-swift-6/32862 Course: iOS Dev Take Home Project https://seanallen.teachable.com Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer: https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin Twitter: h ..read more

In this episode I discuss some of the different types of contracts I've had in my career as an iOS developer. I also get in to how I get these contracts, how they are structured and some other general advice. The reason I wanted to talk about this to give some examples of the different types of contracts out there and how you can have a lot of freedom as a contractor. Course: iOS Dev Take Home Project https://seanallen.teachable.com Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer: https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/seanallen_dev Instagram: @seanallen_dev ..read more

In this episode of The Journey I sit down with Tim Isenman. Tim has an interesting story on transition from entertainment and working on movies/podcasts with Kevin Smith to working towards becoming an iOS developer. In this episode you'll hear how he completely immersed himself in iOS newsletter, podcasts, videos and the community to help him learn. We also get to hear an interesting story about how .addSubview() changed his outlook on development. Hope you enjoy! The Journey is a series of interviews with aspiring iOS developers from the community where we discuss where they are at in their j ..read more

In this episode of Origin Stories I speak with Gilbert Martinez, iOS Engineer at CycleCast. In this story we discuss how Gilbert first got into programming a bit in high school, but didn't pursue it then only to come back to it many years later as an adult. He got is start in software development working on desktop web apps, but eventually decided to transition into iOS. He learned iOS through YouTube and Udemy as well as some personal coaching and mentorship, which we discuss the value of. Hope you enjoy! Origin Stories is a series of interviews with iOS developers from the community where we ..read more