In this episode we tackle showing a list of posts, which requires us to convert the network models into models more fit for the UI, parsing HTML in order to display as an AttributedString, and displaying the author information.

On this final episode of 2022, Nick Lockwood returns to the show to discuss the overall evolution of Swift and its ecosystem of tools and libraries. How has Swift changed since its original introduction in 2014, how does it compare to other modern programming languages, and how might the language continue to evolve in 2023 and beyond? Sponsors Bitr…

Ben Scheirman returns to the show to discuss how Swift’s built-in concurrency features, such as async/await and tasks, can be used in practice when building apps for Apple’s platforms. Sponsors Essential Developer: Join the iOS Architect Crash Course to accelerate your journey towards becoming a senior developer. It’s 100% free and held entirely on…

Adam Bell returns to the podcast to discuss different techniques and approaches for optimizing UI code, and how to utilize tools like animations in order to build iOS apps that feel fast and responsive. Sponsors NordVPN: Get an exclusive discount on NordVPN’s excellent VPN service, by going to nordvpn.com/sundell. They even have a 30-day money-back…

Donny Wals returns to the show to talk about being an iOS developer freelancer, and to discuss some of the key new APIs, Swift language features, and frameworks that were introduced at WWDC22. Sponsors Essential Developer: Join the iOS Architect Crash Course to accelerate your journey towards becoming a senior developer. It’s 100% free and held ent…

Gui Rambo returns to the show to talk about the role and importance of system design when building apps and open source tools, and how common app architectures and design patterns can be augmented with custom systems. Sponsors NordVPN: Get an exclusive discount on NordVPN’s excellent VPN service, by going to nordvpn.com/sundell. They even have a 30…

Natalia Panferova joins John to discuss some of the key new features that are coming to SwiftUI and UIKit in iOS 16, and to talk about her experience working on SwiftUI at Apple. Sponsors NordVPN: Get an exclusive discount on NordVPN’s excellent VPN service, by going to nordvpn.com/sundell. They even have a 30-day money-back guarantee. Essential De…

Ben Cohen, manager of the Swift team at Apple, joins John on this WWDC22 special to discuss Swift 5.7, how generics have been made more powerful and easy to use, and how the language is expected to evolve towards Swift 6. Sponsors Bitrise: Rock-solid continuous integration for your Swift projects. Go to bitrise.io/swift to get started for free. Nor…

Sometimes we run into issues where SwiftUI doesn't quite do what we need. In some cases, SwiftUI views are powered by UIKit under the hood. Wouldn't it be great (and devious) to dig into the underlying UIKit views to customize things when vanilla SwiftUI just won't cut it? In this episode we'll look at a technique for discovering the UIKit undernea…

Jon talks to David Ortinau about .NET MAUI. https://herdingcode.com/wp-content/uploads/HerdingCode-0246-David-Ortinau-MAUI.mp3 Download / Listen: Herding Code 246: David Ortinau on .NET MAI Link: Introducing .NET MAUI – One Codebase, Many Platforms (.NET blog) Transcript: Jon: Hello, and welcome to Herding Code. This episode is being recorded May 1…

Chris Eidhof returns to the podcast to talk about how SwiftUI has evolved since its initial release, to share several key learnings from using it over the past few years, and to discuss concepts like app architecture and state management. Sponsors Judo: Quickly build native, server-driven UI for iOS and Android, and publish instantly, without havin…

Simon Støvring returns to the show to talk about how he built his new text editor Runestone, how to effectively manage an app’s settings, performance tuning, and implementing an app’s core logic as a stand-alone framework. Sponsors Judo: Quickly build native, server-driven UI for iOS and Android, and publish instantly, without having to submit upda…

One of the most impactful things you can do to improve productivity is to improve turnaround time when iterating on features. Playgrounds and Xcode Live Previews are great, but both have their limitations. In this episode we will explore how to utilize hot module reloading to have the simulator automatically reflect your changes when you save. It's…

Sommer Panage returns to the show to discuss Apple’s various accessibility APIs and tools, how to incorporate accessibility support into a team’s overall development workflow, and what it was like being an engineering manager at Apple. Sponsors Emerge Tools: Optimize your app’s startup time, binary size, and overall performance using Emerge’s advan…

Jon talks to Bruno Borges and Mark Heckler about Java development. https://herdingcode.com/wp-content/uploads/HerdingCode-245-Catching-up-on-Java-dev-with-Bruno-Borges-and-Mark-Heckler.mp3 What? On video now?!?! Download / Listen: Herding Code 245: Catching up on Java dev with Bruno Borges and Mark Heckler Links: Microsoft Build of OpenJDK Java in …

On this 2022 season premiere, JP Simard returns to the show to discuss what’s next for Swift in 2022, and what kinds of improvements and new features that might be coming to the language during the year. Sponsors Judo: Quickly build native, server-driven UI for iOS and Android, and publish instantly, without having to submit updates to the App Stor…