Empowering Accessibility with Via Fairchild

Malin and Kai from Triple Glazed Studios join us for a discussion on building their indie app Orbit and Mercury from prototype to feature enhancement and working in the Apple ecosystem.

Guest

• Kai Dombrowski (@airkai) / X
  • Kai (@kaidombrowski@mastodon.social) - Mastodon
  • Kai Dombrowski (@kaidombrowski) on Threads
• Malin Sundberg (@malinsundberg) / X
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  • @malinsundberg on Threads

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• (00:00) - Prototyping
• (15:17) - App vs Product
• (30:46) - Paywalls
• (37:21) - Building Features
• (46:15) - Being Indie

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Adam Rush from SwiftLeeds comes on the show to prognosticate and dream with me the possibilities of WWDC 2024 and how advancements in AI as well as the new Vision Pro will affect this year's developer conference.

Guest

• Adam Rush (@Adam9Rush) / X
  • SwiftlyRush - Xcode Tips and Tricks, Building apps with Swift & SwiftUI
  • Adam Rush (@adamrush@mastodon.social) - C.IM
  • Adam Rush | LinkedIn

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• (00:00) - What is Swift Leeds
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Kyle Lee (Kilo Loco) comes on to talk about the EU changes to the App Store, the future of Apps and Apple, and what it means for the Vision Pro.

Guest

• Kilo Loco
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn

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• (00:00) - EU App Store Changes
• (24:06) - Apple Vision Pro

• Steven Lipton

Indie Developer, Kris Slazinski comes on to talk about App Store localization, UX, and his favorite intern/mentor - ChatGPT.

Guest

• Kris Slazinski
  • Apps 
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Mastodon
  • Threads

Announcements

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"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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• (00:00) - Announcements
• (02:01) - (App Store) Localization
• (19:21) - ChatGPTovsky
• (33:50) - UX vs UI

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Martin Lasek comes on to talk about what's it's like building in public WishKit and his multiplayer game PixelBlitz and when feature creep can ruin an MVP.

Guest

• Martin Lasek
  • Twitter (@martinlasek)
  • Twitch (@martinlasek)
  • YouTube (@martinlasek)

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• Backend Decisions with Mikaela Caron
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• WishKit
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• (00:00) - New Years Announcements
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Join us by the virtual fireplace this Christmas Eve for 'The Bushel Holiday Special' podcast episode! Unwrap the enchanting tale of Bushel's journey, filled with the warmth of festive storytelling and the magic of app development. Gather 'round for a holiday story like no other! 🎄🎁

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Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

• (00:00) - Seed of an Idea
• (09:12) - Building the Crust
• (22:11) - Design, Architecture, and Automation
• (35:09) - Making Cider from Apples

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Stefano Mondino from Synesthesia comes on to talk doing not product work at Synesthesia as opposed to building a product and working with multiple projects across various teams. We also talk about his favorite dev tools including his own tool Murray.

Guest

• Stefano Mondino
  • Twitter @puntoste
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Credits

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"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

• (00:00) - "Agency Work"
• (12:37) - Going Cross-Platform 😱
• (16:23) - Dev Tools
• (26:33) - Murray
• (35:14) - Swift Heroes
• (40:13) - Supporting Older OSes

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Alaina Kafkes from Calm joins us to talk about implementing App Intents and what she learning about her experience. Also special announcement regarding a certain app I've been working on.

Guest

• Alaina Kafkes (@alainakafkes) / X
  • Alaina Kafkes | LinkedIn

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Related Links 

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Credits

Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

• (00:00) - Pre-Order Bushel
• (01:03) - Intro and Public Speaking
• (02:45) - What are App Intents?
• (06:47) - Why App Intents
• (11:16) - Coding Challenges
• (17:21) - Components of App Intents
• (21:24) - Multiplatform and Last Thoughts

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Via Fairchild comes on the show to talk about accessibility, UI Kit, Swift UI and how it all brings your app to a wider more diverse audience.

Guest

• Via Fairchild
  • Via Fairchild | LinkedIn
  • Via (@codingmilf) / X
  • Via (@codingmilf@techhub.social) - Mastodon

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Credits

Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

• (00:00) - Special Announcement
• (01:23) - Why Accessibility
• (05:27) - What APIs to Use
• (14:22) - Making Accessibility a Priority
• (18:24) - Diversity and Accessibility

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Sean Rucker from Judo comes on to talk about their product and what they learned in the process of building Judo in dealing with SwiftUI.

Guest

• Sean Rucker
  • Judo
  • X @seanrucker
  • Mastodon @seanrucker@mastodon.social
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Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

• (00:00) - What is Judo
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