Waiting for Review

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

170 episodes of Waiting for Review since the first episode, which aired on January 25th, 2017.

  • Episode 76: Episode 76: Languages and free trials

    June 28th, 2018  |  32 mins 37 secs

    We discuss Swift vs. Objective C and the wider community debate between the two. Later we get stuck into free trials and their current state, post WWDC.

  • Episode 75: Episode 75: Mac Hardware

    June 21st, 2018  |  27 mins 38 secs

    This week, we're a bit overloaded with WWDC so we take a break and talk about Mac hardware, timely, as Dave Nott seems to have fallen down the hackintosh rabbit hole!

  • Episode 74: Episode 74: Performance, Marzipan & Siri

    June 14th, 2018  |  30 mins 52 secs

    Continuing on from last week's WWDC special, we take a deeper dive into three big parts of the WWDC keynote - performance, Marzipan and Siri Shortcuts.

  • Episode 73: Episode 73: WWDC Reaction

    June 5th, 2018  |  31 mins 58 secs

    Recorded just minutes after the keynote finished, we jump in to discuss our first thoughts and reactons to the WWDC keynote.

  • Episode 72: Episode 72: ‘Twas the week before WWDC

    May 31st, 2018  |  38 mins 28 secs

    WWDC is coming next week. We get into what we like about Xcode and the platform today, and what we'd love to see unfold at next week's event in San Jose!

  • Episode 71: Episode 71: Google IO… Is the grass greener?

    May 24th, 2018  |  22 mins 45 secs

    This week we steer slightly out of the Apple arena, and take a look at Google IO through the lens of iOS/Apple developers and diehards. There's a lot to like in Google's offerings, but is the grass always greener?

  • Episode 70: Episode 70: How We Learn

    May 17th, 2018  |  30 mins 16 secs

    After a quick detour into VR and AR, we take a look at how we both learn, what our methods are, and we each came to find our own approaches to developing and maintaining our knowledge. 

  • Episode 69: Episode 69: Marzi-what?

    May 10th, 2018  |  25 mins 21 secs

    It seems there's some doubt as to whether Marzipan will be here this WWDC - we dive into this, along with murmers of a new delcarative UI framework.

  • Episode 68: Episode 68: Architecting a New App

    May 3rd, 2018  |  35 mins 43 secs

    Dave Nott is planning his new app, and it’s time to think about functionality, data models, and set up. We discuss some of the technical challenges ahead, and some of the questions that a developer should consider when starting a green field iOS project

  • Episode 67: Episode 67: User Data

    April 26th, 2018  |  19 mins 43 secs

    With new legislation coming into force next month, we pause and discuss how we plan to adapt and how we feel about data collection in gen

  • Episode 66: Episode 66: Shut it down?

    April 19th, 2018  |  29 mins 9 secs

    A therapy session for Dave Nott as we discuss how he may shut up shop, calling it a day for Root Digital, and what his plans are for making a comeback!

  • Episode 65: Episode 65: Arm Macs

    April 12th, 2018  |  28 mins 29 secs

    With rumors of arm based macs coming as soon as 2020, we discuss what that means for the Mac platform, where Marzipan fits in and we start to think how an all new "macOS" could play a role.

  • Episode 64: Episode 64: The New iPad

    April 5th, 2018  |  33 mins 32 secs

    We discuss the new iPad with pencil support, where we see the iPad Pro in light of the announcment, and discuss Apple's approach to the educational market.

  • Episode 63: Episode 63: Lets meet in the middle (WWDC)

    March 29th, 2018  |  30 mins 37 secs

    We discuss past desktop machines, mac minis and cheese grater mac pros, before diving into WWDC and the experience of it.

  • Episode 62: Episode 62: Someone Else’s Problem

    March 22nd, 2018  |  43 mins 50 secs

    Developing apps independently can mean taking on a variety of responsibilities. We discuss services that you might want to hand off, and turn into "Someone Else's Problem(™)" !

  • Episode 61: Episode 61: 10 Years of the SDK

    March 15th, 2018  |  32 mins 22 secs

    It's hard to believe it's been 10 years. This week we reflect on what we were doing when the SDK was announced and how we initially got into the world of iOS development.