Swift by Sundell
In-depth conversations about Swift and software development in general, hosted by John Sundell.
Show episodes
123: “The evolution of Swift”, with special guest Nick Lockwood
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
122: “Swift concurrency in practice”, with special guest Ben Scheirman
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.
121: “Responsive and smooth UIs”, with special guest Adam Bell
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.
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.
119: “The role of system design”, with special guest Gui Rambo
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.
118: “What’s new in SwiftUI in iOS 16?”, with special guest Natalia Panferova
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.
