Xcoders Podcast, May 2021

This month, Jared is joined by Xcoder Dan Morse, an iOS engineer at Nordstrom and organizer of the Underdog Devs group. The guys talk about Dan’s journey through code school and landing at Nordstrom, as well as how Dan got involved in Underdog Devs and how learning is constant.

Be sure to check out the Xcoders Slack for announcemnts on forthcoming in-person get togethers!

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Xcoders Podcast, April 2021

This month, Seattle Xcoders co-organizer Tim Ekl joins the show to talk about his journey to Seattle (and Xcoders), his new blog post about the SE-0309 Swift Evolution proposal around Generics & Existentials, as well as Swift’s evolution as a general purpose language. There’s also some WWDC wishcasting for fun new APIs.

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Thinking About the Return of Seattle Xcoders

We don’t have a date set — late spring would be the earliest, and that’s pretty optimistic — but we’re starting to think about how Seattle Xcoders will return.

It’s likely we’ll start not with a formal meeting but with social-only outdoor gatherings. There are a number of restaurants, pubs, and venues with outdoor seating, and we’ll pick one of them.

Eventually we’ll return to having meetings with presentations, but that may wait until late summer or even later.

In the meantime, you can prepare by getting your shots!

It’s our strongest expectation that every attendee will be fully vaccinated — even, or especially, at the initial outdoor gatherings.

While we can’t require or enforce that each person is vaccinated, we ask you to remember that vaccines save other people’s lives. You don’t know who you might see who is especially at risk, or who has a close friend or family member who is.

We also ask that nobody pressure anyone else to attend. Even joking, even with affection. These are stressful times, and people need to feel okay about making their own decisions about what is and isn’t safe without the newly returned burden of social expectation.

We’ll have more news when we have more news. For now, stay safe and healthy, and please get your vaccine so we can all be together again!

Xcoders Podcast, March 2021

This month, indie dev Leo Dion joins the show in the conclusion of a 2-part series with Xcoders and Leo’s podcast Empower Apps. The guys talk about automation and Swift Package Manager, and Leo shares a bit about his apps & projects. They conclude by sharing some of their 2021 Apple Wishlist.

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Xcoders Podcast, February 2021

This month, Vancouver Xcoders organizer Malin Sundberg joins the show to talk about her world-traveling background, the upcoming Xcoders online gathering on 2/25 (where she also puts Jared on the spot about giving a talk too), and what she’s excited for from Apple in 2021.

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Got a question about iOS development, Mac development, Apple, or working in software (or something else entirely)? We’re doing a Q&A episode of the Xcoders podcast to kick off 2021. Send your questions our way!