A very special episode with guest Stephen Coyle. Stephen talks us through the development process of Tapt, WordFlash, Hyperbolizer and Déjà, and talks about his download numbers and revenue models for each app. What Apple could do to improve App Store economics. Different strategies for marketing your apps. Musical notation as a programming language. Hackintoshes. iPads Pro and shopping lists. Windows. Server side. Getting things done. Wordsnap redux. ARKit and hardware. App design. Fonts in apps. Working in your head but not in Xcode. Dave and Baz reminisce. Latex. HomePod. Stephen’s apps Tapt 2 Déjà Tapt WordFlash Hyperbolizer Stephen’s blog posts discussed AirPods meet toilet How much I’ve earned on the App Store I have been a programmer for many years What’s making us happy Stephen: Homebridge Thomas: Microsoft Teams Baz: Mentoring Transition Year students Dave: Darknet Diaries Podcast

Thomas cleans AirPods. Baz wants to talk Android. Messages annoyances. AR. Teaching the next generation. Dave makes a DAWG. Building for iPad and keeping track of your children view controllers. New games. Libraries. Bidding Audible farewell. Recommendations. YouTube and their schneaky Apple TV web view. The general disappointment of Apple TV. HomePod and its niche. What’s making us happy Baz – ARKit Thomas – WeChat Dave – 100 move goals

Opinions on notebooks. Resolutions. Quitting Facebook. Planting trees. Apple slowing down your old phone. What we might spend money on next year. Raising screen quality standards. Future of the iPad. YouTube shenanigans. Developing iPad apps. Programming ≠ essay writing. Developing Mac apps. Delphi nostalgia. Cross platform desktop UI toolkits. Losing an AirPod. Links Rocketbook Everlast Erasable Smart Notebook Thomas’s weekly links Thomas quits facebook What’s Making Us Happy Thomas – Firefox Send Dave – Cast and Ferrite Baz – Shadows Remain and Million Onion Hotel

The latest updates to the Amazon Echo platform. Alexa now knows where Ireland is. Lifx really wants you to have colour. The state of e-reader platforms in 2017. Dopamine hits and loot boxes. Being unimpressed with Star Wars (no spoilers). Amazon’s Apple TV App. Nobody cares that the HomePod is late. The iMac Pro is not for us. A new keyboard to obsess about. Apple has some bugs to fix. Teaching taxi drivers about the innate fragility of software. Feeling meh about High Sierra. Positivity about Apple Watch. Things. Siri fighting with herself. Ignoring notifications better. Holographic Roy Orbison. Ludo trolling. Top songs of 2017. Personal analytics. What’s making us happy: Thomas – The Wirecutter Baz – Moving to Cork and Gorogoa Dave – Apple ecosystem and Playdead’s Inside on iOS and tvOS

Dave gets an Apple Watch. Can more technology make us depend less on technology? We talk iPad Pro productivity. We’re all on AirPods. We discuss the new Amazon echo Line-up. What’s making us Happy Thomas: Sleep Well Beast by The National Baz: The Canteen Kickstarter,  The Witness Dave: Star Trek Discovery and The Orville  

We review the latest Apple Event and talk about the iPhone 8 and the iPhone X. What’s making us happy Baz: Million Yen Women (Netflix), BoJack Horseman (Netflix) Thomas: Casio MQ24-7B Watch Dave: Devil’s Bargain

Baz reflects on the iPad Pro with iOS 11 and the decreased use of his Macbook Air. The iPad needs a home server for long running tasks, if only there was some kind of mini Mac we could use, we discuss Raspberry Pi and some potential money saving configurations. Pencils over Keyboards. We discuss our media consumption habits as we grow up. We can’t even force ourselves to finish Planet of The Apps but Apple are going to spend 1 Billion dollars on more original programming next year. We spent some time playing video games, Irish adventure game The Darkside Detective and multiplayer deathmatch PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. We discuss games and the coming of ARKit, will we see the explosion. We went to a Docker meetup and we’re happy with the explosion of local tech meetups. Links The Darkside Detective PlayerUnknown’s Battleground What’s making us happy Thomas – The Death of Yugoslavia Dave – Scanner Sombre Baz – Hellblade

It’s a beautiful sunny day and we’re live (not really) from the Wickham Tap in Limerick, a new pub from the Galway Bay Brewery. Dave is preparing a talk on Swift Enums and Thomas is half-heartedly Swifting on the server. After two and a half years Apple Pay has finally arrived at our bank and we use it to purchase copious quantities of beer! Thomas bought another vintage Apple keyboard and AirPods to drown out the sound of the mechanical keyboard. Baz bought the new 10.5″ iPad Pro with the Pencil and Smart Keyboard, we talk about his experience running it on iOS 11. We talk about the tradeoffs of buying new Apple devices vs. waiting it out. We give a six month update on our Amazon Echos and pronounce the death of Siri. Baz and Dave (2007, Canadian Guy) Links Paint it Back (Picross Game) What’s making us happy Thomas – 16 albums! The Dø – Shake Shook Shaken. [Apple Music] [Spotify] Baz – The Mountain Goats – Goths. [Apple Music] [Spotify] Dave – Offa Rex – The Queen of Hearts. [Apple Music] [Spotify]

We walk through a different kind of dongle hell, adding bluetooth to a car stereo and end up going all the way back to tapes, vinyl and digital distribution. iPhone 8 rumours abound as Qualcomm debuts their through-screen fingerprint scanner, we wonder how big and expensive it’ll be. Baz informs us that you can get little hands on your fingers so you can have little hands on your fingers. We talk about the lack of WWDC video we’ve watched, and Thomas dives into server-side Swift! We discuss caching strategies and load testing. We get REALLY angry at Planet of The Apps and abandon equanimity because of Jessica Alba and her equity. Links Enough – DHH What’s making us happy Baz – GLOW on Netflix Dave – Humble Audiobook Bundle: Hackers, Gamers and Geeks Thomas – NPR Planet Money

Baz got bored and installed the latest beta, we discuss some of the new features and talk about the perils of public betas. We discuss the Surface and discuss if Apple users are more elitist than users of other platforms, Dave really likes Macs. We love nine year old cars and now Baz has one too, we grill him on the specs and somehow end up discussing Imperial vs Metric units. The ARKit demos are in full flow and we discuss the adoption of new technologies. We recap Episodes 2 and 3 of Planet of the Apps. Links Scott Forstall interview Made with ARKit What’s making us happy Baz – Getting a car! Dave – Gone Home game Thomas – TextWrangler

In a break from our usual format we try something new and record an episode about Apple’s new reality show, Planet of The Apps… but then we end up talking about the business of Apps and have a far too heated discussion about how podcasts should handle bonus episodes. This is not a bonus episode. What’s making us happy this week Nothing!

After a brief period of upheaval in real life we are back with our WWDC episode. WWDC took place this week in San Jose and watched the keynote live from the comfort of Thomas’s couch 8000km away in Ireland. We discuss the revelations in the keynote and the state of the platform. Apple recommits to the Pro market. HomePod Homeshmod? Thomas has been waiting 10 years for multi-room Airplay and he finally gets it, but at what cost? Will the new App store benefit Indie developers. In stark contrast to other years Baz wants to use the new Xcode beta. Apple democratize horse detection with on device machine learning. The walled garden pays off with the seamless introduction of new image and video formats. CoreNFC makes its debut but only on the latest iPhone and only for a certain type of tag. We can now send money to each other with Apple Pay, but our banks still don’t support it! Our iMessages now sync but our messages still lag! We try to see the dark side of the keynote: Baz wanted a UI refresh and Dave wanted a tvOS update. Dave says he won’t go into it (but he does.) No more Canada only rollouts with Phased App Releases. Links WWDC Roundup WWDC Swift Roundup iOS 11 iPad Multitasking iMac Pro HomePod What’s making us happy Baz – Old Man’s Journey and Monument Valley 2 Thomas – Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band Remix Dave – WordFlash by Stephen Coyle

New Overcast watch app. Baz returns to Úll and almost escapes a room. This year’s new iPhones. AirPods. Live-buying an Apple Watch. Apple and the environment. Uber. Susan Fowler and Increment. Stripe. Spinal Tap. Links Canteen – where our Apple Pay Stickers ended up Uber’s C.E.O. Plays With Fire – New York Times Increment Indie Hackers The Macro This Lawsuit Goes to 11 – Bloomberg What’s making us happy Baz – wedding (not his) Thomas – Apple Makes iMovie, GarageBand, and iWork Apps for Mac and iOS Free for All Users – MacRumors Dave – Mythical Man Month

We get a very accurate review. Fantastic iPads and when to buy them. We finally get Apple Pay, but we don’t. A new reason for rejection. Push notification fundamentalism. Mac Pros. Panic and my Uncle works for Nintendo. Links Baz lets AIB know what’s on his mind Apple Pay stickers Using Clips to make passive aggressive tech support videos – Kyle Seth Gray on Twitter Apple granting Clips special permissions to access camera and microphone – Kay on Twitter Mastodon Social The Mac Pro Lives – Daring Fireball The 2016 Panic Report My Uncle Works for Nintendo – Campo Santo blog What’s making us happy Dave: Thimbleweed Park Thomas: OpenRA Baz: Úll

Baz gets some feedback on WordSnap from listeners of the podcast, and Dave loses his top spot on the Endless Mode leaderboard. Thomas goes on a brief nerd holiday. Baz has a new toy. iPads. Force Touch. Dave shares screens. We go deep on Indie Games. Links Still looking for beta testers for WordSnap (email link) Evolution of Warner Bros. Logos at the start of Harry Potter films – BuzzFeed Harry Potter Studio Tour The Binding of Isaac – Wikipedia Ferrite Recording Studio – App Store Indie Game | The Movie What’s making us happy Baz – Jackbox Games Thomas – side projects Dave – The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance (Amazon UK link) and Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work

It’s our one year anniversary! Baz discovers he’s not alone in finding trouble finishing projects. Dave talks about being in demand and Thomas promises to ruin things by making them in Swift. Links Frog Fractions – Part 1 Frog Fractions – Part 2 Still looking for beta testers for WordSnap (email link) How to *never* complete anything Dave being awesome Reaction to React.io What’s making us happy Baz: Dirt Rally PSVR Thomas: Paper Aeroplanes Dave: Ticket Master…?

Dave is Thomas’s Swift Spirit Animal. Firewatch reviewed. Baz asks for your help with WordSnap and we discuss what keeps us from finishing projects. Things go wrong, again. Links Firewatch The Stanley Parable Ask for a beta test of Wordsnap (email link) The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles – Steven Pressfield (Amazon UK link) What’s making us happy Baz: Switch and Zelda Thomas Cheap bookshelf amplifier Dave: https://www.youneedabudget.com

Dave can hear clearly now. Baz edits a podcast. Optionals in Swift. Thomas finds out Swift 2 into 3 won’t go. New shiny stuff. We finally learn something new. Thomas threatens to write a blogging engine in server-side Swift. Hipster database engines. From Firebase to Firewatch: Thomas doesn’t do his homework. Nintendo Switch. Zelda. Making fun of Hacker News. Note: original episode release contained audio glitch at 16:40 – now fixed. Links Thomas’s badly written article on podcast editing Firewatch on gog.com MegaThread: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Reviews – /r/NintendoSwitch n-gate.com – Hacker News parody zerohedge.com Furry games on Patreon There Is No Limit – Derek Sivers Simplify: move code into database functions – Derek Sivers What’s making us happy Thomas – Money Stuff – Bloomberg View Baz – Consolevania on Patreon Dave – Anything You Want – Derek Sivers

Baz has a broken keychain. Thomas has a broken phone. New iPads. Dave disrupts some national stats. Finding Friends. Upgrading a Mac Mini. Hard drive reliability. Anecdata. Switching. Mistrusting Windows. Baby Duck syndrome. Urban design and JavaScript. Thomas gets hacked. Steam Reforming. Firewatch. A normal lost phone. Links Why would Apple release a 10.5″ iPad? – Dan Provost PSA: It’s a pretty great time to upgrade your Mac mini – Macminicolo.net Backblaze Hard Drive Stats for 2016 Baby duck syndrome Steam ditching Steam Greenlight Jim Sterling on YouTube Firewatch A normal lost phone What’s making us happy Baz: T-Pain: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert – YouTube (and Dessa’s performance too) Thomas: Do By Friday podcast Dave: Jon Ronson – The Elephant in the Room: A Journey into the Trump Campaign and the “Alt-Right” (Kindle Single)

LED whine. New things in iOS. Chasing ratings. Death to 32-bit. Wall Street Bets. Paying Apple every month. Renting movies. App nostalgia. Links iOS 10 and iOS 10.3 features and updates – TechRadar iOS 10.3 beta 32-bit alert suggests Apple may drop legacy app support in iOS 11 Apple Said to Work on Mac Chip That Would Lessen Intel Role – Bloomberg Apple’s “leap quarter” /r/wallstreetbets: “Well, this is it: Going All-in. My last stand. My final Yolo. $2M-5M possible payoff. (NASDAQ:AAPL)” Chris Lattner talks about Bitcode on ATP (Overcast link) Limerick iOS Developer Meetup: Swift for Objective-C programmers What’s making us happy Thomas – messy Python Baz – 4D Cityscape HBO Game of Thrones Westeros Puzzle Dave – fancy Python and Visual Studio Code