Ios Dev Discussions - Sean Allen

"What I'm Working On" is a weekly show where I give a quick recap of what I worked on at my day job as an iOS developer at a small startup in Silicon Valley. I hope this give some insight into what it's like to work for a small startup as the sole iOS developer.  In this episode I discuss some small features I needed to implement for our FDA submission, working with the Lottie animations on the home screen as well as the job offer video that I put out looking for my eventual replacement. If this is your first What I'm Working On episode, be sure to check out the introduction episode for context as to what the Aluna app does. Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer: https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin   Books, hoodies and goodies:  https://seanallen.co/store If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502?mt=2 Twitter:  https://www.twitter.com/

Impostor Syndrome can be crippling but there are many ways to boost your confidence as a software developer. In this video I review a tweet from Alphonso Sensley II asking for ways to improve his confidence as a software developer starting out at his first job.  The tweet got a bunch of amazing responses and I give my take on each of them. If you're struggling with impostor syndrome or just want to be more confident in your self as a developer, this video is for you. Link to original tweet: https://twitter.com/AlphonsoSensley/status/1088839536996581377 Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer: https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin  YouTube Video Version:  https://youtu.be/2pQ04FriBxs Books, hoodies and goodies:  https://seanallen.co/store If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502?mt=2 Twitter:  https://www.twitter.com/seanallen_dev I

Swift News is all about curating this week's latest news involving iOS Development and Swift. In this week's episode I discuss Swift 5 released in the Xcode 10.2 beta, Type Aliases, how Artsy hired engineers and how to communicate with your designer.  I also discuss the coordinator pattern, phased adoption, 10 year challenge for apps, new HIG subscription requirements, Loops and iOS Conf SG 2019. Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer: https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin  YouTube Video Version:  https://youtu.be/M14P7xW6ocA Books, hoodies and goodies:  https://seanallen.co/store If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502?mt=2 Twitter:  https://www.twitter.com/seanallen_dev Instagram:  @seanallen_dev Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/seanallen YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/seanallen Portfolio:  https:

In this episode of Origin Stories I speak with Marlon Avery of Treehouse Talent Path. We discuss Marlon's journey into development which starts with creating a sneaker app and designing in MS Paint (yes, MSPaint). My favorite part of his journey is how he landed his job at Treehouse and built a relationship with the CEO. You'll have to listen to find out! Origin Stories is a series of interviews with iOS developers from the community where we discuss how they got their start in this industry. We discuss how they first became interested in code, what resources they used to learn, how they got their first job and much more. Marlon's Twitter: https://twitter.com/marlon_avery Treehouse Talent Path - Atlanta https://teams.teamtreehouse.com/talentpath-atlanta Treehouse Talent Path -Boston https://teams.teamtreehouse.com/talentpath-boston Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer: https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin  Books, hoodies and goodies:  https://seanallen.co/store If you're enjoying

"What I'm Working On" is a weekly show where I give a quick recap of what I worked on at my day job as an iOS developer at a small startup in Silicon Valley. I hope this give some insight into what it's like to work for a small startup as the sole iOS developer.  In this episode I discuss how I finished up the new Home Screen as well as some tricky animations involving the store buttons. I also discuss a meeting where we figure out how the backend for our store will work, and how I spent my Friday afternoon playing with bubbles. If this is your first What I'm Working On episode, be sure to check out the introduction episode for context as to what the Aluna app does.   Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer: https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin  Books, hoodies and goodies:  https://seanallen.co/store If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076

What I call the 90/90 Rule of Software Development usually bites new inexperienced developers in the ass. It's the concept that there's the first 90% of building the app... and then there's the second 90%. Let's talk about it. Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer: https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin  YouTube Video Version:  https://youtu.be/T1v_E0yuVBw Books, hoodies and goodies:  https://seanallen.co/store If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502?mt=2 Twitter:  https://www.twitter.com/seanallen_dev Instagram:  @seanallen_dev Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/seanallen YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/seanallen Portfolio:  https://seanallen.co Book and learning recommendations (Affiliate Links): Ray Wenderlich Books: https://store.raywenderlich.com/a/20866/link/1 Ray Wenderlich Video Tutorials: https://st

Swift News is all about curating this week's latest news involving iOS Development and Swift. In this week's episode I discuss the new Swift Community Podcast, 2019 iOS dev conferences, CreateML and advice to get featured on the App Store. I also discuss the Capsicum launch, Alamofire 5 Beta, iOS Compressed, Job Offers, IGListKit and first year developer advice.  Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer: https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin  YouTube Video Version:  https://youtu.be/rkng0EboNEU Books, hoodies and goodies:  https://seanallen.co/store If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502?mt=2 Twitter:  https://www.twitter.com/seanallen_dev Instagram:  @seanallen_dev Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/seanallen YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/seanallen Portfolio:  https://seanallen.co Book and learning re

In this episode of Origin Stories I speak with Jesse Tayler who's working on a documentary all about the era of NeXT Computers. We discuss how he got his start in the software development world as well as how he created an App Store for the NeXT Computers that was demo'd for Steve Jobs and would eventually get acquired by Apple. It's a two-for-one Origin Story... Jesse's story as well as the App Store. Origin Stories is a series of interviews with iOS developers from the community where we discuss how they got their start in this industry. We discuss how they first became interested in code, what resources they used to learn, how they got their first job and much more. Jesse's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jtayler App Storey: https://appstorey.com http://facebook.com/theappstorey Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer: https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin  Books, hoodies and goodies:  https://seanallen.co/store If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Cof

"What I'm Working On" is a weekly show where I give a quick recap of what I worked on at my day job as an iOS developer at a small startup in Silicon Valley. I hope this give some insight into what it's like to work for a small startup as the sole iOS developer.  In this episode I discuss how I finished up the export PDF feature, implemented new game assets, as well as rebuilt our home screen. If this is your first What I'm Working On episode, be sure to check out the introduction episode for context as to what the Aluna app does.  Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer: https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin  Books, hoodies and goodies:  https://seanallen.co/store If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502?mt=2 Twitter:  https://www.twitter.com/seanallen_dev Instagram:  @seanallen_dev Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/seana

2018 was a great year. In this episode I recap my how I did on my 2018 goals, and then talk about what my plans are for 2019 and beyond. I discuss goals for my iOS developer career as well as my content creation business. Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer: https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin  YouTube Video Version:  https://youtu.be/bzlY_UlyED0 Books, hoodies and goodies:  https://seanallen.co/store If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502?mt=2 Twitter:  https://www.twitter.com/seanallen_dev Instagram:  @seanallen_dev Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/seanallen YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/seanallen Portfolio:  https://seanallen.co Book and learning recommendations (Affiliate Links): Ray Wenderlich Books: https://store.raywenderlich.com/a/20866/link/1 Ray Wenderlich Video Tutorials: https://store.r

Swift News is all about curating this week's latest news involving iOS Development and Swift. Since I missed last week, we're playing catch up this week in a rapid fire episode where I review almost 20 stories. If this episode goes to quick for you, my apologies, but we'll be back to normal next week!   Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer: https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin  YouTube Video Version:  https://youtu.be/Vgy2-pT-Icg Books, hoodies and goodies:  https://seanallen.co/store If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502?mt=2 Twitter:  https://www.twitter.com/seanallen_dev Instagram:  @seanallen_dev Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/seanallen YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/seanallen Portfolio:  https://seanallen.co Book and learning recommendations (Affiliate Links): Ray Wenderlich Books: https:

In this episode of Origin Stories I speak with Kristaps Grinbergs, iOS developer and founder of Qminder. We discuss how he got his start building websites in the late 90's, the interesting paths students take in Latvia and how his company was created at a hackathon. Origin Stories is a series of interviews with iOS developers from the community where we discuss how they got their start in this industry. We discuss how they first became interested in code, what resources they used to learn, how they got their first job and much more. Kristaps Twitter: https://twitter.com/fassko Coding Grandma Talk @ try! Swift https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=_4Wof3sIKqc Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer: https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin  Books, hoodies and goodies:  https://seanallen.co/store If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502?

"What I'm Working On" is a weekly show where I give a quick recap of what I worked on at my day job as an iOS developer at a small startup in Silicon Valley. I hope this give some insight into what it's like to work for a small startup as the sole iOS developer.  In this episode I discuss how I'm implementing quests into the game as well as exporting the user's last 30 days worth of data as a PDF. If this is your first What I'm Working On episode, be sure to check out the introduction episode for context as to what the Aluna app does.  Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer: https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin  Books, hoodies and goodies:  https://seanallen.co/store If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502?mt=2 Twitter:  https://www.twitter.com/seanallen_dev Instagram:  @seanallen_dev Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/s

Audio from of my January iOS Dev Monthly Live Stream.  I talk about working remotely over the holidays and how that was an epic failure, as well as share some updates. And as always, it's jam packed with Q&A. Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer: https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin  YouTube Video Version:  https://youtu.be/2VHOOcJOqBw Books, hoodies and goodies:  https://seanallen.co/store If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502?mt=2 Twitter:  https://www.twitter.com/seanallen_dev Instagram:  @seanallen_dev Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/seanallen YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/seanallen Portfolio:  https://seanallen.co Book and learning recommendations (Affiliate Links): Ray Wenderlich Books: https://store.raywenderlich.com/a/20866/link/1 Ray Wenderlich Video Tutorials: https://store.raywe

"What I'm Working On" is a new weekly show where I give a quick recap of what I worked on at my day job as an iOS developer at a small startup in Silicon Valley. I hope this give some insight into what it's like to work for a small startup as the sole iOS developer.  In this first episode I discuss what I had to do in order to get caught up after a long six week holiday break.   Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer: https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin  Books, hoodies and goodies:  https://seanallen.co/store If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502?mt=2 Twitter:  https://www.twitter.com/seanallen_dev Instagram:  @seanallen_dev Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/seanallen YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/seanallen Portfolio:  https://seanallen.co Book and learning recommendations (Affiliate Links): Ray W

Swift News is all about curating this week's latest news involving iOS Development and Swift. This week I discuss John Sundell's 2018 wrap up, I show you some Xcode and Git cheatsheets and I discuss how a Mac App got acquired. I also talk about some twitter threads that talk about being a "real developer" as well as a nice redemption story.  Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer: https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin  YouTube Video Version:  https://youtu.be/TUhrYBUSnZU Books, hoodies and goodies:  https://seanallen.co/store If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502?mt=2 Twitter:  https://www.twitter.com/seanallen_dev Instagram:  @seanallen_dev Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/seanallen YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/seanallen Portfolio:  https://seanallen.co Book and learning recommendations (Affilia

"What I'm Working On" is a new weekly show where I give a quick recap of what I worked on at my day job as an iOS developer at a small startup in Silicon Valley. I hope this give some insight into what it's like to work for a small startup as the sole iOS developer.  In this first episode I discuss what Aluna, the company I work for, is all about. This is to set the stage and give context for future episodes.    Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer: https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin  Books, hoodies and goodies:  https://seanallen.co/store If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502?mt=2 Twitter:  https://www.twitter.com/seanallen_dev Instagram:  @seanallen_dev Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/seanallen YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/seanallen Portfolio:  https://seanallen.co Book and learning r

Swift News is all about curating this week's latest news involving iOS Development and Swift. This week I discuss iOS job interviews, John Sundell's podcast with JP Simard and Jesse Squires, and the ability to gift In-App Purchases. I also talk about the App Stores, Server Side Swift, Airbnb's Magazine Layout library, and more!  Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer: https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin  YouTube Video Version:  https://youtu.be/Li08izbYnxE   Books, hoodies and goodies:  https://seanallen.co/store If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502?mt=2 Twitter:  https://www.twitter.com/seanallen_dev Instagram:  @seanallen_dev Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/seanallen YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/seanallen Portfolio:  https://seanallen.co Book and learning recommendations (Affiliate Link

In this episode of Origin Stories I talk to Mark Moeykens, a fellow iOS developer and YouTuber. We discuss his 20+ year programming career, how that all started, and how he progressed through the changing technological landscape. And of course, we discuss how iOS development comes into play, as well as how and why he started his YouTube channel. Origin Stories is a series of interviews with iOS developers from the community where we discuss how they got their start in this industry. We discuss how they first became interested in code, what resources they used to learn, how they got their first job and much more. Mark's Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigmtnstudio Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer: https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin  Books, hoodies and goodies:  https://seanallen.co/store If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502?mt=2 Twitter:&nb

In the very first episode of Origin Stories I sit down with Marc Aupont, iOS developer at Lickability. We discuss how he decided to change careers, learned software development late at night after the kids went to bed, and then how he finally landed his first iOS developer job. Origin Stories is a series of interviews with iOS developers from the community where we discuss how they got their start in this industry. We discuss how they first became interested in code, what resources they used to learn, how they got their first job and much more. Marc's Twitter: https://twitter.com/digimarktech Link to my book - How I Became an iOS Developer: https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin  Books, hoodies and goodies:  https://seanallen.co/store If you're enjoying this podcast, I have another one called Swift Over Coffee w/ Paul Hudson of Hacking with Swift: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/swift-over-coffee/id1435076502?mt=2 Twitter:  https://www.twitter.com/seanallen_dev Instagram:  @seanallen