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    The Stacktrace podcast is a must-listen for anyone looking to stay informed and entertained in the world of Apple development. Hosted by John Sundell and Gui Rambo, this podcast manages to strike the perfect balance between expert insights and relatable conversation. Each episode is filled with useful perspectives, tips, and discussions on the latest happenings in the Apple ecosystem.

    One of the best aspects of The Stacktrace podcast is the depth of knowledge shared by its hosts. Sundell and Rambo are true experts in their field, bringing years of experience and expertise to every episode. They delve into not only the technical aspects of iOS development but also offer insights into their own projects and passions. This combination of knowledge and personal anecdotes makes for an engaging and educational listening experience.

    Another great aspect of this podcast is its ability to keep listeners up-to-date with what's happening in the Apple world. From iPhone rumors to Swift features, Sundell and Rambo cover a wide range of topics that appeal to both developers and Apple enthusiasts. Their passion for all things Apple shines through in each episode, creating a positive tone that keeps listeners engaged.

    While there are numerous strengths to The Stacktrace podcast, one potential drawback may be its technical focus. This podcast is primarily geared towards developers or those with a deep interest in Apple software. Some episodes may contain esoteric discussions or inside jokes that are not accessible to casual listeners or those new to the industry. However, even for non-developers, there is still plenty of valuable content to enjoy.

    In conclusion, The Stacktrace podcast offers a unique blend of technical expertise, entertaining conversation, and informative insights into the world of Apple development. Whether you're an experienced developer or simply an enthusiast, this podcast delivers valuable content that keeps you informed and engaged. Sundell and Rambo's passion for their craft shines through in each episode, making this podcast a standout choice for anyone interested in staying up-to-date with all things Apple.



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    204: “Ship a prompt”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 63:16


    Stacktrace is back! John and Rambo check their hype levels for WWDC24, and discuss how AI might fit into Apple's plans for this year's releases. Also, Xcode wishes, and the challenges of building distributed systems.

    203: “The Sherlock Holmes of debugging”

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023 75:54


    John and Rambo reflect on what they've been learning and how they've been aiming to improve as developers during 2023. Also, tips for getting better at debugging, deploying generative AI within existing apps, and are view models really such a good fit for SwiftUI views?

    202: “Incrementing the integer”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 64:27


    Reactions to Apple's “Scary fast” event, Rambo's review of the iPhone 15 Pro Max, and under the hood of CleanupBuddy.

    201: “USB-C utopia”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 66:12


    Will this year's iPhones switch to USB-C instead of Lightning, what could an Apple Watch Ultra-style action button be used for on a phone, and will Apple give us another look at the Vision Pro at their upcoming “Wanderlust” event?

    200: “Expectation recalibration”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 70:08


    Rambo's custom implementation of macOS desktop widgets and how they relate to Apple's new built-in system feature, why the experience of using SwiftUI depends so much on the environment it's being used in, and a mini-review of the ASUS ROG Ally.

    199: “Taking the cover off the API”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 78:11


    John and Rambo start diving into the new announcements from WWDC23 — including the Apple Vision Pro and visionOS, the new Apple Silicon-powered Mac Pro, as well as many of the updates to Apple's various operating systems.

    198: “WWDC23 Keynote Poker”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 83:29


    With the start of WWDC23 just around the corner, John and Rambo share their predictions, hopes, and dreams as to what Apple might introduce during this year's edition of the conference. It's Keynote Poker time!

    197: “Perceived fluidity”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 39:21


    Reducing UI flickering, designing in-app purchase and signup flows, and how adding delays can interestingly make a UI feel more smooth and stable.

    196: “That new Mac smell”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 76:28


    Integrating AI-powered features into an iOS app, using high refresh rate monitors with a Mac, the advantages of simple abstractions, and how the M1 and M2 Max compare in terms of Xcode work.

    195: “The Swift historian”

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 84:33


    John and Rambo celebrate the 5-year anniversary of the show by looking back at how their work and the technology they use have changed since the beginning of the show. Also, how might things change during the next 5 years, specifically when it comes to machine learning, AR, and the openness of Apple's platforms?

    194: “Definitely not called a puppy”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 78:44


    How game controllers communicate with a Mac, handling asynchronous data and actions in SwiftUI, and various ways to use view models within a code base.

    193: “Build your own Mac”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2023 74:54


    Thoughts on the most recent Mac Pro rumors, building custom layouts for SwiftUI views in a backward-compatible manner, and the mechanics of making a UI interaction feel responsive and fluid.

    192: “Sundell Silicon”

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 81:30


    Building computers, running A/B tests as an indie developer, using UIKit as a layout tool for SwiftUI views, and deciding whether to use Core Data or a more simple on-disk data storage solution.

    191: “Back to the future”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 53:17


    Building custom collection view layouts, introducing new features into a legacy code base, and managing patch releases while also working on a major new version of an app at the same time.

    190: “Actual trips to the Dynamic Island“

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2022 69:22


    John's got the new AirPods Pro, Rambo's got the iPhone 14 Pro, so the two share their initial impressions of using these new devices and how features like Dynamic Island and Adaptive Transparency work in day-to-day use.

    189: “The UI equivalent of a singleton”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 60:48


    John and Rambo discuss three of the key announcements that Apple made during their “Far Out” event — the Apple Watch Ultra, the new AirPods Pro, and the iPhone 14 Pro.

    188: “The least risky of the risky ones”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 42:43


    With Apple's upcoming “Far Out” event just around the corner, John and Rambo share their predictions as to what new devices, services and features that might be announced. It's Apple Keynote Poker time!

    187: “An endless supply of SwiftUI thoughts”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 62:12


    John gains a new “job title”, Rambo starts working on an iOS version of AirBuddy, and the two discuss how come the Apple developer community tends to be so focused on UI frameworks.

    186: “A relational database using Markdown”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2022 89:11


    John and Rambo share their initial impressions of some of the new APIs that were announced at WWDC22, and talk about managing releases, learning when and how to apply generics, and the launch of the Gigahertz podcast network.

    185: “A big ‘finally' moment”, the WWDC22 keynote review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 97:08


    John and Rambo discuss Apple's WWDC22 keynote, and share their first impressions of the new features and APIs that were announced.

    184: “State of anticipation”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 89:07


    It's time for John and Rambo to play another round of Apple Keynote Poker! This time the two place their bets as to what Apple might introduce during the WWDC22 keynote and State of the Union session.

    183: “Let's just call it MVC”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 75:31


    Organizing workspaces and hobby projects, the pros and cons of view models and controllers, and rendering Core Animation layers within SwiftUI view hierarchies.

    182: “Are you ready to enter a rabbit hole?”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 67:44


    A deep dive into how WidgetKit and SwiftUI's serialization mechanism works under the hood, why John removed the ads from the Swift by Sundell website, and the discontinuation of the last iPod model.

    181: “The banner effect”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 52:33


    Balancing refactoring with feature development, abstracting system services, and building delightful UIs.

    180: “Production software is a lot of work”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 59:56


    Custom macOS virtualization on Apple Silicon, the pros and cons of SwiftUI's List view, initial thoughts on WWDC 2022, and why Italy is such an amazing place.

    179: “An iMac without the Mac”

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 78:16


    New website, new logo, same show! Rambo shares his initial impressions of using Apple's new Studio Display, along with some interesting spelunking results. Also, behind the scenes of the show's new website, and a few web development tips.

    Stacktrace has moved!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 1:00


    As we've mentioned in the last episode, the Stacktrace podcast is no longer a part of the 9to5Mac network. If you're seeing this entry in your podcast player, then you probably need to unfollow Stacktrace and follow the podcast again. Start by unfollowing the show in your podcast player, then just search for "Stacktrace" and follow the show again. You'll notice that the updated show has a new artwork and that episode 179 has already been released there. To learn more about how to listen to Stacktrace, check out our new website. Thanks for listening!

    178: “Let's try something new”

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 63:25


    John and Rambo celebrate the show's 4th birthday with a big announcement, and then talk about security research, project priorities, and how to combine SwiftUI views with protocol-based observable objects. Download MP3 Hosts Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links The first ever episode of the show The show's new email: ask@stacktracepodcast.fm Rambo's blog post about his CVE Steve Jobs's joke about iMovie on the App Store Demo of John's SwiftUI-based game Modeling loading states using enums Protocol inheritance/specialization Reflection in Swift Subscribe

    177: “The stand is included!”

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 69:24


    John and Rambo share their first impressions of the products announced at Apple's “Peek Performance” event — including the new iPhone SE and iPad Air, M1 Ultra, Mac Studio and the Studio Display. Sponsored by Journey: Get 10% off the new Journey cases for iPhone with code JOURNEY10. Sponsored by Kandji: A modern, cloud-based platform to manage and secure your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV devices. Kandji saves IT teams hours of manual work with features like one-click compliance templates and 150+ pre-built automations, apps, and workflows. Request access. Download MP3 Hosts Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links Apple's “Peek Performance” event The Banker on Apple TV+ “There is only one MTLDevice on M1 Ultra.” Mac Studio Studio Display Subscribe

    176: “Extra Keynote Poker”

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 79:00


    On this extra episode of the show, John and Rambo share their bets, hopes and predictions for Apple's upcoming “Peek Performance” event. Sponsored by Sentry: Actionable iOS error tracking and performance monitoring. Try Sentry for free today. New users can use the code 'STACKTRACE' during sign-up to get 3 free months of Sentry. Sponsored by Kandji: A modern, cloud-based platform to manage and secure your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV devices. Kandji saves IT teams hours of manual work with features like one-click compliance templates and 150+ pre-built automations, apps, and workflows. Request access. Download MP3 Hosts Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links Upgrade Mac Studio rumors Subscribe

    175: “A Bluetooth fanboy”

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 54:35


    Unit testing SwiftUI-based views, view and data architecture, as well as a behind the scenes look at Rambo's home automation setup. Sponsored by Sentry: Actionable iOS error tracking and performance monitoring. Try Sentry for free today. New users can use the code 'STACKTRACE' during sign-up to get 3 free months of Sentry. Download MP3 Hosts Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links Unit testing SwiftUI-based views SwiftUI's state management system The “Locks and Keys” principle Philips Hue Fibaro switches Zigbee Shelly 2.5 Subscribe

    174: “An operating system toolkit”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 54:59


    John and Rambo speculate what the SDK for Apple's rumored AR/VR devices might look like, and what sort of user experiences that we might be able to build using it. Sponsored by Sentry: Actionable iOS error tracking and performance monitoring. Try Sentry for free today. New users can use the code 'STACKTRACE' during sign-up to get 3 free months of Sentry. Download MP3 Hosts Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links realityOS references in Apple's open source code SwiftUI ARKit RealityKit Google Cardboard Blender Rambo's AR article from 2019 Reality Composer Quixel UIKit scenes Apple AR/VR headset renders IKEA Place Subscribe

    173: “The fabric of space-time”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 74:49


    SwiftUI for animations, prototyping, and game development. Plus, a second review of the M1 Max-based MacBook Pro, and an update on how well it performs for gaming. Sponsored by Sentry: Actionable iOS error tracking and performance monitoring. Try Sentry for free today. New users can use the code 'STACKTRACE' during sign-up to get 3 free months of Sentry. Download MP3 Hosts Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links Rambo's MacBook Pro specs Divinity: Original Sin 2 SpriteKit Imagine Engine John's new SwiftUI-based game demo Part of the source code from John's new game SwiftUI animations The SwiftUI Namespace API Custom SwiftUI view modifiers SwiftUI transactions Subscribe

    Stacktrace Podcast 172: “The ‘weak self' dance”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 63:10


    How memory management works when using Swift's new concurrency features, getting out of productivity traps, remote pair programming, and the process of installing Mac apps. Sponsored by Sentry: Actionable iOS error tracking and performance monitoring. Try Sentry for free today. New users can use the code 'STACKTRACE' during sign-up to get 3 free months of Sentry. Download MP3 Hosts Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links Memory management when using async/await in Swift Swift's closure capturing mechanics AppZapper The dmg file format The pkg file format Subscribe

    Stacktrace Podcast 171: “Three levels of happiness”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 85:27


    Continued discussions around using SwiftUI for custom animations and layouts, more on phased rollouts and prioritizing bug fixes, content exclusivity and acquisitions, and various ways of sharing code across Apple's platforms. Sponsored by Sentry: Actionable iOS error tracking and performance monitoring. Try Sentry for free today. Download MP3 Hosts Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links Yoshi's Instagram Asset catalog namespacing “Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard for $68.7B” — Polygon “Sony acquiring Bungie, creators of Destiny, in $3.6B deal” — Polygon Wordle Eero Call of Duty Starfield Customizing how an external Swift type is encoded or decoded Using compiler directives in Swift Bridging SwiftUI with UIKit or AppKit Dave DeLong's article about building cross-platform frameworks Managing dependencies using the Swift Package Manager Subscribe

    Stacktrace Podcast 170: “Welcome to programming”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 60:46


    John and Rambo revisit the topic of SwiftUI and UIKit interoperability, and discuss which of the two UI frameworks that's recommend for beginners to start with. Also, the launch of AirBuddy 2.5, and using phased rollouts when releasing new app versions. Download MP3 Hosts Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links SwiftUI and UIKit interoperability Rambo's HostingWindowController Sparkle Paddle Rambo's “AirBuddy 2.5 development trivia” Twitter thread Subscribe

    169: “Choosing what bugs to ship”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 59:02


    Stacktrace is back! On this first episode of 2022, John and Rambo talk about their holidays, using Swift Playgrounds to build apps on the iPad, Mac gaming, and project goals. Download MP3 Hosts Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links Gastropod Rambo's implementation of the App Library animation Ink Plot Subscribe

    168: “The 2021/2022 New Year's Eve Special”

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 86:26


    Join John and Rambo on this special New Year's Eve episode of Stacktrace, on which they celebrate some of their favorite moments, products, media, and learnings from 2021. Sponsored by ALOGIC: Get 10% off ALOGIC"S new BLAZE Docks & Hubs with code ALOGIC10. Enter the MacBook Pro giveaway. Download MP3 Hosts Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links Upgrade Raycast WWDC by Sundell & Friends Duolingo Xbox Game Pass Payoneer Rambo's WWDC article about StoreKit 2 John's WWDC article about the new UIButton system Plot Components The Expanse Foundation Truth be Told Ted Lasso Metroid Dread The Forgotten City Subscribe

    167: “iPad is now Turing Complete”

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 61:08


    John and Rambo share their first impressions of the newly released Swift Playgrounds 4, which enables developers to build full iOS apps right on the iPad. Also, the value of narrowly scoped open source libraries, and what it's like using GitHub CoPilot in practice. Download MP3 Hosts Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links Gumroad Paddle Cloudflare Workers GitHub CoPilot Discover Concurrency on Swift by Sundell CollectionConcurrencyKit AsyncCompatibilityKit SimplyCoreAudio Subscribe

    166: “A little bit of compiler magic”

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 51:04


    The importance of sleep for both humans and async tasks, transferring apps and Apple developer accounts, and what things John and Rambo carry in their bags at all times. Download MP3 Hosts Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links Pillow (disclaimer: has sponsored the show in the past) Delaying an async Swift Task Swift's closure capturing mechanics Rambo's new company website Subscribe

    165: “It's not the technology, it's the people”

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 57:39


    John and Rambo discuss software quality trends, async functions and unit testing, Apple's approach to private data with CloudKit, and dealing with technical debt. Download MP3 Hosts Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links Using CloudKit for content hosting and feature flags CloudKit Web Services Functional networking in Swift Rambo roasting his own code on Twitter Subscribe

    164: “Your wattage may vary”

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 85:06


    It's time for the first ever Stacktrace Headphone Holiday Guide! Along with discussions about writing technical articles, view models and the MVVM design pattern, and using Swift actors to solve race conditions and data races. Sponsored by Shortcut: The project management tool built specifically for software development teams. Start your extended two-month free trial at shortcut.com/sundell Sponsored by Pillow: Pillow is an all-in-one sleep tracking solution to help you get a better night's sleep. Download it from the App Store today. Download MP3 Hosts Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links NetNewsWire Tilt CloudKit 101 Common pitfalls when using Keychain Sharing on iOS Swift actors: How do they work, and what kinds of problems do they solve? Beats Studio Buds Steelseries Arctis 7X View models SwiftUI's state management system Combine subjects John “The Lost Art of System Design” talk Rambo's “MVC: Many View Controllers” talk Subscribe

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