Podcast · Tech & Science
by Paul Hudson and Mikaela Caron · English · Tech & Science
Swift over Coffee is a podcast that helps you keep your Swift skills up to date the easy way, hosted by Paul Hudson and Mikaela Caron. In each episode we chat about the latest developments in the Swift community, and also host an open ballot where you can share your views on important topics.…
25 Jun 2025 · 27 min
Mikaela and Paul are – or at least were – live at WWDC25! And dub-dub dominates the chat – what was announced, why it matters, what the concerns are, and what new features developers are excited to get their hands on. Recorded in front of a live audience! If you were there, have fun remembering what fluffs have been cut out in the edit. If you weren’ t: this is exactly how it went down in the room 🙂↕️
S4 · E8 · 4 Jun 2025 · 53 min
With WWDC25 looming, Paul and Mikaela are as excited as everyone to discover the new features and tools we can use to make amazing new things… but let’s not get too distracted by the new shiny things. In this episode, as well as covering off the news, there’s hard-won advice for new Swift developers, and loads of different takes on how to (and whether to!) monetise your apps. Plus, is that… is that The Fruitful Trombone of Great Sadness parping a different tune…? Essential links from the episode: Hacking with Swift sale: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/offers What’s new in SwiftUI?…
S4 · E7 · 15 May 2025 · 36 min
To celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Mikaela and Paul recorded a special episode live at ARCtic Conference in Oulu, Finland, with a distinguished panel of accessibility champions: Rob Whitaker, Daniel Devesa Derksen-Staats and Klemens Strasse. If accessibility seems like an overwhelming subject, don’t panic; we show you not just why but also give you tips on how to get started with ensuring your apps are as accessible as possible — and remember the mantra, ‘progress over perfection’! Essential links from the episode: Global Accessibility Awareness Day: https://accessibility.day…
S4 · E6 · 28 Apr 2025 · 40 min
Paul and Mikaela come to you live (-ish) from try! Swift Tokyo, where the air is filled with both cherry blossom and excitement about WWDC 2025! We’ve got advice for attending in-person events (and why we think you should), our first reactions to Swift 6.1 and Swiftly 1.0, plus, the long-running saga of whether Mikaela’s app Fruitful — which would be perfect for something like WWDC, Mikaela, just sayin’ — is finally done. Is it? You’ll have to listen to find out! Essential links from the episode: Prismic: https://github.com/twostraws/Prismic Fruitful: https://getfruitful.app WWDC repository:…
S4 · E5 · 23 Mar 2025 · 33 min
‘Networking’ is a word to strike fear into the heart of any developer, and upsettingly we’re dealing with both types this episodes: talking to other humans at conferences, but mostly trying to coax computers to talk to each other too. Plus, our Open Ballot this episode is the trifling little matter of the major changes you’re hoping to see in Xcode, SwiftUI, SwiftData and more as WWDC25 rolls around. Essential links from the episode: Apple Intelligence delay Original announcement: https://daringfireball.net/2025/03/apple_is_delaying_the_more_personalized_siri_apple_intelligence_features…
20 Feb 2025 · 45 min
Apparently, the secret to a great coding presentation is three Es. You’ll just have to listen to discover if this means Paul is advocating for consuming Class A drugs to get hyped or if they just, like, stand for something inspiring or something. Developers, developers, developers… Plus, as well as your traditional rundown of the news and upcoming conferences, this episode has excellent advice from Mikaela and from our wonderful community of Swift Over Coffee listeners on how to deal with imposter syndrome. Well, it’s quite good advice. Decent, at least. Essential links from the episode:…
S4 · E3 · 4 Feb 2025 · 45 min
In this episode, we learn that the app that paid for Paul’s house hasn’t even been updated for iPhone X 😶🌫️ and Mikaela learns about some useful tools to help with the launch of the app that she absolutely, definitely, 100% is gonna debut in February. 😅 (Pretty sure she meant of 2025, but Paul neglected to press her on this point.) Plus, time is running out for EU trader status compliance (and some tips about keeping your personal phone number private), a big change to Swift, all the upcoming conferences (where, you know, Mikaela’s app would be incredibly useful…) and we turn the…
S4 · E2 · 29 Nov 2024 · 1 hr 3 min
Mikaela is joined by the most English-sounding Irishman you've ever heard for an intensive therapy session. We're talking paper cuts in Swift, those tiny annoyances that, sure, don't stop you in your tracks, but wouldn't it be nice if instead of having to cover ourselves in the coding equivalent of a hundred Band-Aids, Apple just… fixed? Please? Empathise, sympathise, and have a nice little scream into the void with us. Plus there's a roundup of conferences (running one? let us know!) and other Swift news, and we reveal Mikaela's One Weird Trick to actually shipping an app. Essential links…
S4 · E1 · 10 Nov 2024 · 49 min
We’re back! Many things have happened over that swift summer break, so pour a coffee and let’s jump right back in. In this episode, we’re talking Apple Intelligence and other code-complete co-pilots, the redesign of swift.org, shiny M4 Macs, good UI (and UX) design, and the Swift Foundation’s move to empower the community to fix tiny annoyances — but the big topic, of course, is how your adoption of Swift 6 has been going. If at all… 👀 This episode is sponsored by Astro , the App Store optimisation toolkit. The first 50 listeners to click…
S3 · E16 · 6 Aug 2024 · 44 min
In this episode: We discuss Apple's worldwide catch up events for WWDC, discuss how we stay up to date with new Swift features in old projects, and share the APIs and features you're most looking forward to adopting in iOS 18. WWDC Catch up Events: https://developer.apple.com/events/ Microsoft blames the EU for CloudStrike downtime: https://mashable.com/article/microsoft-crowdstrike-eu-rules Share your code snippets on swift.org: https://x.com/SwiftLang/status/1813977828163195046 What’s new in Swift: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/swift
S3 · E15 · 6 Jun 2024 · 43 min
In this episode: We discuss Apple's developer academies, share our advice for becoming a fully independent developer, and on Swift's 10th anniversary share your stories of how Swift impacted your lives: Hacking with Swift WWDC24 sale: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/offers Mikaela’s Keyboard: https://zsa.io New Apple forums: https://forums.developer.apple.com Apple developer academy graduation: https://x.com/EEhare/status/1796145402695012499 Getting featured on the App Store: https://developer.apple.com/app-store/getting-featured/
S3 · E14 · 24 May 2024 · 44 min
In this episode: We discuss Apple's newest accessibility features coming in iOS 18, share our tips for working with difficult colleagues and clients, and read your replies to our open ballot: is Swift Evolution working? Apple’s new accessibility features in iOS 18: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/05/apple-announces-new-accessibility-features-including-eye-tracking/?1715781602 Deep Dish Swift: https://deepdishswift.com Swift Craft: https://swiftcraft.uk iOSKonf: https://www.ioskonf.mk ARCtic Conference: https://arcticonference.com Matthew Skiles, icon designer:…
S3 · E13 · 29 Apr 2024 · 45 min
In this episode: We talk about the community events taking place alongside WWDC24, discuss what we're hoping to see change in Apple's APIs this year, and share your tips for getting apps ready for iOS 18. One More Thing conference: https://omt-conf.com/ Sponsoring iOS Dev Happy Hour: https://sponsorships.iosdevhappyhour.com Deep Dish Swift: https://deepdishswift.com/ Swift Craft: https://swiftcraft.uk/ Women Who Code is closing down: https://womenwhocode.com/blog/the-end-of-an-era-women-who-code-closing Mikaela's open-source library for hand tracking on visionOS:…
S3 · E12 · 15 Apr 2024 · 47 min
In this episode: We start to get excited about WWDC24, talk about the pros and cons of pair programming, and share your views on how to make apps more accessible. try! Swift Tokyo: https://tryswift.jp/_en Ignite: http://github.com/twostraws/Ignite Vision Pro Dev Camp - https://visiondevcamp.org A Beginner’s Guide to Apple Vision Pro, Women Who Code: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_x28wNkgdSVi01JXfoc8aNw WWDC 24: https://developer.apple.com/wwdc24/ Bas Broek on iOS Dev Happy Hour: https://youtu.be/1j6z9guAovI Adrian Eves on Twitter: https://twitter.com/swifteves
S3 · E11 · 10 Mar 2024 · 41 min
In this episode: We discuss why it's so important to attend conferences and other meetups, share the best moments from your careers, and play an all-new game: guess how many credit cards Mikaela has? - Exploring Mars from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at NASA: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/exploring-mars/id6475634958 - Paul's iOS Simulator tip: https://x.com/twostraws/status/1760304617441952038?s=20 - Apple's International Women’s Day event: https://developer.apple.com/events/view/M3M552SRZ6/dashboard - iOS Dev Happy Hour: https://iOSDevHappyHour.com - Cocoa Conferences:…
S3 · E10 · 12 Feb 2024 · 42 min
In this episode: Swift 5.10 is here, we share our tips on mentoring and being mentored, and try out your Vision Pro apps. - Apple Vision Pro is here: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/02/apple-vision-pro-arrives-in-apple-store-locations-across-the-us/ - Email to Apple developers from Susan Prescott: https://x.com/twostraws/status/1753526820811452729 - Launched podcast with Charlie, Christian, and Devin: https://x.com/LaunchedFM/status/1755597370975478170 - pkl: https://github.com/apple/pkl - xkcd Standards: https://xkcd.com/927 - Nominations for the Packages Community Showcase on…
S3 · E9 · 25 Jan 2024 · 41 min
In this episode: Apple's Vision Pro is almost here and we couldn't be more excited, we share our tips for building a great app portfolio, and discuss your answers to the open ballot: where do you find app inspiration? - Vision Pro is available to pre-order: https://www.apple.com/apple-vision-pro - Slopes: https://getslopes.com - Despair, Inc Demotivator: https://despair.com/products/apathy - Upgrade your Mac: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/plus/live-streams/upgrade-your-mac - xkcd Kerning: https://xkcd.com/1015/ - Logical: https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=689 - Willis Gibson…
S3 · E8 · 24 Dec 2023 · 39 min
In this episode: We reveal the best way to use your Apple developer subscription, discuss our experience of using AI to build software, and share your tips on the best ways to approach debugging. Merry Christmas, folks! - Everyone gets 25 hours of free Xcode Cloud: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=ik9z4ll6 - How to submit a request to Apple's DTS team: https://developer.apple.com/support/technical - Apple's Journaling Suggestions API: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/journalingsuggestions - Never trust a pilot: https://x.com/twostraws/status/1732544903115157981 - Sharpshooter:…
S3 · E7 · 22 Nov 2023 · 52 min
In this episode: We review Hacktoberfest and make plans for our future indie projects, share our thoughts on what makes great app architecture, and read out your tips on what's the most useful skill for a developer to have that isn't coding itself. - Packages on Swift.org: https://www.swift.org/packages/showcase.html - Apple's use of Swift and SwiftUI in iOS 17: https://blog.timac.org/2023/1019-state-of-swift-and-swiftui-ios17/ - Gui Rambo's iOS architecture inventor: https://iosarchitecture.top - The Gang of Four book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_Patterns - Template method:…
S3 · E6 · 19 Oct 2023 · 49 min
In this episode: We discuss the value of building a side project you love, chat about Apple's latest Vision Pro sample code, and share your views on our open ballot: should we use Swift everywhere, or learn different languages? - xkcd Ten Thousand: https://xkcd.com/1053/ - Swift Splash: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos/swift-splash - SF Symbols 5: https://developer.apple.com/sf-symbols/ - Mikaela's GitHub Hacktoberfest repo about how much she loves cars: https://github.com/mikaelacaron/Basic-Car-Maintenance - xkcd Standards: https://xkcd.com/927/
S3 · E5 · 2 Oct 2023 · 43 min
In this episode: It's a job interview special, packed with our tips for preparing for interviews so you can really excel, followed by our listeners' tips so you can do the best on the day. - Shared passwords: https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/share-passwords-iphe6b2b7043/ios - iOS Dev Weekly: https://iosdevweekly.com/ - Swift Coding Challenges: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/store/swift-coding-challenges - The Ultimate Portfolio App: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/plus/ultimate-portfolio-app
S3 · E4 · 3 Sep 2023 · 39 min
In this episode: Vision Pro labs, the worst code we've ever written, and we discuss your answers to our open ballot: do developers also need to be designers? Vision Pro labs: https://developer.apple.com/visionos/labs/ List of APIs that require declared reasons: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=z6fu1dcu Lux apps: https://www.lux.camera/
S3 · E3 · 25 Jul 2023 · 40 min
In this episode: we discuss the earliest iPhone apps, share our tips for contributing to the community, and discuss your answers to our open ballot: should new developers learn UIKit, or is SwiftUI enough? The original 500 App Store apps and games from 11 July 2008: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EpEm01wn18K1Nh_xDU8jZYwRfL9f6KkYUMjJvUPZpc4/edit#gid=0 Mikaela's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MikaelaCaron Mikaela's website: http://mikaelacaron.com Mikaela on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikaela__caron Mikaela on Mastodon: https://swiftdevs.space/@mikaelacaron Mikaela on…
S3 · E2 · 28 Jun 2023 · 35 min
In this episode: we discuss Apple's big SwiftData announcement, our plans for building visionOS apps, and what's missing from SwiftUI after WWDC23. WWDC Notes: https://www.wwdcnotes.com/ James Dempsey and the Breakpoints: https://livenearwwdc.com/ SwiftData: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftdata visionOS: https://developer.apple.com/visionos/ Vision Pro from a Developer's Perspective: https://youtu.be/n8-wTpiuZwE
S3 · E1 · 2 Jun 2023 · 57 min
In this episode: we discuss Apple's incredible new accessibility features, ask how you can keep learning and growing in your career, and share your wish lists for WWDC23. iOS Dev Happy Hour links: https://links.iosdevhappyhour.com Apple introduces new features for cognitive accessibility, along with Live Speech, Personal Voice, and Point and Speak in Magnifier: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/05/apple-previews-live-speech-personal-voice-and-more-new-accessibility-features/ Arnold's Pump Club podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/arnolds-pump-club/id1680075779 Deep Dish Swift:…
S2 · E5 · 21 Jun 2020 · 1 hr 30 min
In this episode: we celebrate Swiftmas and Dubmas all together, plus talk about remote conferences, tuple conformance, Mint, WWDC wishlists, and more. Swift Package Index: http://swiftpackageindex.com Swift AWS Lambda runtime: https://swift.org/blog/aws-lambda-runtime Adding CI support to SPM packages: https://github.com/brightdigit/EggSeed SE-0283: Tuples Conform to Equatable, Comparable, and Hashable – https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0283-tuples-are-equatable-comparable-hashable.md SE-0270: Add Collection Operations on Noncontiguous Elements:…
S2 · E4 · 25 Mar 2020 · 33 min
In this episode: WWDC goes WFH, Swift gets some inspiration from JavaScript, and we review your awesome Breathe app submissions. WWDC is online: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=03132020a Swift Argument Parser: https://github.com/apple/swift-argument-parser SE-0279 Multiple Trailing Closures: https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0279-multiple-trailing-closures.md Push notifications may now be user for advertising (with consent) Paul’s pick: Table, by Shawn Baek – https://github.com/ShawnBaek/Table Erica’s pick: Slideas – https://www.slideas.app/ Challenge:…
S2 · E3 · 28 Feb 2020 · 41 min
In this episode: Erica learns to pronounce things the Paul way, we're blown away by how good Swift 5.2's error messages are, and discuss listener views on the future of Swift. Control Room: https://github.com/twostraws/ControlRoom iOS Dev Survey: https://iosdevsurvey.com/ Swift Playgrounds for macOS: https://www.apple.com/uk/swift/playgrounds/ New diagnostics in Swift 5.2: https://swift.org/blog/new-diagnostic-arch-overview/ Paul's first pick: CocoaHub – https://cocoahub.app Paul's second pick: Brisk – https://github.com/twostraws/Brisk Erica's pick: Joe Groff's Twitter feed –…
S2 · E2 · 13 Feb 2020 · 41 min
In this episode: on the road to Swift 6, handling key presses in iOS, and whether to build an app or a website. Xcode 11.4 beta: https://developer.apple.com/download/ On the Road to Swift 6: https://forums.swift.org/t/on-the-road-to-swift-6/32862 SE-0276 Multi-Pattern Catch Clauses: https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0276-multi-pattern-catch-clauses.md SE-0269: Increase availability of implicit self in @escaping closures when reference cycles are unlikely to occur –…
S2 · E1 · 29 Jan 2020 · 40 min
In this episode: Swift 5.2 snapshots are available for download, Paul enjoys some property wrappers, and we dream about what SwiftUI 2.0 might bring. App Updates for HTML5 Apps: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=01212020a Swift 5.2 snapshots now available: https://swift.org/download Swift for Good: https://www.swiftforgood.com Paul's pick: Creating a property wrapper to give us SwiftUI's environment in UIKit. Erica's pick: SE-0253 – https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0253-callable.md Open ballot: If you could change one thing about SwiftUI, what would it be?
Swift over Coffee is a podcast that helps you keep your Swift skills up to date the easy way, hosted by Paul Hudson and Mikaela Caron. In each episode we chat about the latest developments in the Swift community, and also host an open ballot where you can share your views on important topics. Follow us on Twitter at @swiftovercoffee. Note: all the discussion from Mikaela and Paul is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Our regular intro/outro music is also licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, and is called "Dropping out of School" by Brad Sucks.
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