Episode notes
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/
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Swift over Coffee
Paul Hudson and Mikaela Caron · Tech & Science · English
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.…
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