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Episode 1: James Thomson

Episode 1: James Thomson

FromSwiftly Speaking


Episode 1: James Thomson

FromSwiftly Speaking

ratings:
Length:
106 minutes
Released:
Mar 28, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, Paul talks to James Thomson about how to get featured on the App Store, creating a good work from home environment, and how to market indie apps successfully.
Detailed topics:

How to get featured on App Store
The effects of being featured by Apple 
Promotional artwork request by Apple
Project management 
How much should be in a release?
PCalc evolution and code sharing
Catalyst and code sharing 
Spoiler alert! Star Trek the Motion Picture 
New curser/hover button support for iOS coming
Functionality and aesthetics 
PCalc about screen and work philosophy
How does one start with AR?
From SceneKit, moving onto AR
PCalc about screen
The byproducts of learning: new content and unintended new products
Dice and mental health, how to stay sane when working from home
Mental wellbeing: games and recreational coding
Solidarity with folks finding it difficult to work
Be kind to yourself
How to create a good working environment
Take care of yourselves 
Is this Apple’s chance to use WWDC 2020 to create a good online conference experience?
Is SwiftUI going to be the future and is it going to replace UIKit?
Parallels between UIKit and SwiftUI advancing
What do you think of Apple’s own calculator apps?
What will Apple ship for iPadOS first: Xcode or Calculator? 
What new tech is going to go into Dice/PCalc next?  
Does advertising on other sites help?
Thoughts on marketing
Thoughts on subscriptions and Apple Arcade
Released:
Mar 28, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode