Developer Roundtable 2025

Casey Liss, Charlie Chapman, and James Thomson join Stephen and David to discuss the state of software development on Apple's platforms in 2025. Topics include Liquid Glass, SwiftUI, documentation, subscriptions, and Apple Intelligence.

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Guest Starring:

James Thomson, Charlie Chapman, and Casey Liss

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