Empower Apps

Leo Dion, Principal CEO and Swift Developer at BrightDigit
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Empower Apps

An exploration of Apple business news and technology. We talk about how businesses can use new technology to empower their business and employees, from Leo Dion, founder of BrightDigit.

  1. Swift Toolkit with Natan Rolnik

    12 HR. AGO

    Swift Toolkit with Natan Rolnik

    Natan Rolnik from swifttoolkit.dev and I chatted about building tools in Swift, ArgumentParser, Swift Package Manager, and more. Guest Natan RolnikNatan Rolnik (@natanrolnik) / XNatan Rolnik (@natanrolnik@mastodon.social) - MastodonNatan Rolnik | KodecoNatan Rolnik | LinkedInNatan Rolnik (@natanrolnik) • Instagram photos and videosnatanrolnik (Natan Rolnik) | Github Announcements Need help with your projects this year? BrightDigit has openings.Join Bushel BetaJoin our Brand New Patreon Page!BrightDigit #100 - Top 10 Emails Ever! 🎉🚀Newsletters | BrightDigitSwift LiveCoding - Adding Screen Recording to BushelHow does Server Side Swift Workout in the Real World? - Leo DionLinks SwiftToolkit.devSwift Toolkit.dev (@swifttoolkit@mastodon.social) - Mastodon@SwiftToolkit (X)Swift Toolkit | GithubA Different Approach Using the Swift Argument ParserCopy On Write and the Swift-CowBox MacroSupporting Interactive Input in CLI Tools Using Property WrappersUnderstanding Colors and Styles in Terminal Outputapple/swift-argument-parser: Straightforward, type-safe argument parsing for Swiftvapor/console-kit: 💻 APIs for creating interactive CLI tools.patriksvensson/spectre-kit: A Swift framework that makes it easier to create beautiful console applications.rensbreur/SwiftTUI: SwiftUI for terminal applicationsbrightdigit/PackageDSL: Simplify the management of your Package.swift file with PackageDSLRelated Episodes Ludicrous Types with Nick LockwoodWWDC Notes with Cihat GündüzHacking with Ignite with Paul HudsonWe Have All The Heroes with Stefano MondinoSwiftly Tooling with Pol Piella AbadiaSwift Server Workgroup with Joannis OrlandosSupercharged with Pedro PiñeraSwift Package Index with Dave Verwer and Sven SchmidtBackend Decisions with Mikaela CaronDeveloper Productivity with Rudrank RiyamSwift Package Manager Super Powers with Marco EidingerExpert Swift with Shai MishaliSocial Media Emailleo@brightdigit.comGitHub - @brightdigit Twitter BrightDigit - @brightdigitLeo - @leogdion LinkedInBrightDigitLeoPatreon - brightdigit Credits Music from https://filmmusic.io"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) (00:00) - Nathan's Work and Contribution (05:14) - Deep Dive into Swift CLI Tools (19:09) - Understanding Copy-on-Write in Swift (23:42) - Practical Applications and Performance Considerations (26:30) - Swift Package Manager and Development Tools Thanks to our monthly supporters Bertram Eber Edward Sanchez Satoshi Mitsumori Steven Lipton ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    40 min
  2. Full Stack Lyriq with Adegboyega Olusunmade

    NOV 15

    Full Stack Lyriq with Adegboyega Olusunmade

    Adegboyega Olusunmade joins to talk about building his Full Stack Swift app Lyriq and what did he learn along the way: the differences between building an iOS app and a server app to deploying a server application. Guest Adegboyega Olusunmade (@AdeOlusunmade) / XAnnouncements Need help with your projects this year? BrightDigit has openings.Join Bushel BetaJoin our Brand New Patreon Page!BrightDigit #100 - Top 10 Emails Ever! 🎉🚀Newsletters | BrightDigitSwift LiveCoding - Adding Screen Recording to BushelHow does Server Side Swift Workout in the Real World? - Leo DionLinks Doforlove & Co.LyriqLyriq on the App StoreGlad MindGlad Mind on the App StoreThe Adventures and Misadventures of Building a Trivia app with Vapor - Adegboyega OlusunmadeVaporDeploy app servers close to your users · FlyCloud Application Platform | HerokuRelated Episodes Ludicrous Types with Nick LockwoodVoice in a Can with Damian MehersCan you Vision Pro in Objective-C with Danielle LewisSwift Student Challenge with Dezmond BlairPlinky with Joe FabisevichSwift Server Workgroup with Joannis OrlandosSwift Package Index with Dave Verwer and Sven SchmidtHow to Learn New APIs with Stewart Lynch - Part 2Social Media Emailleo@brightdigit.comGitHub - @brightdigit Twitter BrightDigit - @brightdigitLeo - @leogdion LinkedInBrightDigitLeoPatreon - brightdigit Credits Music from https://filmmusic.io"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) (00:00) - Building Lyriq: Challenges and Decisions (16:55) - Exploring Swift and Database Management (22:24) - Transitioning from iOS to Server-Side Swift Thanks to our monthly supporters Bertram Eber Edward Sanchez Satoshi Mitsumori Steven Lipton ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    31 min
  3. Ludicrous Types with Nick Lockwood

    NOV 8

    Ludicrous Types with Nick Lockwood

    Nick Lockwood of SwiftFormat (not dash) joins the show to talk about the server side Swift conference, quirks of Swift you didn't know about, language design, and the future of Swift. Guest Nick Lockwood@nicklockwood (Github)Nick Lockwood (@nicklockwood@mastodon.social)Nick Lockwood | LinkedInAnnouncements Need help with your projects this year? BrightDigit has openings.Join Bushel BetaJoin our Brand New Patreon Page!BrightDigit #100 - Top 10 Emails Ever! 🎉🚀Newsletters | BrightDigitSwift LiveCoding - Adding Screen Recording to BushelHow does Server Side Swift Workout in the Real World? - Leo DionLinks So You Think You Know Swift? - Nick Lockwood - YouTubeGenericsManifesto.md · redstrike/swift-programming-languageTyped throws – available from Swift 6.0nicklockwood/SwiftFormat: A command-line tool and Xcode Extension for formatting Swift codeswiftlang/swift-format: Formatting technology for Swift source coderealm/SwiftLint: A tool to enforce Swift style and conventions.jpsim/SourceKitten: An adorable little framework and command line tool for interacting with SourceKit.swiftlang/swift-syntax: A set of Swift libraries for parsing, inspecting, generating, and transforming Swift source code.Vector, a fixed-size array - Evolution / Pitches - Swift ForumsRelated Episodes Edge of Concurrency with Matt MassicotteThe Case of the Crimson Test Suite with Daniel SteinbergSwiftUI Field Guide with Chris EidhofWWDC Notes with Cihat GündüzHacking with Ignite with Paul HudsonWe Have All The Heroes with Stefano MondinoSwiftly Tooling with Pol Piella AbadiaSwift Server Workgroup with Joannis OrlandosSupercharged with Pedro PiñeraSwift Package Index with Dave Verwer and Sven SchmidtXcode Tips with Dominik HauserObjective-C Today with Graham LeeA Swiftly Year in Review with Antoine van der LeeSocial Media Emailleo@brightdigit.comGitHub - @brightdigit Twitter BrightDigit - @brightdigitLeo - @leogdion LinkedInBrightDigitLeoPatreon - brightdigit Credits Music from https://filmmusic.io"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) (00:00) - Server-Side Swift Conference (02:55) - So You Think You Know Swift? (07:51) - Maintaining and Evolving Swift Format (30:49) - Challenges with Swift Language Design (46:02) - Future of Swift Thanks to our monthly supporters Bertram Eber Edward Sanchez Satoshi Mitsumori Steven Lipton ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    57 min
  4. Debugging Your Job Search with Jaim Zuber

    NOV 1

    Debugging Your Job Search with Jaim Zuber

    Jaim Zuber returns after over 5 years to give us an overview of looking for a job in iOS development in 2024, how has it changed, what are some things you can do now, and when becoming a manager is the right call. Guest Jaim Zuber@sharpfive (GitHub)Jaim Zuber (LinkedIn)@jaimzuber@mspsocial.net (Mastodon)Announcements Need help with your projects this year? BrightDigit has openings.Join Bushel BetaJoin our Brand New Patreon Page!BrightDigit #100 - Top 10 Emails Ever! 🎉🚀Newsletters | BrightDigitSwift LiveCoding - Adding Screen Recording to BushelHow does Server Side Swift Workout in the Real World? - Leo DionLinks The Engineer/Manager Pendulum – charity.wtfThe Pragmatic Engineer's Resume Template - The Pragmatic EngineerAmazon.com: The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and ChangeResilient Management 1, Hogan, Lara, eBook - Amazon.comSwift 6 Incomplete Migration Guide for DummiesMigrating to Swift 6Convert Resume Github WorkflowRelated Episodes Edge of Concurrency with Matt MassicotteGoing Pro with Sean AllenHumane Development with Jill ScottImpactful Development with Maxim CramerPractical Entrepreneur with Donny WalsLarge Scale Teams with Joe FabisevichUpgrading Your Skills in 2020 with Paul HudsonExternal Developers with Jaim ZuberTriple Glazed Apple Development with Malin Sundberg and Kai DombrowskiSocial Media Emailleo@brightdigit.comGitHub - @brightdigit Twitter BrightDigit - @brightdigitLeo - @leogdion LinkedInBrightDigitLeoPatreon - brightdigit Credits Music from https://filmmusic.io"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) (00:00) - Welcome and Announcements (02:18) - Navigating the Job Market (20:51) - Transitioning from Engineering to Management (24:09) - Challenges and Strategies in Management (29:50) - Swift Concurrency and Career Reflections Thanks to our monthly supporters Bertram Eber Edward Sanchez Satoshi Mitsumori Steven Lipton ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    38 min
  5. The Great SwiftUI Migration - Part 2 with Ben Scheirman

    SEP 30

    The Great SwiftUI Migration - Part 2 with Ben Scheirman

    Ben Scheirman is back for part 2 of our interview on SwiftUI Migration. In this episode we focus on navigation, data handling and Swift packages. Guest Ben Scheirman | Ben is an experienced software engineer from Houston, TX. Currently focused on Swift, iOS, Ruby, and Rust.Ben Scheirman (@bens@mastodon.xyz) - Mastodonsubdigital (Ben Scheirman)NSScreencast: Bite-sized Screencasts for iOS DevelopmentCombine SwiftAnnouncements Need help with your projects this year? BrightDigit has openings.Join Bushel BetaJoin our Brand New Patreon Page!Links Episode #288: Modern UIKit: Stack Navigation, Part 2pointfreeco/swift-perception: Observable tools, backported.brightdigit/Sublimation: Enable automatic discovery of your local development server on the fly. Turn your Server-Side Swift app from a mysterious vapor to a tangible solid server.krzysztofzablocki/LifetimeTracker: Find retain cycles / memory leaks sooner.siteline/swiftui-introspect: Introspect underlying UIKit/AppKit components from SwiftUIPresenting Coordinators - Soroush Khanlou on VimeoRelated Episodes The Great SwiftUI Migration - Part 1 with Ben ScheirmanSwiftUI Field Guide with Chris EidhofSOTU 2024 with Peter WithamSwiftUI Tips and Tricks with Craig ClaytonSwiftly Tooling with Pol Piella AbadiaIt Depends with Brandon WilliamsMy Taylor Deep Dish Swift Heroes World TourMobile System Design with Tjeerd in 't VeenThe Composable Architecture with Zev EisenbergBehind the Scenes of SwiftUI with Aviel GrossWWDC 2022 - SwiftUI and UIKit with Evan StoneSocial Media Emailleo@brightdigit.comGitHub - @brightdigit Twitter BrightDigit - @brightdigitLeo - @leogdion LinkedInBrightDigitLeoPatreon - brightdigit Credits Music from https://filmmusic.io"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) (00:00) - Discussing Data Handling in Swift UI (01:22) - Observable Objects and View Models (04:20) - The Power of Previews in Swift UI (06:36) - Combining Combine and Async/Await (10:29) - Interfacing Between UIKit and Swift UI (17:12) - Challenges with Swift Package Manager Thanks to our monthly supporters Bertram Eber Edward Sanchez Satoshi Mitsumori Steven Lipton ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    23 min
  6. The Great SwiftUI Migration - Part 1 with Ben Scheirman

    SEP 24

    The Great SwiftUI Migration - Part 1 with Ben Scheirman

    Ben Scheirman of NSScreenCast comes on to talk about migrating apps such as a Nike's Sneakers app from UIKit to SwiftUI and all the little things you don't think about. This is part 1 of a 2 part interview. Guest Ben Scheirman | Ben is an experienced software engineer from Houston, TX. Currently focused on Swift, iOS, Ruby, and Rust.Ben Scheirman (@bens@mastodon.xyz) - Mastodonsubdigital (Ben Scheirman)NSScreencast: Bite-sized Screencasts for iOS DevelopmentCombine SwiftAnnouncements Need help with your projects this year? BrightDigit has openings.Join Bushel BetaJoin our Brand New Patreon Page!Links Episode #288: Modern UIKit: Stack Navigation, Part 2pointfreeco/swift-perception: Observable tools, backported.brightdigit/Sublimation: Enable automatic discovery of your local development server on the fly. Turn your Server-Side Swift app from a mysterious vapor to a tangible solid server.krzysztofzablocki/LifetimeTracker: Find retain cycles / memory leaks sooner.siteline/swiftui-introspect: Introspect underlying UIKit/AppKit components from SwiftUIPresenting Coordinators - Soroush Khanlou on VimeoRelated Episodes SwiftUI Field Guide with Chris EidhofSOTU 2024 with Peter WithamSwiftUI Tips and Tricks with Craig ClaytonSwiftly Tooling with Pol Piella AbadiaIt Depends with Brandon WilliamsMy Taylor Deep Dish Swift Heroes World TourMobile System Design with Tjeerd in 't VeenThe Composable Architecture with Zev EisenbergBehind the Scenes of SwiftUI with Aviel GrossWWDC 2022 - SwiftUI and UIKit with Evan StoneSocial Media Emailleo@brightdigit.comGitHub - @brightdigit Twitter BrightDigit - @brightdigitLeo - @leogdion LinkedInBrightDigitLeo Patreon - brightdigit Credits Music from https://filmmusic.io"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) (00:00) - Who is Ben Scherman (02:38) - Migrating Apps to Swift UI (07:03) - Challenges with Swift UI and iOS Versions (10:24) - Using Introspect for Swift UI (16:44) - Implementing Collection View in Swift UI (25:05) - Exploring iOS 18 Scroll View API (25:30) - SwiftUI vs UIKit: Productivity and Constraints (26:38) - Design and Engineering Collaboration (29:43) - Stages of Migrating to SwiftUI (34:14) - SwiftUI Navigation and Environment Bindings (39:44) - Retain Cycles and Memory Management Thanks to our monthly supporters Bertram Eber Edward Sanchez Satoshi Mitsumori Steven Lipton ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    43 min
  7. The Case of the Crimson Test Suite with Daniel Steinberg

    SEP 10

    The Case of the Crimson Test Suite with Daniel Steinberg

    Daniel Steinberg comes in the podcast to talk about his latest book on Swift Testing as well as the state of Swift development in 2024. Guest Dim Sum Thinkingdimsumthinking (@dimsumthinking@mastodon.social) - MastodonDaniel Steinberg | LinkedInAnnouncements Come see me and Daniel at Server-Side Swift Conference. 26th-27th September 2024. London, UKuse EMPOWERAPPS to get 15% offNeed help with your projects this year? BrightDigit has openings.Join Bushel BetaJoin our Brand New Patreon Page!Links The Case of the Crimson Test SuiteThe Case of the Vanishing BodiesThe Curious Case of the Async CafeKeynote: A Mathematician Muses about Macros, @Models, and ML - Daniel H Steinberg - SwiftCraft 2024 - YouTubeRelated Episodes Functional Programming with Daniel SteinbergWWDC Notes with Cihat GündüzSOTU 2024 with Peter WithamHacking with Ignite with Paul HudsonWe Have All The Heroes with Stefano MondinoSwiftly Tooling with Pol Piella AbadiaEdge of Concurrency with Matt MassicotteSupercharged with Pedro PiñeraMicroapps Architecture with Majid JabrayilovTest-Driven Development in Swift with Gio LodiSocial Media Emailleo@brightdigit.comGitHub - @brightdigit Twitter BrightDigit - @brightdigitLeo - @leogdion LinkedInBrightDigitLeo Patreon - brightdigit Credits Music from https://filmmusic.io"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) (00:00) - What is Swift Testing (10:04) - Benefits of Swift Testing (17:22) - Parameterized Tests (20:30) - Swift 6 (24:47) - WWDC 2024 (31:20) - Swift Data (35:10) - Swift Data 🙃 Sendable (37:02) - Swift Macros (41:44) - Books and Conferences Thanks to our monthly supporters Bertram Eber Edward Sanchez Satoshi Mitsumori Steven Lipton ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    46 min
  8. Voice in a Can with Damian Mehers

    SEP 3

    Voice in a Can with Damian Mehers

    Damian Mehers shares the story of his app Voice in a Can from inception to shutdown. We talk customer stories and the future of voice assistants. Guest Damian Mehers’ blog | Swift, SwiftUI and .NET from SwitzerlandDamian Mehers (@dmehers@fosstodon.org) - FosstodonDamian Mehers (@DamianMehers) / XDamian Mehers - YouTubeDamianMehers (Github)Damian Mehers | LinkedInAnnouncements Come see me at Server-Side Swift Conference. 26th-27th September 2024. London, UKuse EMPOWERAPPS to get 15% offNeed help with your projects this year? BrightDigit has openings.Join Bushel BetaJoin our Brand New Patreon Page!Links End of life for Voice in a CanAlexa Presentation LanguageZX81 - WikipediaRelated Episodes Plinky with Joe FabisevichTriple Glazed Apple Development with Malin Sundberg and Kai DombrowskiPixelBlitz in Public with Martin LasekThe Making of Callsheet with Casey LissPosture Island with Jordi BruinRevisiting Third-Party APIs with Christian SeligSocial Media Emailleo@brightdigit.comGitHub - @brightdigit Twitter BrightDigit - @brightdigitLeo - @leogdion LinkedInBrightDigitLeo Patreon - brightdigit Credits Music from https://filmmusic.io"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) (00:00) - What is Voice in a Can? (11:46) - Working with the Alexa Voice Service (16:25) - Customer Stories and Shutting Down (21:21) - Future of Voice Assistants Thanks to our monthly supporters Bertram Eber Edward Sanchez Satoshi Mitsumori Steven Lipton ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    36 min
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An exploration of Apple business news and technology. We talk about how businesses can use new technology to empower their business and employees, from Leo Dion, founder of BrightDigit.

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  • Creator
    Leo Dion, Principal CEO and Swift Developer at BrightDigit
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2024
  • Episodes
    190
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Bright Digit, LLC 2018
  • Show Website
    Empower Apps

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