Drew and Dan in the Morning

Drew and Dan
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Dan and Drew talk tech, projects, problems and Apple pie.

Episodes

  1. 5d ago

    WWDC26 Special Delivery

    Drew and Dan chat about WWDC 2026: Parental controls, Siri improvements, Liquid Glass’ new volume knob, Foundation Models enhancements, MacOS Golden Gate, enhancements to Swift, SwiftUI, Xcode and more. Plus, saying goodbye (to UIDesignRequiresCompatibility and Intel Macs). Chapters 00:00 WWDC 2026 Keynote Overview03:03 Liquid Glass gets a Volume Knob05:59 Child Protection Features and Parental Controls08:52 Siri Improvements and User Experience11:53 New Features in macOS Golden Gate14:51 Apple Intelligence and Foundation Models17:56 Swift UI and Observable Properties23:24 Enhancements in Swift and Swift UI27:11 Exploring Xcode 27 and Watch OS Development29:22 Understanding App Intents and Schemas32:23 Platform Improvements and Accessibility Challenges 36:18 Transitioning to New Technologies and Features Finding Drew: BlueskyX / TwitterDrew’s YouTube live stream coding channel, @DrewBensonCodes Finding Dan: BlueskyInstagramDan’s Certainly Swift blog Mentioned in this episode: WWDC 2026 KeynoteWWDC 2026 Platforms State of the UnionDonny Wals on The Difference between Macros and Property Wrappers Drew and Dan in the Morning can be found on: Apple PodcastsSpotifyYouTubeOvercastDeezer

    45 min

  2. Jun 7

    Data-Nuking Prompt Injection

    Drew and Dan explore how a single line of text in a public repo can ruin your day, what happens when AI coding agents go off the rails near your data, and the thorny questions of AI safety and ethics. Google has bad news for back-button hijackers. Drew shares lessons learned and challenges from making his apps accessible, and the two get into how optimizing for the wrong metric can quietly steer AI somewhere nobody intended. Chapters 00:00 Google Punishing Back-Button Hijackers02:31 Data Nuking Prompt Injection12:43 App Accessibility Lessons and Challenges20:48 AI Metrics and Unintended Consequences Finding Drew: BlueskyX / TwitterDrew’s YouTube live stream coding channel, @DrewBensonCodes Finding Dan: BlueskyInstagramDan’s Certainly Swift blog Mentioned in this episode: Google Punishing Back-Button Hijacking - Google’s policyData Nuking Prompt InjectionAccessibility Nutrition LabelsDrew’s MacOS Agent Smith agent harnessDrew’s Sight Words: First Words Match appDrew’s FunVoice Reverse Audio Singing appGoodhart’s Law Drew and Dan in the Morning can be found on: Apple PodcastsSpotifyYouTubeOvercastDeezer

    25 min

  3. May 28

    Beyond the button: Sign in with Apple, Server-Side Up

    App types and activities Apple prohibits in their App Review Guidelines, App Store ratings and reviews, best practices for keeping in touch with your customers, the use of the GitAPI MacOS app for testing endpoints, and a deep dive into Sign in with Apple, detailing the app-side integration as well as the server-side setup. Chapters 00:00 Welcome back!00:43 App Store review/rating guidelines04:00 Triggering the review prompt: what not to do09:01 Tool of the week: GetAPI (and why not Postman)13:00 Sign In With Apple: the app part18:25 The missing manual: SIWA on the server21:40 You only get the email ONCE23:55 Bearer tokens, keychain, and the 2nd launch31:35 Dan's Gotcha32:21 Win-back emails and "Hide My Email" trickiness33:42 Thanks! Finding Drew: BlueskyX / TwitterDrew’s YouTube live stream coding channel, @DrewBensonCodes Finding Dan: BlueskyInstagramDan’s Swift on the Server blog, Certainly Swift Mentioned in this episode: App Review GuidelinesApple Human Interface GuidelinesRequesting App Store reviews (sample code)GetAPI (dead-simple HTTP client)Fork (Dan's preferred Git GUI app)Sign in with Apple using SwiftUI and VaporSign in with Apple REST APIVapor (Swift on the server) Drew and Dan in the Morning can be found on: Apple PodcastsSpotifyYouTubeOvercast

    34 min

  4. May 17

    Scandal! + UI (AI?) Accessibility

    Drew and Dan talk about the shocking new China scandal, app review guidelines, animating SF symbols, and the importance of app accessibility. Drew makes a bold prediction about WWDC 2026. Chapters 00:00 Scandal!02:58 App Review Guidelines update06:03 Dan's Dazzling Discoveries: Animating SF Symbols08:53 App Accessibility11:29 Accessibility Nutrition Labels and The Bold Prediction14:39 App Intents vs Accessibility Labels20:18 Preparing for WWDC 2026: Accessibility and Nutrition Labels28:07 Final Thoughts and To-Do List Finding Drew: BlueskyX / TwitterDrew’s YouTube live stream coding channel, @DrewBensonCodes Finding Dan: BlueskyInstagramDan’s Swift on the Server blog, Certainly Swift Links for things mentioned in this episode: Drew's MacOS Accessibility Client on GithubWWDC 2026 Drew and Dan in the Morning can be found on: Apple PodcastsSpotifyYouTubeOvercast Thanks for joining us!

    29 min

  5. Apr 20

    Aspiring Finishers

    Drew and Dan break down real-world software development—what’s working, what’s not, and where things are going. Topics range from app development and AI to conference takeaways (Deep Dish Swift), technical deep dives, and the occasional detour into reverse engineering and industry absurdities. Practical, opinionated, and grounded in actual experience. Chapters 00:00 Hello!06:13 App Development and AI11:58 Deep Dish Swift Conference19:04 Technical Insights and Challenges26:10 Reverse Engineering and Humorous Presentations Finding Drew: BlueskyX / Twitter Finding Dan: BlueskyInstagram Links for things mentioned in this episode: Dan’s new Swift blog, Certainly SwiftDrew’s YouTube live stream coding channel, @DrewBensonCodes9 to 5 Mac’s story on 4-star reviews:App Store ratings ‘broken’ as your 4-star review could hurt a developerDan’s social check-in (and Swarm replacement) app,, The MidstRelay Team Finder - releasing in August  - for Aspiring FinishersDeep Dish Swift 2026Adam Tow and his great talk on being adaptable, The Long Game: 30+ Years as an Indie Apple DeveloperDavid Beck’s talk, Surviving in Low ConnectivityChad Etzel’s awesome talk on Reverse Engineering the macOS Genie Animation Drew and Dan in the Morning can be found on: Apple PodcastsSpotifyYouTubeOvercast Thanks for joining us!

    28 min
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Dan and Drew talk tech, projects, problems and Apple pie.

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