Under the Radar https://www.relay.fm/radar Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:30:00 GMT From development and design to marketing and support, Under the Radar is all about independent app development. It's rarely longer than 30 minutes. Hosted by Marco Arment and David Smith. en-US Copyright © 2024 Relay FM Relay FM Development, iOS, Mac, Marco Arment, Underscore, David Smith, Apple, Web, Apps clean Relay FM hello@relay.fm no 288: Feelings & Opportunities Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/288 http://relay.fm/radar/288 Feelings & Opportunities 288 Marco Arment and David Smith Thoughts on the new app-distribution options from the EU DMA and the implications for app developers. Thoughts on the new app-distribution options from the EU DMA and the implications for app developers. clean 1750 Thoughts on the new app-distribution options from the EU DMA and the implications for app developers.

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"All was well, until one day they met a thunderstorm—more than a thunderstorm, a thunder-battle. You know how terrific a really big thunderstorm can be down in the land and in a river-valley; especially at times when two great thunderstorms meet and clash. More terrible still are thunder and lightning in the mountains at night, when storms come up from East and West and make war."
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"There they were sheltering under a hanging rock for the night, and he lay beneath a blanket and shook from head to toe. When he peeped out in the lightning-flashes, he saw that across the valley the stone-giants were out, and were hurling rocks at one another for a game, and catching them, and tossing them down into the darkness where they smashed among the trees far below, or splintered into little bits with a bang."
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"This won't do at all!" said Thorin. "If we don't get blown off, or drowned, or struck by lightning, we shall be picked up by some giant and kicked sky-high for a football!"

The Hobbit, Over Hill and Under Hill

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287: Pillar II: Monetization Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/287 http://relay.fm/radar/287 Pillar II: Monetization 287 Marco Arment and David Smith In the second of a three-part series, we look at the second pillar of a successful app: choosing a monetization model that fits the app's target market. In the second of a three-part series, we look at the second pillar of a successful app: choosing a monetization model that fits the app's target market. clean 1768 In the second of a three-part series, we look at the second pillar of a successful app: choosing a monetization model that fits the app's target market.

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286: First Hire Wed, 14 Feb 2024 17:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/286 http://relay.fm/radar/286 First Hire 286 Marco Arment and David Smith Thoughts and motivations behind David's hiring of an employee and what it means to be an indie developer. Thoughts and motivations behind David's hiring of an employee and what it means to be an indie developer. clean 1778 Thoughts and motivations behind David's hiring of an employee and what it means to be an indie developer.

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285: Recreational Computing Thu, 18 Jan 2024 16:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/285 http://relay.fm/radar/285 Recreational Computing 285 Marco Arment and David Smith Final considerations for the imminent Apple Vision Pro launch, and our expectations for visionOS apps. Final considerations for the imminent Apple Vision Pro launch, and our expectations for visionOS apps. clean 1750 Final considerations for the imminent Apple Vision Pro launch, and our expectations for visionOS apps.

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284: Pillar I: Acquisition Thu, 04 Jan 2024 09:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/284 http://relay.fm/radar/284 Pillar I: Acquisition 284 Marco Arment and David Smith In the first of a three-part series, we look at the first pillar of a successful app: customer acquisition, including paid advertising, word-of-mouth marketing, and editorial promotion. In the first of a three-part series, we look at the first pillar of a successful app: customer acquisition, including paid advertising, word-of-mouth marketing, and editorial promotion. clean 1784 In the first of a three-part series, we look at the first pillar of a successful app: customer acquisition, including paid advertising, word-of-mouth marketing, and editorial promotion.

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283: Fifty Roles Sat, 09 Dec 2023 17:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/283 http://relay.fm/radar/283 Fifty Roles 283 Marco Arment and David Smith The many roles we need to juggle as independent developers, and considering which roles we can take off our plates. The many roles we need to juggle as independent developers, and considering which roles we can take off our plates. clean 1771 The many roles we need to juggle as independent developers, and considering which roles we can take off our plates.

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  • Development
    • Programming
    • Integration
    • Accessibility
    • Localization
    • Backend development
    • Research and Development
  • Product
    • Roadmap planning
    • Feature planning
    • Market analysis
    • Profitability/Business Case analysis
  • Design
    • Product UI design
    • User Experience
    • Marketing Assets
    • Customer Experience
    • Market Research
    • In-app copy and communication
  • Quality Assurance
    • Software Testing for new features
    • Regression testing of old features
    • Platform Testing with new updates
    • Recreating of user issues
    • Field Testing
  • Operations
    • Bookkeeping
    • Payroll
    • Tax compliance
    • Local compliance
    • State Compliance
    • Federal Compliance
    • Banking
    • Cash Flow
    • Facilities
  • Human Resources
    • Health Benefits
    • Business Insurance
    • Workers Comp or similar policies
    • Training
  • IT
    • Email/storage/documents
    • Hardware
    • Testing device management
    • Backend servers
  • Marketing
    • Paid Advertising
    • Platform Relationships management
    • Customer relationship management
    • Social Media
    • Partnership management
    • Content Marketing
    • Podcast/Video
    • Screenshots and Descriptions
    • Website design and management
  • Customer Support

    • Email Helpdesk
    • Help video
    • FAQs
  • List as a Numbers Spreadsheet

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282: Revert to Defaults Thu, 30 Nov 2023 15:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/282 http://relay.fm/radar/282 Revert to Defaults 282 Marco Arment and David Smith When to ignore or revert our custom-design instincts and follow the system defaults instead. When to ignore or revert our custom-design instincts and follow the system defaults instead. clean 1789 When to ignore or revert our custom-design instincts and follow the system defaults instead.

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281: The Weirdest Parties Thu, 09 Nov 2023 18:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/281 http://relay.fm/radar/281 The Weirdest Parties 281 Marco Arment and David Smith What happens when you break 50 million home screens? What happens when you break 50 million home screens? clean 1793 What happens when you break 50 million home screens?

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Correction: Since recording this episode I've discovered that the bug actually only occurred on the iOS 17.2 Beta and not the 17.1 GM build as I had originally thought. A testing device I was using was actually on the Public Beta program when I thought it was only running the GM builds. Either way the panic was real and the urgency was still just as palpable. The bug was affecting every user on the Beta Program which isn't insignificant. That makes me feel a bit better about my process for catching bugs like this, since I didn't miss it in an entire beta cycle, just a few days since the beta 1 was released.

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280: Upstream Decisions Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/280 http://relay.fm/radar/280 Upstream Decisions 280 Marco Arment and David Smith Early decisions and implementation choices that have large impacts down the road — good and bad. Early decisions and implementation choices that have large impacts down the road — good and bad. clean 1769 Early decisions and implementation choices that have large impacts down the road — good and bad.

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279: Rest and Recovery Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/279 http://relay.fm/radar/279 Rest and Recovery 279 Marco Arment and David Smith Taking time off when you realize — or don't yet — that you really need it. Taking time off when you realize — or don't yet — that you really need it. clean 1762 Taking time off when you realize — or don't yet — that you really need it.

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278: Unforeseeable Issues Encountering bugs and feedback that our development and beta testing didn't or couldn't uncover. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 17:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/278 http://relay.fm/radar/278 Unforeseeable Issues 278 Marco Arment and David Smith Encountering bugs and feedback that our development and beta testing didn't or couldn't uncover. Encountering bugs and feedback that our development and beta testing didn't or couldn't uncover. clean 1784 Encountering bugs and feedback that our development and beta testing didn't or couldn't uncover.

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The bug David filed for the Core Image bug discussed in this episode is FB13201736, should that be helpful to anyone listening to this ;)

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277: Go Time The rush to submit our iOS 17 apps for its general release, and the last window of opportunity to prepare our test devices for last year's OSes. Wed, 13 Sep 2023 14:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/277 http://relay.fm/radar/277 Go Time 277 Marco Arment and David Smith The rush to submit our iOS 17 apps for its general release, and the last window of opportunity to prepare our test devices for last year's OSes. The rush to submit our iOS 17 apps for its general release, and the last window of opportunity to prepare our test devices for last year's OSes. clean 1793 The rush to submit our iOS 17 apps for its general release, and the last window of opportunity to prepare our test devices for last year's OSes.

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276: Preparing for iOS 17 Our final plans and preparation for iOS 17's launch, now that we can confidently predict its timing. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 15:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/276 http://relay.fm/radar/276 Preparing for iOS 17 276 Marco Arment and David Smith Our final plans and preparation for iOS 17's launch, now that we can confidently predict its timing. Our final plans and preparation for iOS 17's launch, now that we can confidently predict its timing. clean 1765 Our final plans and preparation for iOS 17's launch, now that we can confidently predict its timing.

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275: What's New In This Version How to communicate new features to new and existing customers — and which features are worth communicating. Wed, 16 Aug 2023 14:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/275 http://relay.fm/radar/275 What's New In This Version 275 Marco Arment and David Smith How to communicate new features to new and existing customers — and which features are worth communicating. How to communicate new features to new and existing customers — and which features are worth communicating. clean 1784 How to communicate new features to new and existing customers — and which features are worth communicating.

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274: Does It Work, and How Does It Feel? Splitting your time between iOS 17 and visionOS development, and tips for attending a visionOS lab. Tue, 01 Aug 2023 07:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/274 http://relay.fm/radar/274 Does It Work, and How Does It Feel? 274 Marco Arment and David Smith Splitting your time between iOS 17 and visionOS development, and tips for attending a visionOS lab. Splitting your time between iOS 17 and visionOS development, and tips for attending a visionOS lab. clean 1769 Splitting your time between iOS 17 and visionOS development, and tips for attending a visionOS lab.

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273: Backpack-Driven Development The value of exploration and experimentation. Wed, 19 Jul 2023 15:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/273 http://relay.fm/radar/273 Backpack-Driven Development 273 Marco Arment and David Smith The value of exploration and experimentation. The value of exploration and experimentation. clean 1796 The value of exploration and experimentation.

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A hiker wearing an orange backpack walks in the Lake District.

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272: Feeling Behind Examining the constant anxiety of feeling like you're falling "behind" in your app's development. Fri, 07 Jul 2023 14:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/272 http://relay.fm/radar/272 Feeling Behind 272 Marco Arment and David Smith Examining the constant anxiety of feeling like you're falling "behind" in your app's development. Examining the constant anxiety of feeling like you're falling "behind" in your app's development. clean 1784 Examining the constant anxiety of feeling like you're falling "behind" in your app's development.

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271: Developer Prospects for visionOS Our expectations for the visionOS app market when Apple Vision Pro launches next year. Mon, 19 Jun 2023 13:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/271 http://relay.fm/radar/271 Developer Prospects for visionOS 271 Marco Arment and David Smith Our expectations for the visionOS app market when Apple Vision Pro launches next year. Our expectations for the visionOS app market when Apple Vision Pro launches next year. clean 1784 Our expectations for the visionOS app market when Apple Vision Pro launches next year.

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270: WWDC 2023 An interview with Josh Shaffer and Chris Thielen about Swift macros, SwiftData, interactive widgets, and more, recorded at Apple Park during WWDC 2023. Fri, 09 Jun 2023 17:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/270 http://relay.fm/radar/270 WWDC 2023 270 Marco Arment and David Smith An interview with Josh Shaffer and Chris Thielen about Swift macros, SwiftData, interactive widgets, and more, recorded at Apple Park during WWDC 2023. An interview with Josh Shaffer and Chris Thielen about Swift macros, SwiftData, interactive widgets, and more, recorded at Apple Park during WWDC 2023. clean 2402 An interview with Josh Shaffer and Chris Thielen about Swift macros, SwiftData, interactive widgets, and more, recorded at Apple Park during WWDC 2023.

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269: Preparing for WWDC 2023 Our annual pre-WWDC episode: practical advice for those attending the event, and how everyone — virtual or in-person — can make the most of the week. Thu, 25 May 2023 13:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/269 http://relay.fm/radar/269 Preparing for WWDC 2023 269 Marco Arment and David Smith Our annual pre-WWDC episode: practical advice for those attending the event, and how everyone — virtual or in-person — can make the most of the week. Our annual pre-WWDC episode: practical advice for those attending the event, and how everyone — virtual or in-person — can make the most of the week. clean 1789 Our annual pre-WWDC episode: practical advice for those attending the event, and how everyone — virtual or in-person — can make the most of the week.

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268: Fancy Work Controlling the urge to over-invest in details that won't proportionally benefit our customers. Wed, 10 May 2023 14:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/268 http://relay.fm/radar/268 Fancy Work 268 Marco Arment and David Smith Controlling the urge to over-invest in details that won't proportionally benefit our customers. Controlling the urge to over-invest in details that won't proportionally benefit our customers. clean 1772 Controlling the urge to over-invest in details that won't proportionally benefit our customers.

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267: Don't Run Servers Modern Apple devices offer incredible power — use it! Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/267 http://relay.fm/radar/267 Don't Run Servers 267 Marco Arment and David Smith Modern Apple devices offer incredible power — use it! Modern Apple devices offer incredible power — use it! clean 1767 Modern Apple devices offer incredible power — use it!

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266: The Middle Path We talk ourselves into, and then back out of, hiring more people. Wed, 12 Apr 2023 14:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/266 http://relay.fm/radar/266 The Middle Path 266 Marco Arment and David Smith We talk ourselves into, and then back out of, hiring more people. We talk ourselves into, and then back out of, hiring more people. clean 1744 We talk ourselves into, and then back out of, hiring more people.

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265: Old App, New Subscription Updating a decade-old app to a new subscription business model, and how the change has performed so far and been received by the existing users. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/265 http://relay.fm/radar/265 Old App, New Subscription 265 Marco Arment and David Smith Updating a decade-old app to a new subscription business model, and how the change has performed so far and been received by the existing users. Updating a decade-old app to a new subscription business model, and how the change has performed so far and been received by the existing users. clean 1795 Updating a decade-old app to a new subscription business model, and how the change has performed so far and been received by the existing users.

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264: Scaling Support Strategies for self-help channels in your app to minimize support email. Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/264 http://relay.fm/radar/264 Scaling Support 264 Marco Arment and David Smith Strategies for self-help channels in your app to minimize support email. Strategies for self-help channels in your app to minimize support email. clean 1784 Strategies for self-help channels in your app to minimize support email.

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263: Pedometer++ 5.0 A huge update to Pedometer++ including a complete UI rewrite and significant new features. Wed, 01 Mar 2023 15:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/263 http://relay.fm/radar/263 Pedometer++ 5.0 263 Marco Arment and David Smith A huge update to Pedometer++ including a complete UI rewrite and significant new features. A huge update to Pedometer++ including a complete UI rewrite and significant new features. clean 1790 A huge update to Pedometer++ including a complete UI rewrite and significant new features.

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262: Managing Change Taking risks to move an old app forward. Thu, 16 Feb 2023 06:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/262 http://relay.fm/radar/262 Managing Change 262 Marco Arment and David Smith Taking risks to move an old app forward. Taking risks to move an old app forward. clean 1760 Taking risks to move an old app forward.

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261: A Vacation to the Basement The benefits of a work-"vacation" and the discipline of shipping. Wed, 01 Feb 2023 15:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/261 http://relay.fm/radar/261 A Vacation to the Basement 261 Marco Arment and David Smith The benefits of a work-"vacation" and the discipline of shipping. The benefits of a work-"vacation" and the discipline of shipping. clean 1784 The benefits of a work-"vacation" and the discipline of shipping.

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260: Subscription School Understanding subscription metrics and the inherent limits they impose. Wed, 18 Jan 2023 16:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/260 http://relay.fm/radar/260 Subscription School 260 Marco Arment and David Smith Understanding subscription metrics and the inherent limits they impose. Understanding subscription metrics and the inherent limits they impose. clean 1799 Understanding subscription metrics and the inherent limits they impose.

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259: Plans for the Season Our plans for the first half of this year, which may include the launch of a new platform from Apple. Mon, 09 Jan 2023 14:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/259 http://relay.fm/radar/259 Plans for the Season 259 Marco Arment and David Smith Our plans for the first half of this year, which may include the launch of a new platform from Apple. Our plans for the first half of this year, which may include the launch of a new platform from Apple. clean 1787 Our plans for the first half of this year, which may include the launch of a new platform from Apple.

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258: A Less-Cloudy Outlook Abandoning the CloudKit plan for Overcast in light of new information. Thu, 22 Dec 2022 07:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/258 http://relay.fm/radar/258 A Less-Cloudy Outlook 258 Marco Arment and David Smith Abandoning the CloudKit plan for Overcast in light of new information. Abandoning the CloudKit plan for Overcast in light of new information. clean 1768 Abandoning the CloudKit plan for Overcast in light of new information.

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257: Working in Public How publishing our processes and open-sourcing our code help us build our skills, clarify our thoughts, and produce better outcomes. Fri, 09 Dec 2022 15:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/257 http://relay.fm/radar/257 Working in Public 257 Marco Arment and David Smith How publishing our processes and open-sourcing our code help us build our skills, clarify our thoughts, and produce better outcomes. How publishing our processes and open-sourcing our code help us build our skills, clarify our thoughts, and produce better outcomes. clean 1787 How publishing our processes and open-sourcing our code help us build our skills, clarify our thoughts, and produce better outcomes.

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256: Optimizing Paywalls Refining and improving the most boring and rudimentary experiences in our apps, and testing variations on Widgetsmith's paywall. Mon, 21 Nov 2022 16:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/256 http://relay.fm/radar/256 Optimizing Paywalls 256 Marco Arment and David Smith Refining and improving the most boring and rudimentary experiences in our apps, and testing variations on Widgetsmith's paywall. Refining and improving the most boring and rudimentary experiences in our apps, and testing variations on Widgetsmith's paywall. clean 1793 Refining and improving the most boring and rudimentary experiences in our apps, and testing variations on Widgetsmith's paywall.

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255: The Discontinuity Principle Considerations for feature removals in the context of the Overcast website player. Wed, 09 Nov 2022 15:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/255 http://relay.fm/radar/255 The Discontinuity Principle 255 Marco Arment and David Smith Considerations for feature removals in the context of the Overcast website player. Considerations for feature removals in the context of the Overcast website player. clean 1787 Considerations for feature removals in the context of the Overcast website player.

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254: New and Different Reflections on launching a new app that's extremely different from our usual work. Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/254 http://relay.fm/radar/254 New and Different 254 Marco Arment and David Smith Reflections on launching a new app that's extremely different from our usual work. Reflections on launching a new app that's extremely different from our usual work. clean 1777 Reflections on launching a new app that's extremely different from our usual work.

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253: Motivation Slumps Feeling unmotivated, inspiration vs. motivation, and techniques to get moving again. Be kind to yourself. Tue, 11 Oct 2022 15:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/253 http://relay.fm/radar/253 Motivation Slumps 253 Marco Arment and David Smith Feeling unmotivated, inspiration vs. motivation, and techniques to get moving again. Be kind to yourself. Feeling unmotivated, inspiration vs. motivation, and techniques to get moving again. Be kind to yourself. clean 1787 Feeling unmotivated, inspiration vs. motivation, and techniques to get moving again.

Be kind to yourself.

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252: Apple Watch Ultra David's experience taking the Apple Watch Ultra into its natural habitat. Wed, 28 Sep 2022 20:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/252 http://relay.fm/radar/252 Apple Watch Ultra 252 Marco Arment and David Smith David's experience taking the Apple Watch Ultra into its natural habitat. David's experience taking the Apple Watch Ultra into its natural habitat. clean 1777 David's experience taking the Apple Watch Ultra into its natural habitat.

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251: Be Where Your Customers Are How our iOS 16 launches went, and what we're focusing on next. Thu, 15 Sep 2022 13:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/251 http://relay.fm/radar/251 Be Where Your Customers Are 251 Marco Arment and David Smith How our iOS 16 launches went, and what we're focusing on next. How our iOS 16 launches went, and what we're focusing on next. clean 1771 How our iOS 16 launches went, and what we're focusing on next.

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250: From Left Field to the Home Stretch Last-minute preparations for the imminent launch of iOS 16 and the iPhone 14 series. Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/250 http://relay.fm/radar/250 From Left Field to the Home Stretch 250 Marco Arment and David Smith Last-minute preparations for the imminent launch of iOS 16 and the iPhone 14 series. Last-minute preparations for the imminent launch of iOS 16 and the iPhone 14 series. clean 1766 Last-minute preparations for the imminent launch of iOS 16 and the iPhone 14 series.

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249: The Nature of Advertising Balancing the needs of your customers with your needs as a business. Wed, 17 Aug 2022 16:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/249 http://relay.fm/radar/249 The Nature of Advertising 249 Marco Arment and David Smith Balancing the needs of your customers with your needs as a business. Balancing the needs of your customers with your needs as a business. clean 1797 Balancing the needs of your customers with your needs as a business.

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248: Limits of Indie Life We don't have the capabilities of larger staffs, and we can't do everything, so we must keep our scope and expectations within the capacity of what one person can do. Wed, 03 Aug 2022 15:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/248 http://relay.fm/radar/248 Limits of Indie Life 248 Marco Arment and David Smith We don't have the capabilities of larger staffs, and we can't do everything, so we must keep our scope and expectations within the capacity of what one person can do. We don't have the capabilities of larger staffs, and we can't do everything, so we must keep our scope and expectations within the capacity of what one person can do. clean 1786 We don't have the capabilities of larger staffs, and we can't do everything, so we must keep our scope and expectations within the capacity of what one person can do.

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247: Different, But Not Worse Are SwiftUI apps destined to be mediocre, or can we still make great apps? Introducing the famous App Development Pentagon. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 08:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/247 http://relay.fm/radar/247 Different, But Not Worse 247 Marco Arment and David Smith Are SwiftUI apps destined to be mediocre, or can we still make great apps? Introducing the famous App Development Pentagon. Are SwiftUI apps destined to be mediocre, or can we still make great apps? Introducing the famous App Development Pentagon. clean 1784 Are SwiftUI apps destined to be mediocre, or can we still make great apps? Introducing the famous App Development Pentagon.

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246: Hard Forks Rewriting major parts of your app with aggressive new targets while keeping the old code around for compatibility. Wed, 06 Jul 2022 21:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/246 http://relay.fm/radar/246 Hard Forks 246 Marco Arment and David Smith Rewriting major parts of your app with aggressive new targets while keeping the old code around for compatibility. Rewriting major parts of your app with aggressive new targets while keeping the old code around for compatibility. clean 1759 Rewriting major parts of your app with aggressive new targets while keeping the old code around for compatibility.

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245: Slope of Enlightenment With the dust settling from WWDC, we have more realistic expectations of the new APIs and can make achievable plans for the summer. Fri, 24 Jun 2022 15:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/245 http://relay.fm/radar/245 Slope of Enlightenment 245 Marco Arment and David Smith With the dust settling from WWDC, we have more realistic expectations of the new APIs and can make achievable plans for the summer. With the dust settling from WWDC, we have more realistic expectations of the new APIs and can make achievable plans for the summer. clean 1760 With the dust settling from WWDC, we have more realistic expectations of the new APIs and can make achievable plans for the summer.

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244: WWDC 2022 Special In this special extended episode, we interview Serenity Caldwell and Andreas Wendker from Apple in the new Developer Center from WWDC 2022. Wed, 08 Jun 2022 02:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/244 http://relay.fm/radar/244 WWDC 2022 Special 244 Marco Arment and David Smith In this special extended episode, we interview Serenity Caldwell and Andreas Wendker from Apple in the new Developer Center from WWDC 2022. In this special extended episode, we interview Serenity Caldwell and Andreas Wendker from Apple in the new Developer Center from WWDC 2022. clean 2674 In this special extended episode, we interview Serenity Caldwell and Andreas Wendker from Apple in the new Developer Center from WWDC 2022.

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243: Workplace Christmas Mentally preparing ourselves for WWDC 2022. Wed, 25 May 2022 15:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/243 http://relay.fm/radar/243 Workplace Christmas 243 Marco Arment and David Smith Mentally preparing ourselves for WWDC 2022. Mentally preparing ourselves for WWDC 2022. clean 1781 Mentally preparing ourselves for WWDC 2022.

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242: Setup Update An update on our hardware and software setups for development, considering Apple's current lineup. Wed, 11 May 2022 17:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/242 http://relay.fm/radar/242 Setup Update 242 Marco Arment and David Smith An update on our hardware and software setups for development, considering Apple's current lineup. An update on our hardware and software setups for development, considering Apple's current lineup. clean 1787 An update on our hardware and software setups for development, considering Apple's current lineup.

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241: Farewell, Feed Wrangler The decision to shut down a service, and how to best take care of its customers. Fri, 29 Apr 2022 18:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/241 http://relay.fm/radar/241 Farewell, Feed Wrangler 241 Marco Arment and David Smith The decision to shut down a service, and how to best take care of its customers. The decision to shut down a service, and how to best take care of its customers. clean 1778 The decision to shut down a service, and how to best take care of its customers.

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240: File Edit WWDC Window Help A collection of mini-topics: the WWDC announcement, Phased Release for Automatic Updates, and the value of in-app Help documentation. Wed, 13 Apr 2022 13:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/240 http://relay.fm/radar/240 File Edit WWDC Window Help 240 Marco Arment and David Smith A collection of mini-topics: the WWDC announcement, Phased Release for Automatic Updates, and the value of in-app Help documentation. A collection of mini-topics: the WWDC announcement, Phased Release for Automatic Updates, and the value of in-app Help documentation. clean 1780 A collection of mini-topics: the WWDC announcement, Phased Release for Automatic Updates, and the value of in-app Help documentation.

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239: Overcast Redesign Considerations that went into the Overcast redesign, and its initial reception. Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/239 http://relay.fm/radar/239 Overcast Redesign 239 Marco Arment and David Smith Considerations that went into the Overcast redesign, and its initial reception. Considerations that went into the Overcast redesign, and its initial reception. clean 1795 Considerations that went into the Overcast redesign, and its initial reception.

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238: A/B Testing The benefits and pitfalls of data-driven choices. Wed, 16 Mar 2022 14:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/238 http://relay.fm/radar/238 A/B Testing 238 Marco Arment and David Smith The benefits and pitfalls of data-driven choices. The benefits and pitfalls of data-driven choices. clean 1796 The benefits and pitfalls of data-driven choices.

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237: The Spring Collection A big update to Widgetsmith, and two developers giving fashion advice. Wed, 02 Mar 2022 15:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/237 http://relay.fm/radar/237 The Spring Collection 237 Marco Arment and David Smith A big update to Widgetsmith, and two developers giving fashion advice. A big update to Widgetsmith, and two developers giving fashion advice. clean 1784 A big update to Widgetsmith, and two developers giving fashion advice.

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236: Be A Little Annoying Our perceived ideals of quality don't always win. Fri, 18 Feb 2022 08:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/236 http://relay.fm/radar/236 Be A Little Annoying 236 Marco Arment and David Smith Our perceived ideals of quality don't always win. Our perceived ideals of quality don't always win. clean 1799 Our perceived ideals of quality don't always win.

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235: Color-Picking How we choose and manipulate colors as non-designers. Wed, 02 Feb 2022 14:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/235 http://relay.fm/radar/235 Color-Picking 235 Marco Arment and David Smith How we choose and manipulate colors as non-designers. How we choose and manipulate colors as non-designers. clean 1774 How we choose and manipulate colors as non-designers.

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234: Should You Do It? So you have an idea to make an app. Is it available, is it worthwhile, and will you feel good about doing it? What happens if it works? Wed, 19 Jan 2022 16:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/234 http://relay.fm/radar/234 Should You Do It? 234 Marco Arment and David Smith So you have an idea to make an app. Is it available, is it worthwhile, and will you feel good about doing it? What happens if it works? So you have an idea to make an app. Is it available, is it worthwhile, and will you feel good about doing it? What happens if it works? clean 1790 So you have an idea to make an app. Is it available, is it worthwhile, and will you feel good about doing it? What happens if it works?

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233: The Road (Still) Ahead How our expectations for 2021 panned out, and the kind of work we're planning to do in 2022. Wed, 05 Jan 2022 21:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/233 http://relay.fm/radar/233 The Road (Still) Ahead 233 Marco Arment and David Smith How our expectations for 2021 panned out, and the kind of work we're planning to do in 2022. How our expectations for 2021 panned out, and the kind of work we're planning to do in 2022. clean 1768 How our expectations for 2021 panned out, and the kind of work we're planning to do in 2022.

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232: SF Symbols Our icon-design journeys over time have led us to lean heavily into SF Symbols today. Wed, 08 Dec 2021 15:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/232 http://relay.fm/radar/232 SF Symbols 232 Marco Arment and David Smith Our icon-design journeys over time have led us to lean heavily into SF Symbols today. Our icon-design journeys over time have led us to lean heavily into SF Symbols today. clean 1780 Our icon-design journeys over time have led us to lean heavily into SF Symbols today.

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231: Support Expectations Managing customer support, customer expectations, and frequently asked questions. Tue, 23 Nov 2021 10:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/231 http://relay.fm/radar/231 Support Expectations 231 Marco Arment and David Smith Managing customer support, customer expectations, and frequently asked questions. Managing customer support, customer expectations, and frequently asked questions. clean 1793 Managing customer support, customer expectations, and frequently asked questions.

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230: Tackling the Redesign Finally starting the Overcast redesign, and pragmatic considerations when tackling modernization of older codebases. Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/230 http://relay.fm/radar/230 Tackling the Redesign 230 Marco Arment and David Smith Finally starting the Overcast redesign, and pragmatic considerations when tackling modernization of older codebases. Finally starting the Overcast redesign, and pragmatic considerations when tackling modernization of older codebases. clean 1793 Finally starting the Overcast redesign, and pragmatic considerations when tackling modernization of older codebases.

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229: Money, Time, and M1 Max Macs A healthy balance for subscription-expiry grace periods, and how the new MacBook Pro helps our development workflows. Wed, 27 Oct 2021 15:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/229 http://relay.fm/radar/229 Money, Time, and M1 Max Macs 229 Marco Arment and David Smith A healthy balance for subscription-expiry grace periods, and how the new MacBook Pro helps our development workflows. A healthy balance for subscription-expiry grace periods, and how the new MacBook Pro helps our development workflows. clean 1763 A healthy balance for subscription-expiry grace periods, and how the new MacBook Pro helps our development workflows.

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228: Ask For Money Getting over shyness to ask your app's users for money in more prominent and direct ways. Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/228 http://relay.fm/radar/228 Ask For Money 228 Marco Arment and David Smith Getting over shyness to ask your app's users for money in more prominent and direct ways. Getting over shyness to ask your app's users for money in more prominent and direct ways. clean 1775 Getting over shyness to ask your app's users for money in more prominent and direct ways.

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227: Adopting High-Profile iOS Features How we decide whether, when, and to what degree we should adopt the headlining features of each iOS release. Wed, 29 Sep 2021 13:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/227 http://relay.fm/radar/227 Adopting High-Profile iOS Features 227 Marco Arment and David Smith How we decide whether, when, and to what degree we should adopt the headlining features of each iOS release. How we decide whether, when, and to what degree we should adopt the headlining features of each iOS release. clean 1781 How we decide whether, when, and to what degree we should adopt the headlining features of each iOS release.

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226: A Quiet Fall We were given a reprieve with a lack of new developer-facing features in the iPhone 13 line and Apple Watch Series 7, but with the continuation of the Series 3, we all lose. Fri, 17 Sep 2021 15:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/226 http://relay.fm/radar/226 A Quiet Fall 226 Marco Arment and David Smith We were given a reprieve with a lack of new developer-facing features in the iPhone 13 line and Apple Watch Series 7, but with the continuation of the Series 3, we all lose. We were given a reprieve with a lack of new developer-facing features in the iPhone 13 line and Apple Watch Series 7, but with the continuation of the Series 3, we all lose. clean 1789 We were given a reprieve with a lack of new developer-facing features in the iPhone 13 line and Apple Watch Series 7, but with the continuation of the Series 3, we all lose.

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225: The Fragmented Future The effects of legal settlements and regulations on independent iOS developers, and how we can ensure that we still have a place in the scary potential futures that may come. Wed, 01 Sep 2021 19:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/225 http://relay.fm/radar/225 The Fragmented Future 225 Marco Arment and David Smith The effects of legal settlements and regulations on independent iOS developers, and how we can ensure that we still have a place in the scary potential futures that may come. The effects of legal settlements and regulations on independent iOS developers, and how we can ensure that we still have a place in the scary potential futures that may come. clean 1778 The effects of legal settlements and regulations on independent iOS developers, and how we can ensure that we still have a place in the scary potential futures that may come.

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224: Mr. Day One Needing to offer different features and experiences to different parts of your userbase due to hardware limitations and OS differences. Wed, 18 Aug 2021 14:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/224 http://relay.fm/radar/224 Mr. Day One 224 Marco Arment and David Smith Needing to offer different features and experiences to different parts of your userbase due to hardware limitations and OS differences. Needing to offer different features and experiences to different parts of your userbase due to hardware limitations and OS differences. clean 1787 Needing to offer different features and experiences to different parts of your userbase due to hardware limitations and OS differences.

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223: Defaults The power of default settings and choices, and the impact of changing your app's default behavior. Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/223 http://relay.fm/radar/223 Defaults 223 Marco Arment and David Smith The power of default settings and choices, and the impact of changing your app's default behavior. The power of default settings and choices, and the impact of changing your app's default behavior. clean 1786 The power of default settings and choices, and the impact of changing your app's default behavior.

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222: Fingers in the Dam When fixing a simple visual bug unexpectedly becomes a much larger problem. Wed, 21 Jul 2021 15:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/222 http://relay.fm/radar/222 Fingers in the Dam 222 Marco Arment and David Smith When fixing a simple visual bug unexpectedly becomes a much larger problem. When fixing a simple visual bug unexpectedly becomes a much larger problem. clean 1781 When fixing a simple visual bug unexpectedly becomes a much larger problem.

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221: Optional Fun How we're spending our summers so far. Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/221 http://relay.fm/radar/221 Optional Fun 221 Marco Arment and David Smith How we're spending our summers so far. How we're spending our summers so far. clean 1798 How we're spending our summers so far.

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220: The Danger Zone Approaching a change with very, very high stakes. Wed, 23 Jun 2021 15:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/220 http://relay.fm/radar/220 The Danger Zone 220 Marco Arment and David Smith Approaching a change with very, very high stakes. Approaching a change with very, very high stakes. clean 1789 Approaching a change with very, very high stakes.

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Testflight Link for Beta Testing


I investigated the App Data container system I mentioned. It exists (it wasn't just a dream) but doesn't seem to work in practice in modern versions of Xcode. 😞

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219: WWDC 2021 The second digital-only WWDC, how iOS 15 and watchOS 8 impact our apps, and what we'll be tackling first this summer. Wed, 09 Jun 2021 13:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/219 http://relay.fm/radar/219 WWDC 2021 219 Marco Arment and David Smith The second digital-only WWDC, how iOS 15 and watchOS 8 impact our apps, and what we'll be tackling first this summer. The second digital-only WWDC, how iOS 15 and watchOS 8 impact our apps, and what we'll be tackling first this summer. clean 1793 The second digital-only WWDC, how iOS 15 and watchOS 8 impact our apps, and what we'll be tackling first this summer.

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218: Making the Most of a Virtual WWDC What to expect from WWDC, how to prepare for the virtual event, and how to follow the material. Wed, 26 May 2021 19:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/218 http://relay.fm/radar/218 Making the Most of a Virtual WWDC 218 Marco Arment and David Smith What to expect from WWDC, how to prepare for the virtual event, and how to follow the material. What to expect from WWDC, how to prepare for the virtual event, and how to follow the material. clean 1796 What to expect from WWDC, how to prepare for the virtual event, and how to follow the material.

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217: Feature Regrets Dealing with features we wish we'd never added. Wed, 12 May 2021 14:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/217 http://relay.fm/radar/217 Feature Regrets 217 Marco Arment and David Smith Dealing with features we wish we'd never added. Dealing with features we wish we'd never added. clean 1756 Dealing with features we wish we'd never added.

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216: Shark Battle When big-company maneuvers hit the little fish like us. Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/216 http://relay.fm/radar/216 Shark Battle 216 Marco Arment and David Smith When big-company maneuvers hit the little fish like us. When big-company maneuvers hit the little fish like us. clean 1784 When big-company maneuvers hit the little fish like us.

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215: Group Therapy Session Forgiving ourselves for a year of greatly reduced productivity. Wed, 14 Apr 2021 19:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/215 http://relay.fm/radar/215 Group Therapy Session 215 Marco Arment and David Smith Forgiving ourselves for a year of greatly reduced productivity. Forgiving ourselves for a year of greatly reduced productivity. clean 1756 Forgiving ourselves for a year of greatly reduced productivity.

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214: From Subscribe to Follow WWDC 2021's announcement, and whether Overcast should adopt a terminology change along with Apple and Spotify. Thu, 01 Apr 2021 14:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/214 http://relay.fm/radar/214 From Subscribe to Follow 214 Marco Arment and David Smith WWDC 2021's announcement, and whether Overcast should adopt a terminology change along with Apple and Spotify. WWDC 2021's announcement, and whether Overcast should adopt a terminology change along with Apple and Spotify. clean 1778 WWDC 2021's announcement, and whether Overcast should adopt a terminology change along with Apple and Spotify.

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213: A Server Disaster You should totally run your own servers. It'll be fine! Well, most of the time. Wed, 17 Mar 2021 19:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/213 http://relay.fm/radar/213 A Server Disaster 213 Marco Arment and David Smith You should totally run your own servers. It'll be fine! Well, most of the time. You should totally run your own servers. It'll be fine! Well, most of the time. clean 1671 You should totally run your own servers. It'll be fine! Well, most of the time.

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212: A Watchsmith Adventure A _DavidSmith Story Half-Hour on the surprising journey to build a simple photo complication for Apple Watch. How hard could it be? Wed, 03 Mar 2021 20:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/212 http://relay.fm/radar/212 A Watchsmith Adventure 212 Marco Arment and David Smith A _DavidSmith Story Half-Hour on the surprising journey to build a simple photo complication for Apple Watch. How hard could it be? A _DavidSmith Story Half-Hour on the surprising journey to build a simple photo complication for Apple Watch. How hard could it be? clean 1789 A _DavidSmith Story Half-Hour on the surprising journey to build a simple photo complication for Apple Watch. How hard could it be?

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211: Logging Deforestation, timber production, and wood preparation. [taps earpiece] What?… Oh, sorry. Scratch that. Writing lines of text to files for diagnostic purposes. Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/211 http://relay.fm/radar/211 Logging 211 Marco Arment and David Smith Deforestation, timber production, and wood preparation. [taps earpiece] What?… Oh, sorry. Scratch that. Writing lines of text to files for diagnostic purposes. Deforestation, timber production, and wood preparation. [taps earpiece] What?… Oh, sorry. Scratch that. Writing lines of text to files for diagnostic purposes. clean 1725 Deforestation, timber production, and wood preparation. [taps earpiece] What?… Oh, sorry. Scratch that. Writing lines of text to files for diagnostic purposes.

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210: Thinking Like A Business Trying to remove emotion and assumptions from indie business decision-making. Wed, 03 Feb 2021 19:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/210 http://relay.fm/radar/210 Thinking Like A Business 210 Marco Arment and David Smith Trying to remove emotion and assumptions from indie business decision-making. Trying to remove emotion and assumptions from indie business decision-making. clean 1784 Trying to remove emotion and assumptions from indie business decision-making.

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209: Binary Stars Copying someone else's work as a learning exercise, and the tricky balance between copying and inspiration. Wed, 20 Jan 2021 15:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/209 http://relay.fm/radar/209 Binary Stars 209 Marco Arment and David Smith Copying someone else's work as a learning exercise, and the tricky balance between copying and inspiration. Copying someone else's work as a learning exercise, and the tricky balance between copying and inspiration. clean 1769 Copying someone else's work as a learning exercise, and the tricky balance between copying and inspiration.

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208: The Road Ahead The kind of year we expect 2021 to be for Apple-platform developers, and an update on Overcast's SwiftUI progress. Wed, 06 Jan 2021 16:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/208 http://relay.fm/radar/208 The Road Ahead 208 Marco Arment and David Smith clean 1757 The kind of year we expect 2021 to be for Apple-platform developers, and an update on Overcast's SwiftUI progress.

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207: Privacy Labels and Analytics Apple's new privacy labels in the App Store, and how we've designed our custom analytics frameworks for minimal data collection. Tue, 22 Dec 2020 09:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/207 http://relay.fm/radar/207 Privacy Labels and Analytics 207 Marco Arment and David Smith Apple's new privacy labels in the App Store, and how we've designed our custom analytics frameworks for minimal data collection. Apple's new privacy labels in the App Store, and how we've designed our custom analytics frameworks for minimal data collection. clean 1741 Apple's new privacy labels in the App Store, and how we've designed our custom analytics frameworks for minimal data collection.

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206: Pivoting Your App The tricky balance of making big changes to your app to better serve your current market without upsetting your initial customers. Wed, 09 Dec 2020 17:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/206 http://relay.fm/radar/206 Pivoting Your App 206 Marco Arment and David Smith The tricky balance of making big changes to your app to better serve your current market without upsetting your initial customers. The tricky balance of making big changes to your app to better serve your current market without upsetting your initial customers. clean 1784 The tricky balance of making big changes to your app to better serve your current market without upsetting your initial customers.

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205: We Got a Raise How the M1 Macs are game-changers for developers, and our thoughts on the lower fees from the App Store Small Business Program. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 19:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/205 http://relay.fm/radar/205 We Got a Raise 205 Marco Arment and David Smith How the M1 Macs are game-changers for developers, and our thoughts on the lower fees from the App Store Small Business Program. How the M1 Macs are game-changers for developers, and our thoughts on the lower fees from the App Store Small Business Program. clean 1781 How the M1 Macs are game-changers for developers, and our thoughts on the lower fees from the App Store Small Business Program.

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204: Adopting SwiftUI The continued challenges of modernizing Overcast with Swift and SwiftUI, and deciding whether to rewrite Objective-C components in Swift. Mon, 09 Nov 2020 15:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/204 http://relay.fm/radar/204 Adopting SwiftUI 204 Marco Arment and David Smith The continued challenges of modernizing Overcast with Swift and SwiftUI, and deciding whether to rewrite Objective-C components in Swift. The continued challenges of modernizing Overcast with Swift and SwiftUI, and deciding whether to rewrite Objective-C components in Swift. clean 1785 The continued challenges of modernizing Overcast with Swift and SwiftUI, and deciding whether to rewrite Objective-C components in Swift.

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203: Modernizing Overcast Refactoring and rewriting the foundations of a 6-year-old Objective-C codebase using Swift and modern APIs. Wed, 28 Oct 2020 15:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/203 http://relay.fm/radar/203 Modernizing Overcast 203 Marco Arment and David Smith Refactoring and rewriting the foundations of a 6-year-old Objective-C codebase using Swift and modern APIs. Refactoring and rewriting the foundations of a 6-year-old Objective-C codebase using Swift and modern APIs. clean 1772 Refactoring and rewriting the foundations of a 6-year-old Objective-C codebase using Swift and modern APIs.

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202: The Calm After The Storm Settling into a baseline, leaving no room to be undercut, and where Widgetsmith goes from here. Wed, 14 Oct 2020 16:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/202 http://relay.fm/radar/202 The Calm After The Storm 202 Marco Arment and David Smith Settling into a baseline, leaving no room to be undercut, and where Widgetsmith goes from here. Settling into a baseline, leaving no room to be undercut, and where Widgetsmith goes from here. clean 1780 Settling into a baseline, leaving no room to be undercut, and where Widgetsmith goes from here.

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201: Widgetsmith Dave's app is number one in the App Store! We explore the mind-bending scale and perspective of such a defining moment in an indie developer's career. Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/201 http://relay.fm/radar/201 Widgetsmith 201 Marco Arment and David Smith Dave's app is number one in the App Store! We explore the mind-bending scale and perspective of such a defining moment in an indie developer's career. Dave's app is number one in the App Store! We explore the mind-bending scale and perspective of such a defining moment in an indie developer's career. clean 1788 Dave's app is number one in the App Store! We explore the mind-bending scale and perspective of such a defining moment in an indie developer's career.

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200: Time Flies What Apple's event and iOS 14's timing means for us. Wed, 16 Sep 2020 19:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/200 http://relay.fm/radar/200 Time Flies 200 Marco Arment and David Smith What Apple's event and iOS 14's timing means for us. What Apple's event and iOS 14's timing means for us. clean 1783 What Apple's event and iOS 14's timing means for us.

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199: Spending Dan Riccio’s 2020 Battery Surplus Our second-annual wishlist for how we hope this fall's Apple hardware spends the efficiency gains from another year of technological progress. Wed, 02 Sep 2020 20:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/199 http://relay.fm/radar/199 Spending Dan Riccio’s 2020 Battery Surplus 199 Marco Arment and David Smith Our second-annual wishlist for how we hope this fall's Apple hardware spends the efficiency gains from another year of technological progress. Our second-annual wishlist for how we hope this fall's Apple hardware spends the efficiency gains from another year of technological progress. clean 1792 Our second-annual wishlist for how we hope this fall's Apple hardware spends the efficiency gains from another year of technological progress.

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198: Store Wars How Epic vs. Apple might affect developers like us. Thu, 20 Aug 2020 00:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/198 http://relay.fm/radar/198 Store Wars 198 Marco Arment and David Smith How Epic vs. Apple might affect developers like us. How Epic vs. Apple might affect developers like us. clean 1788 How Epic vs. Apple might affect developers like us.

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197: iOS 14 Privacy Disclosures The new App Store privacy disclosures and tracking-permission prompt in iOS 14. Thu, 06 Aug 2020 18:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/197 http://relay.fm/radar/197 iOS 14 Privacy Disclosures 197 Marco Arment and David Smith The new App Store privacy disclosures and tracking-permission prompt in iOS 14. The new App Store privacy disclosures and tracking-permission prompt in iOS 14. clean 1790 The new App Store privacy disclosures and tracking-permission prompt in iOS 14.

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196: Not-So-Secret Plans What we're working on so far this summer, and why we're not keeping it secret. Tue, 21 Jul 2020 19:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/196 http://relay.fm/radar/196 Not-So-Secret Plans 196 Marco Arment and David Smith What we're working on so far this summer, and why we're not keeping it secret. What we're working on so far this summer, and why we're not keeping it secret. clean 1790 What we're working on so far this summer, and why we're not keeping it secret.

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195: Apple's Grand Vision of the Future Adapting to the continued consolidation of Apple's platforms and frameworks. Wed, 08 Jul 2020 17:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/195 http://relay.fm/radar/195 Apple's Grand Vision of the Future 195 Marco Arment and David Smith Adapting to the continued consolidation of Apple's platforms and frameworks. Adapting to the continued consolidation of Apple's platforms and frameworks. clean 1783 Adapting to the continued consolidation of Apple's platforms and frameworks.

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194: WWDC 2020 How the online-only format of WWDC 2020 is working out in practice, and how quickly we plan to adopt the new APIs. Wed, 24 Jun 2020 18:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/194 http://relay.fm/radar/194 WWDC 2020 194 Marco Arment and David Smith How the online-only format of WWDC 2020 is working out in practice, and how quickly we plan to adopt the new APIs. How the online-only format of WWDC 2020 is working out in practice, and how quickly we plan to adopt the new APIs. clean 1786 How the online-only format of WWDC 2020 is working out in practice, and how quickly we plan to adopt the new APIs.

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193: Unproductivity Putting mental health above productivity during challenging times. Wed, 10 Jun 2020 20:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/193 http://relay.fm/radar/193 Unproductivity 193 Marco Arment and David Smith Putting mental health above productivity during challenging times. Putting mental health above productivity during challenging times. clean 1788 Putting mental health above productivity during challenging times.

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192: Backporting Using compatibility shims and abstractions to gain some of the newest APIs' benefits on previous OS versions. Wed, 27 May 2020 18:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/192 http://relay.fm/radar/192 Backporting 192 Marco Arment and David Smith Using compatibility shims and abstractions to gain some of the newest APIs' benefits on previous OS versions. Using compatibility shims and abstractions to gain some of the newest APIs' benefits on previous OS versions. clean 1783 Using compatibility shims and abstractions to gain some of the newest APIs' benefits on previous OS versions.

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191: Self-Imposed Constraints Imposing arbitrary limits on yourself to produce better projects. Wed, 13 May 2020 19:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/191 http://relay.fm/radar/191 Self-Imposed Constraints 191 Marco Arment and David Smith Imposing arbitrary limits on yourself to produce better projects. Imposing arbitrary limits on yourself to produce better projects. clean 1777 Imposing arbitrary limits on yourself to produce better projects.

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190: Custom Fonts The risks and rewards of using custom fonts, and how to implement them in a modern app. Wed, 29 Apr 2020 21:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/190 http://relay.fm/radar/190 Custom Fonts 190 Marco Arment and David Smith The risks and rewards of using custom fonts, and how to implement them in a modern app. The risks and rewards of using custom fonts, and how to implement them in a modern app. clean 1756 The risks and rewards of using custom fonts, and how to implement them in a modern app.

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189: Watchsmith The launch of David's new app that pushes the boundaries of watchOS and finally makes our smartwatch faces actually smart. Wed, 15 Apr 2020 19:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/189 http://relay.fm/radar/189 Watchsmith 189 Marco Arment and David Smith The launch of David's new app that pushes the boundaries of watchOS and finally makes our smartwatch faces actually smart. The launch of David's new app that pushes the boundaries of watchOS and finally makes our smartwatch faces actually smart. clean 1789 The launch of David's new app that pushes the boundaries of watchOS and finally makes our smartwatch faces actually smart.

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188: watchOS Business Prospects The business side of Apple Watch app development in 2020. Thu, 02 Apr 2020 12:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/188 http://relay.fm/radar/188 watchOS Business Prospects 188 Marco Arment and David Smith The business side of Apple Watch app development in 2020. The business side of Apple Watch app development in 2020. clean 1779 The business side of Apple Watch app development in 2020.

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187: Uncertain Times Business decisions for app developers during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Wed, 18 Mar 2020 16:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/187 http://relay.fm/radar/187 Uncertain Times 187 Marco Arment and David Smith Business decisions for app developers during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Business decisions for app developers during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. clean 1788 Business decisions for app developers during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

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186: Replacing WWDC Considering how Apple could replace and expand the roles filled by WWDC if it's canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. Wed, 04 Mar 2020 15:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/186 http://relay.fm/radar/186 Replacing WWDC 186 Marco Arment and David Smith Considering how Apple could replace and expand the roles filled by WWDC if it's canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. Considering how Apple could replace and expand the roles filled by WWDC if it's canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. clean 1796 Considering how Apple could replace and expand the roles filled by WWDC if it's canceled due to COVID-19 concerns.

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185: Advanced Math How we tackle the occasional need for more advanced math skills than what we actually have. Wed, 19 Feb 2020 19:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/185 http://relay.fm/radar/185 Advanced Math 185 Marco Arment and David Smith How we tackle the occasional need for more advanced math skills than what we actually have. How we tackle the occasional need for more advanced math skills than what we actually have. clean 1788 How we tackle the occasional need for more advanced math skills than what we actually have.

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184: The Past and Future of the iPad Looking back at the launch of the iPad, and what its present and future hold, from an app-development and business perspective. Wed, 05 Feb 2020 22:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/184 http://relay.fm/radar/184 The Past and Future of the iPad 184 Marco Arment and David Smith Looking back at the launch of the iPad, and what its present and future hold, from an app-development and business perspective. Looking back at the launch of the iPad, and what its present and future hold, from an app-development and business perspective. clean 1765 Looking back at the launch of the iPad, and what its present and future hold, from an app-development and business perspective.

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183: Compatibility Contrast As Marco discovers the value of staying with the old, David plows headfirst into the new. Wed, 22 Jan 2020 19:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/183 http://relay.fm/radar/183 Compatibility Contrast 183 Marco Arment and David Smith As Marco discovers the value of staying with the old, David plows headfirst into the new. As Marco discovers the value of staying with the old, David plows headfirst into the new. clean 1781 As Marco discovers the value of staying with the old, David plows headfirst into the new.

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182: Ambitions, Goals, and Themes Making plans, setting goals, and setting guidelines for decision-making — and, taking a page from our friends at Cortex, our chosen themes for 2020. Wed, 08 Jan 2020 22:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/182 http://relay.fm/radar/182 Ambitions, Goals, and Themes 182 Marco Arment and David Smith Making plans, setting goals, and setting guidelines for decision-making — and, taking a page from our friends at Cortex, our chosen themes for 2020. Making plans, setting goals, and setting guidelines for decision-making — and, taking a page from our friends at Cortex, our chosen themes for 2020. clean 1791 Making plans, setting goals, and setting guidelines for decision-making — and, taking a page from our friends at Cortex, our chosen themes for 2020.

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181: Supporting The Previous OS Revisiting the decision to go iOS 13-only with Overcast, and the pros and cons of potentially re-adding support for iOS 12. Tue, 24 Dec 2019 11:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/181 http://relay.fm/radar/181 Supporting The Previous OS 181 Marco Arment and David Smith Revisiting the decision to go iOS 13-only with Overcast, and the pros and cons of potentially re-adding support for iOS 12. Revisiting the decision to go iOS 13-only with Overcast, and the pros and cons of potentially re-adding support for iOS 12. clean 1768 Revisiting the decision to go iOS 13-only with Overcast, and the pros and cons of potentially re-adding support for iOS 12.

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180: Shortcuts & Harnesses Time-saving tips and tricks, and the value of test-harness mini-apps during development. Wed, 11 Dec 2019 21:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/180 http://relay.fm/radar/180 Shortcuts & Harnesses 180 Marco Arment and David Smith Time-saving tips and tricks, and the value of test-harness mini-apps during development. Time-saving tips and tricks, and the value of test-harness mini-apps during development. clean 1789 Time-saving tips and tricks, and the value of test-harness mini-apps during development.

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179: Silent Updates If you ship a major update, but don't announce it anywhere, does it make a sound? Wed, 27 Nov 2019 17:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/179 http://relay.fm/radar/179 Silent Updates 179 Marco Arment and David Smith If you ship a major update, but don't announce it anywhere, does it make a sound? If you ship a major update, but don't announce it anywhere, does it make a sound? clean 1764 If you ship a major update, but don't announce it anywhere, does it make a sound?

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178: 16-inch MacBook Pro A huge update to the computer that most of you are probably using. Wed, 13 Nov 2019 17:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/178 http://relay.fm/radar/178 16-inch MacBook Pro 178 Marco Arment and David Smith A huge update to the computer that most of you are probably using. A huge update to the computer that most of you are probably using. clean 1783 A huge update to the computer that most of you are probably using.

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177: Operating in a Hostile Environment Energy logs, API-misuse terminations, and other unexpected ways our apps crash due to system policy enforcement. Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/177 http://relay.fm/radar/177 Operating in a Hostile Environment 177 Marco Arment and David Smith Energy logs, API-misuse terminations, and other unexpected ways our apps crash due to system policy enforcement. Energy logs, API-misuse terminations, and other unexpected ways our apps crash due to system policy enforcement. clean 1793 Energy logs, API-misuse terminations, and other unexpected ways our apps crash due to system policy enforcement.

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176: That's Great, Apple, But… Gather around the campfire as Uncle Dave tells the tale of how the conditions formed for today's App Store subscription scams. Fri, 18 Oct 2019 10:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/176 http://relay.fm/radar/176 That's Great, Apple, But… 176 Marco Arment and David Smith Gather around the campfire as Uncle Dave tells the tale of how the conditions formed for today's App Store subscription scams. Gather around the campfire as Uncle Dave tells the tale of how the conditions formed for today's App Store subscription scams. clean 1792 Gather around the campfire as Uncle Dave tells the tale of how the conditions formed for today's App Store subscription scams.

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175: Moon++ David's new app, Moon++, and experiences working with SwiftUI and the standalone App Store on the Apple Watch. Thu, 03 Oct 2019 17:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/175 http://relay.fm/radar/175 Moon++ 175 Marco Arment and David Smith David's new app, Moon++, and experiences working with SwiftUI and the standalone App Store on the Apple Watch. David's new app, Moon++, and experiences working with SwiftUI and the standalone App Store on the Apple Watch. clean 1783 David's new app, Moon++, and experiences working with SwiftUI and the standalone App Store on the Apple Watch.

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174: Always-On Apple Watch New possibilities for users and developers opened up by the always-on screen of the Apple Watch Series 5. Wed, 18 Sep 2019 16:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/174 http://relay.fm/radar/174 Always-On Apple Watch 174 Marco Arment and David Smith New possibilities for users and developers opened up by the always-on screen of the Apple Watch Series 5. New possibilities for users and developers opened up by the always-on screen of the Apple Watch Series 5. clean 1792 New possibilities for users and developers opened up by the always-on screen of the Apple Watch Series 5.

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173: Summer Report Card Our summers turned out very differently than we had planned. Wed, 04 Sep 2019 17:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/173 http://relay.fm/radar/173 Summer Report Card 173 Marco Arment and David Smith Our summers turned out very differently than we had planned. Our summers turned out very differently than we had planned. clean 1761 Our summers turned out very differently than we had planned.

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172: No News is Good News We didn't think we had anything to talk about, but then we discovered unit testing and version control. Mon, 19 Aug 2019 15:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/172 http://relay.fm/radar/172 No News is Good News 172 Marco Arment and David Smith We didn't think we had anything to talk about, but then we discovered unit testing and version control. We didn't think we had anything to talk about, but then we discovered unit testing and version control. clean 1785 We didn't think we had anything to talk about, but then we discovered unit testing and version control.

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171: Customers, Audience, and Critics Recognizing three groups that only partially overlap, and how to prioritize the feedback we get from them. Thu, 08 Aug 2019 20:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/171 http://relay.fm/radar/171 Customers, Audience, and Critics 171 Marco Arment and David Smith Recognizing three groups that only partially overlap, and how to prioritize the feedback we get from them. Recognizing three groups that only partially overlap, and how to prioritize the feedback we get from them. clean 1781 Recognizing three groups that only partially overlap, and how to prioritize the feedback we get from them.

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170: Spending Dan Riccio's Battery Surplus How we'd improve the Apple Watch by "spending" the power-efficiency gains likely to come in the next hardware update. Wed, 24 Jul 2019 18:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/170 http://relay.fm/radar/170 Spending Dan Riccio's Battery Surplus 170 Marco Arment and David Smith How we'd improve the Apple Watch by "spending" the power-efficiency gains likely to come in the next hardware update. How we'd improve the Apple Watch by "spending" the power-efficiency gains likely to come in the next hardware update. clean 1779 How we'd improve the Apple Watch by "spending" the power-efficiency gains likely to come in the next hardware update.

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169: The End of an App's Life Facing the tough decisions when you know, in your heart, that it's time. Wed, 10 Jul 2019 14:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/169 http://relay.fm/radar/169 The End of an App's Life 169 Marco Arment and David Smith Facing the tough decisions when you know, in your heart, that it's time. Facing the tough decisions when you know, in your heart, that it's time. clean 1786 Facing the tough decisions when you know, in your heart, that it's time.

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168: Working While Traveling Our makeshift travel-work setups, and managing expectations about how much and what types of work you'll get done while traveling. Wed, 26 Jun 2019 16:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/168 http://relay.fm/radar/168 Working While Traveling 168 Marco Arment and David Smith Our makeshift travel-work setups, and managing expectations about how much and what types of work you'll get done while traveling. Our makeshift travel-work setups, and managing expectations about how much and what types of work you'll get done while traveling. clean 1777 Our makeshift travel-work setups, and managing expectations about how much and what types of work you'll get done while traveling.

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167: The WWDC Hangover As the dust settles on an overwhelming WWDC 2019, we figure out what we should tackle first. Wed, 12 Jun 2019 21:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/167 http://relay.fm/radar/167 The WWDC Hangover 167 Marco Arment and David Smith As the dust settles on an overwhelming WWDC 2019, we figure out what we should tackle first. As the dust settles on an overwhelming WWDC 2019, we figure out what we should tackle first. clean 1781 As the dust settles on an overwhelming WWDC 2019, we figure out what we should tackle first.

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166: API Wish List What we hope to see at WWDC 2019 in Apple's APIs and developer tools. Wed, 29 May 2019 20:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/166 http://relay.fm/radar/166 API Wish List 166 Marco Arment and David Smith What we hope to see at WWDC 2019 in Apple's APIs and developer tools. What we hope to see at WWDC 2019 in Apple's APIs and developer tools. clean 1767 What we hope to see at WWDC 2019 in Apple's APIs and developer tools.

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165: WWDC 2018 Year in Review As WWDC 2019 approaches, we review the major changes announced in WWDC 2018 and how they've actually played out over the past year. Wed, 15 May 2019 20:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/165 http://relay.fm/radar/165 WWDC 2018 Year in Review 165 Marco Arment and David Smith As WWDC 2019 approaches, we review the major changes announced in WWDC 2018 and how they've actually played out over the past year. As WWDC 2019 approaches, we review the major changes announced in WWDC 2018 and how they've actually played out over the past year. clean 1762 As WWDC 2019 approaches, we review the major changes announced in WWDC 2018 and how they've actually played out over the past year.

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164: Meaningless Version Numbers The advantages of switching from semantic versioning to a sequential calendar-based system with no semantic implications, and the different marketing mindset it brings. Wed, 01 May 2019 15:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/164 http://relay.fm/radar/164 Meaningless Version Numbers 164 Marco Arment and David Smith The advantages of switching from semantic versioning to a sequential calendar-based system with no semantic implications, and the different marketing mindset it brings. The advantages of switching from semantic versioning to a sequential calendar-based system with no semantic implications, and the different marketing mindset it brings. clean 1777 The advantages of switching from semantic versioning to a sequential calendar-based system with no semantic implications, and the different marketing mindset it brings.

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163: CalZones Launch day for David's new app, CalZones! Wed, 17 Apr 2019 14:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/163 http://relay.fm/radar/163 CalZones 163 Marco Arment and David Smith Launch day for David's new app, CalZones! Launch day for David's new app, CalZones! clean 1762 Launch day for David's new app, CalZones!

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162: The Five Stages of Developing a New App Using David's upcoming app as an example, we take a journey through curiosity, excitement, productivity, despair, polishing, and shipping. Thu, 04 Apr 2019 19:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/162 http://relay.fm/radar/162 The Five Stages of Developing a New App 162 Marco Arment and David Smith Using David's upcoming app as an example, we take a journey through curiosity, excitement, productivity, despair, polishing, and shipping. Using David's upcoming app as an example, we take a journey through curiosity, excitement, productivity, despair, polishing, and shipping. clean 1755 Using David's upcoming app as an example, we take a journey through curiosity, excitement, productivity, despair, polishing, and shipping.

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161: Gears, Knobs, and Buttons The design challenge of a podcast app's now-playing screen, how Overcast's design has progressed over the years, and the unexpected usability failures along the way. Wed, 20 Mar 2019 16:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/161 http://relay.fm/radar/161 Gears, Knobs, and Buttons 161 Marco Arment and David Smith The design challenge of a podcast app's now-playing screen, how Overcast's design has progressed over the years, and the unexpected usability failures along the way. The design challenge of a podcast app's now-playing screen, how Overcast's design has progressed over the years, and the unexpected usability failures along the way. clean 1783 The design challenge of a podcast app's now-playing screen, how Overcast's design has progressed over the years, and the unexpected usability failures along the way.

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160: Working Staycations Taking vacations or staycations to get a lot of work done in a short time and take full advantage of being in the zone. Wed, 06 Mar 2019 17:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/160 http://relay.fm/radar/160 Working Staycations 160 Marco Arment and David Smith Taking vacations or staycations to get a lot of work done in a short time and take full advantage of being in the zone. Taking vacations or staycations to get a lot of work done in a short time and take full advantage of being in the zone. clean 1779 Taking vacations or staycations to get a lot of work done in a short time and take full advantage of being in the zone.

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159: New App Creating a new app as a fun exercise, and making choices that minimize its ongoing maintenance needs. Fri, 22 Feb 2019 17:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/159 http://relay.fm/radar/159 New App 159 Marco Arment and David Smith Creating a new app as a fun exercise, and making choices that minimize its ongoing maintenance needs. Creating a new app as a fun exercise, and making choices that minimize its ongoing maintenance needs. clean 1752 Creating a new app as a fun exercise, and making choices that minimize its ongoing maintenance needs.

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158: Bundled Data Including large or small databases and other data files with your app. Fri, 08 Feb 2019 15:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/158 http://relay.fm/radar/158 Bundled Data 158 Marco Arment and David Smith Including large or small databases and other data files with your app. Including large or small databases and other data files with your app. clean 1759 Including large or small databases and other data files with your app.

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157: Editorial Content Producing and embedding content in your app that changes continuously, such as monthly challenges, directories, and user-generated content. Wed, 23 Jan 2019 19:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/157 http://relay.fm/radar/157 Editorial Content 157 Marco Arment and David Smith Producing and embedding content in your app that changes continuously, such as monthly challenges, directories, and user-generated content. Producing and embedding content in your app that changes continuously, such as monthly challenges, directories, and user-generated content. clean 1773 Producing and embedding content in your app that changes continuously, such as monthly challenges, directories, and user-generated content.

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156: The Nightmare After Christmas Running servers is easy the vast majority of the time. But sometimes, something goes wrong at the worst possible time. Wed, 09 Jan 2019 16:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/156 http://relay.fm/radar/156 The Nightmare After Christmas 156 Marco Arment and David Smith Running servers is easy the vast majority of the time. But sometimes, something goes wrong at the worst possible time. Running servers is easy the vast majority of the time. But sometimes, something goes wrong at the worst possible time. clean 1779 Running servers is easy the vast majority of the time. But sometimes, something goes wrong at the worst possible time.

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155: Difficult Bugfixes Tracking down hard-to-find, hard-to-reproduce bugs that don't show up in your own usage. Thu, 27 Dec 2018 15:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/155 http://relay.fm/radar/155 Difficult Bugfixes 155 Marco Arment and David Smith Tracking down hard-to-find, hard-to-reproduce bugs that don't show up in your own usage. Tracking down hard-to-find, hard-to-reproduce bugs that don't show up in your own usage. clean 1770 Tracking down hard-to-find, hard-to-reproduce bugs that don't show up in your own usage.

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154: Knowingly Shipping Bugs When, why, and how it's OK to ship updates to your app with known bugs. Thu, 20 Dec 2018 14:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/154 http://relay.fm/radar/154 Knowingly Shipping Bugs 154 Marco Arment and David Smith When, why, and how it's OK to ship updates to your app with known bugs. When, why, and how it's OK to ship updates to your app with known bugs. clean 1746 When, why, and how it's OK to ship updates to your app with known bugs.

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153: Fear of Major Changes Good and bad fears of embarking on major code changes to our apps. Thu, 13 Dec 2018 14:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/153 http://relay.fm/radar/153 Fear of Major Changes 153 Marco Arment and David Smith Good and bad fears of embarking on major code changes to our apps. Good and bad fears of embarking on major code changes to our apps. clean 1774 Good and bad fears of embarking on major code changes to our apps.

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152: Removing the Bumpers Exercising atrophied programming muscles by experimenting with languages, technologies, and environments that lack the safety and convenience of our usual work. Wed, 05 Dec 2018 22:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/152 http://relay.fm/radar/152 Removing the Bumpers 152 Marco Arment and David Smith Exercising atrophied programming muscles by experimenting with languages, technologies, and environments that lack the safety and convenience of our usual work. Exercising atrophied programming muscles by experimenting with languages, technologies, and environments that lack the safety and convenience of our usual work. clean 1740 Exercising atrophied programming muscles by experimenting with languages, technologies, and environments that lack the safety and convenience of our usual work.

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151: Little Touches Small design features, flourishes, and other indulgences to satisfy ourselves and make our apps feel more delightful. Wed, 28 Nov 2018 19:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/151 http://relay.fm/radar/151 Little Touches 151 Marco Arment and David Smith Small design features, flourishes, and other indulgences to satisfy ourselves and make our apps feel more delightful. Small design features, flourishes, and other indulgences to satisfy ourselves and make our apps feel more delightful. clean 1784 Small design features, flourishes, and other indulgences to satisfy ourselves and make our apps feel more delightful.

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150: Showing Up Every Week Budgeting our time for ongoing commitments vs. exploratory and hobby projects, and an update on iOS device statistics. Wed, 21 Nov 2018 19:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/150 http://relay.fm/radar/150 Showing Up Every Week 150 Marco Arment and David Smith Budgeting our time for ongoing commitments vs. exploratory and hobby projects, and an update on iOS device statistics. Budgeting our time for ongoing commitments vs. exploratory and hobby projects, and an update on iOS device statistics. clean 1773 Budgeting our time for ongoing commitments vs. exploratory and hobby projects, and an update on iOS device statistics.

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149: Algorithms The challenge of writing complex algorithms, and the joy of finding a simpler way. Thu, 15 Nov 2018 20:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/149 http://relay.fm/radar/149 Algorithms 149 Marco Arment and David Smith The challenge of writing complex algorithms, and the joy of finding a simpler way. The challenge of writing complex algorithms, and the joy of finding a simpler way. clean 1746 The challenge of writing complex algorithms, and the joy of finding a simpler way.

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148: Low-Work Mode Accepting that our motivation and productivity are cyclical, with periods of very little work getting done. Thu, 08 Nov 2018 14:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/148 http://relay.fm/radar/148 Low-Work Mode 148 Marco Arment and David Smith Accepting that our motivation and productivity are cyclical, with periods of very little work getting done. Accepting that our motivation and productivity are cyclical, with periods of very little work getting done. clean 1792 Accepting that our motivation and productivity are cyclical, with periods of very little work getting done.

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147: New MacBook Air, Mac Mini, and iPad Pro Developer-relevant analysis of this week's Apple releases and how we can use them in our work. Thu, 01 Nov 2018 16:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/147 http://relay.fm/radar/147 New MacBook Air, Mac Mini, and iPad Pro 147 Marco Arment and David Smith Developer-relevant analysis of this week's Apple releases and how we can use them in our work. Developer-relevant analysis of this week's Apple releases and how we can use them in our work. clean 1786 Developer-relevant analysis of this week's Apple releases and how we can use them in our work.

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146: Ethical Monetization App Store subscription scams, and considering the ethics of how our apps make money. Wed, 24 Oct 2018 00:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/146 http://relay.fm/radar/146 Ethical Monetization 146 Marco Arment and David Smith App Store subscription scams, and considering the ethics of how our apps make money. App Store subscription scams, and considering the ethics of how our apps make money. clean 1789 App Store subscription scams, and considering the ethics of how our apps make money.

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145: Custom Apple Watch Faces Why the Apple Watch needs third-party faces, tools to make them for yourself today, and overcoming the reasons why Apple may not want to offer them. Wed, 17 Oct 2018 20:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/145 http://relay.fm/radar/145 Custom Apple Watch Faces 145 Marco Arment and David Smith Why the Apple Watch needs third-party faces, tools to make them for yourself today, and overcoming the reasons why Apple may not want to offer them. Why the Apple Watch needs third-party faces, tools to make them for yourself today, and overcoming the reasons why Apple may not want to offer them. clean 1791 Why the Apple Watch needs third-party faces, tools to make them for yourself today, and overcoming the reasons why Apple may not want to offer them.

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144: Concerns About the Future Long-term career planning, predicting where Apple is going, betting on the right technologies, and wondering whether we'll still be doing this in ten years. Wed, 10 Oct 2018 20:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/144 http://relay.fm/radar/144 Concerns About the Future 144 Marco Arment and David Smith Long-term career planning, predicting where Apple is going, betting on the right technologies, and wondering whether we'll still be doing this in ten years. Long-term career planning, predicting where Apple is going, betting on the right technologies, and wondering whether we'll still be doing this in ten years. clean 1758 Long-term career planning, predicting where Apple is going, betting on the right technologies, and wondering whether we'll still be doing this in ten years.

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143: Implementing Step-Counting Answering the surprisingly difficult question of "How many steps did you take today?" Thu, 04 Oct 2018 13:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/143 http://relay.fm/radar/143 Implementing Step-Counting 143 Marco Arment and David Smith Answering the surprisingly difficult question of "How many steps did you take today?" Answering the surprisingly difficult question of "How many steps did you take today?" clean 1775 Answering the surprisingly difficult question of "How many steps did you take today?"

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142: Passion Projects The value of making apps only for yourself that you never release. Wed, 26 Sep 2018 20:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/142 http://relay.fm/radar/142 Passion Projects 142 Marco Arment and David Smith The value of making apps only for yourself that you never release. The value of making apps only for yourself that you never release. clean 1772 The value of making apps only for yourself that you never release.

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141: Implementing Search Concepts and considerations for implementing full-text search in your app, with examples from Overcast 5. Thu, 20 Sep 2018 20:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/141 http://relay.fm/radar/141 Implementing Search 141 Marco Arment and David Smith Concepts and considerations for implementing full-text search in your app, with examples from Overcast 5. Concepts and considerations for implementing full-text search in your app, with examples from Overcast 5. clean 1792 Concepts and considerations for implementing full-text search in your app, with examples from Overcast 5.

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140: The Mad Rush Finalizing our iOS 12 and watchOS 5 updates, and updating our apps for the new iPhones and Apple Watches before we can actually buy them. Fri, 14 Sep 2018 13:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/140 http://relay.fm/radar/140 The Mad Rush 140 Marco Arment and David Smith Finalizing our iOS 12 and watchOS 5 updates, and updating our apps for the new iPhones and Apple Watches before we can actually buy them. Finalizing our iOS 12 and watchOS 5 updates, and updating our apps for the new iPhones and Apple Watches before we can actually buy them. clean 1783 Finalizing our iOS 12 and watchOS 5 updates, and updating our apps for the new iPhones and Apple Watches before we can actually buy them.

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139: Taking Breaks Setting up your business for extended times away, and how to start working again when you get back. Fri, 07 Sep 2018 14:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/139 http://relay.fm/radar/139 Taking Breaks 139 Marco Arment and David Smith Setting up your business for extended times away, and how to start working again when you get back. Setting up your business for extended times away, and how to start working again when you get back. clean 1760 Setting up your business for extended times away, and how to start working again when you get back.

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138: watchOS 5 The huge gifts we were given in watchOS 5, and today's environment for building Apple Watch apps. Thu, 28 Jun 2018 13:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/138 http://relay.fm/radar/138 watchOS 5 138 Marco Arment and David Smith The huge gifts we were given in watchOS 5, and today's environment for building Apple Watch apps. The huge gifts we were given in watchOS 5, and today's environment for building Apple Watch apps. clean 1753 The huge gifts we were given in watchOS 5, and today's environment for building Apple Watch apps.

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137: iOS 12 and App Review Changes How we're affected by the iOS 12 changes and revised App Store review guidelines. Thu, 21 Jun 2018 23:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/137 http://relay.fm/radar/137 iOS 12 and App Review Changes 137 Marco Arment and David Smith How we're affected by the iOS 12 changes and revised App Store review guidelines. How we're affected by the iOS 12 changes and revised App Store review guidelines. clean 1778 How we're affected by the iOS 12 changes and revised App Store review guidelines.

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136: Freshly Cleared Decks The first things we do after WWDC every year, and why this year might be different. Thu, 14 Jun 2018 18:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/136 http://relay.fm/radar/136 Freshly Cleared Decks 136 Marco Arment and David Smith The first things we do after WWDC every year, and why this year might be different. The first things we do after WWDC every year, and why this year might be different. clean 1770 The first things we do after WWDC every year, and why this year might be different.

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135: On the Street at WWDC 2018 Live interviews at Social Policy in San Jose, with first impressions from Curtis Hurbert, Joe Cieplinski, and Kaya Thomas. Tue, 05 Jun 2018 23:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/135 http://relay.fm/radar/135 On the Street at WWDC 2018 135 Marco Arment and David Smith Live interviews at Social Policy in San Jose, with first impressions from Curtis Herbert, Joe Cieplinski, and Kaya Thomas. Live interviews at Social Policy in San Jose, with first impressions from Curtis Herbert, Joe Cieplinski, and Kaya Thomas. clean 1720 Live interviews at Social Policy in San Jose, with first impressions from Curtis Hurbert, Joe Cieplinski, and Kaya Thomas.

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134: WWDC Tips Packing, preparation, and logistical tips for a happy, healthy, and productive WWDC. Wed, 30 May 2018 01:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/134 http://relay.fm/radar/134 WWDC Tips 134 Marco Arment and David Smith Packing, preparation, and logistical tips for a happy, healthy, and productive WWDC. Packing, preparation, and logistical tips for a happy, healthy, and productive WWDC. clean 1786 Packing, preparation, and logistical tips for a happy, healthy, and productive WWDC.

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133: Collective Bargaining The challenge of trying to form a union or other collective action group for developers. Fri, 25 May 2018 14:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/133 http://relay.fm/radar/133 Collective Bargaining 133 Marco Arment and David Smith The challenge of trying to form a union or other collective action group for developers. The challenge of trying to form a union or other collective action group for developers. clean 1779 The challenge of trying to form a union or other collective action group for developers.

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132: Accessibility Considering accessibility as part of usability, and testing with the most common iOS accessibility APIs. Wed, 16 May 2018 20:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/132 http://relay.fm/radar/132 Accessibility 132 Marco Arment and David Smith Considering accessibility as part of usability, and testing with the most common iOS accessibility APIs. Considering accessibility as part of usability, and testing with the most common iOS accessibility APIs. clean 1686 Considering accessibility as part of usability, and testing with the most common iOS accessibility APIs.

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131: Dot-App and Microsoft's 95% Whether you need one of the new .app domains, and the ramifications of Microsoft's lower app-store commissions. Thu, 10 May 2018 10:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/131 http://relay.fm/radar/131 Dot-App and Microsoft's 95% 131 Marco Arment and David Smith Whether you need one of the new .app domains, and the ramifications of Microsoft's lower app-store commissions. Whether you need one of the new .app domains, and the ramifications of Microsoft's lower app-store commissions. clean 1789 Whether you need one of the new .app domains, and the ramifications of Microsoft's lower app-store commissions.

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130: Lightning Round V Lessons from Android's success, hot new things from past WWDCs that didn't pan out, and trying to improve or avoid social problems with our apps. Thu, 03 May 2018 12:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/130 http://relay.fm/radar/130 Lightning Round V 130 Marco Arment and David Smith Lessons from Android's success, hot new things from past WWDCs that didn't pan out, and trying to improve or avoid social problems with our apps. Lessons from Android's success, hot new things from past WWDCs that didn't pan out, and trying to improve or avoid social problems with our apps. clean 1739 Lessons from Android's success, hot new things from past WWDCs that didn't pan out, and trying to improve or avoid social problems with our apps.

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129: Lightning Round IV Planning out our apps before writing any code, deciding which ideas NOT to pursue, a converged "Marzipan" world, and accessibility. Fri, 27 Apr 2018 16:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/129 http://relay.fm/radar/129 Lightning Round IV 129 Marco Arment and David Smith Planning out our apps before writing any code, deciding which ideas NOT to pursue, a converged "Marzipan" world, and accessibility. Planning out our apps before writing any code, deciding which ideas NOT to pursue, a converged "Marzipan" world, and accessibility. clean 1793 Planning out our apps before writing any code, deciding which ideas NOT to pursue, a converged "Marzipan" world, and accessibility.

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128: Lightning Round III: Servers In our third Q&A episode, we address the many questions we received about running servers. Thu, 19 Apr 2018 13:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/128 http://relay.fm/radar/128 Lightning Round III: Servers 128 Marco Arment and David Smith In our third Q&A episode, we address the many questions we received about running servers. In our third Q&A episode, we address the many questions we received about running servers. clean 1745 In our third Q&A episode, we address the many questions we received about running servers.

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127: Lightning Round II Our second-ever Q&A episode, including questions on React Native, reusable code vs. duplication, learning beyond Hello World, and the art of packing lightly for travel. Fri, 13 Apr 2018 10:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/127 http://relay.fm/radar/127 Lightning Round II 127 Marco Arment and David Smith Our second-ever Q&A episode, including questions on React Native, reusable code vs. duplication, learning beyond Hello World, and the art of packing lightly for travel. Our second-ever Q&A episode, including questions on React Native, reusable code vs. duplication, learning beyond Hello World, and the art of packing lightly for travel. clean 1788 Our second-ever Q&A episode, including questions on React Native, reusable code vs. duplication, learning beyond Hello World, and the art of packing lightly for travel.

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126: Retention The fast drop-off of typical usage over time, and how to improve our customer-retention rates. Thu, 05 Apr 2018 10:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/126 http://relay.fm/radar/126 Retention 126 Marco Arment and David Smith The fast drop-off of typical usage over time, and how to improve our customer-retention rates. The fast drop-off of typical usage over time, and how to improve our customer-retention rates. clean 1781 The fast drop-off of typical usage over time, and how to improve our customer-retention rates.

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125: Privacy Policies and GDPR Minimizing the collection and storage of your users' personal data, and high-level strategies to think about in the dawn of the EU's new GDPR law. Thu, 29 Mar 2018 09:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/125 http://relay.fm/radar/125 Privacy Policies and GDPR 125 Marco Arment and David Smith Minimizing the collection and storage of your users' personal data, and high-level strategies to think about in the dawn of the EU's new GDPR law. Minimizing the collection and storage of your users' personal data, and high-level strategies to think about in the dawn of the EU's new GDPR law. clean 1774 Minimizing the collection and storage of your users' personal data, and high-level strategies to think about in the dawn of the EU's new GDPR law.

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124: Sleep++ and Permission Prompts The development and release of Sleep++ 3.0, and best practices for prompting the user for permission to access iOS-protected data or features. Fri, 23 Mar 2018 20:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/124 http://relay.fm/radar/124 Sleep++ and Permission Prompts 124 Marco Arment and David Smith The development and release of Sleep++ 3.0, and best practices for prompting the user for permission to access iOS-protected data or features. The development and release of Sleep++ 3.0, and best practices for prompting the user for permission to access iOS-protected data or features. clean 1783 The development and release of Sleep++ 3.0, and best practices for prompting the user for permission to access iOS-protected data or features.

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123: WWDC 2018 Preview, Watch Stats Whether to sign up for a WWDC 2018 ticket and what to do if you don't get one, and the ramifications of David's latest Apple Watch usage stats. Fri, 16 Mar 2018 09:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/123 http://relay.fm/radar/123 WWDC 2018 Preview, Watch Stats 123 Marco Arment and David Smith Whether to sign up for a WWDC 2018 ticket and what to do if you don't get one, and the ramifications of David's latest Apple Watch usage stats. Whether to sign up for a WWDC 2018 ticket and what to do if you don't get one, and the ramifications of David's latest Apple Watch usage stats. clean 1746 Whether to sign up for a WWDC 2018 ticket and what to do if you don't get one, and the ramifications of David's latest Apple Watch usage stats.

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122: Ten Years of the iPhone SDK Celebrating the ten-year anniversary of the first iPhone SDK release, imagining alternate timelines that could have been, and remembering what we were doing ten years ago. Thu, 08 Mar 2018 10:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/122 http://relay.fm/radar/122 Ten Years of the iPhone SDK 122 Marco Arment and David Smith Celebrating the ten-year anniversary of the first iPhone SDK release, imagining alternate timelines that could have been, and remembering what we were doing ten years ago. Celebrating the ten-year anniversary of the first iPhone SDK release, imagining alternate timelines that could have been, and remembering what we were doing ten years ago. clean 1673 Celebrating the ten-year anniversary of the first iPhone SDK release, imagining alternate timelines that could have been, and remembering what we were doing ten years ago.

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121: Fear and Change Considering the temptation and pitfalls of developing features out of fear of missing an opportunity. Also, how best to communicate changes to customers. Thu, 01 Mar 2018 20:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/121 http://relay.fm/radar/121 Fear and Change 121 Marco Arment and David Smith Considering the temptation and pitfalls of developing features out of fear of missing an opportunity. Also, how best to communicate changes to customers. Considering the temptation and pitfalls of developing features out of fear of missing an opportunity. Also, how best to communicate changes to customers. clean 1673 Considering the temptation and pitfalls of developing features out of fear of missing an opportunity. Also, how best to communicate changes to customers.

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120: Productivity by Inefficiency Adopting inefficient hacks to save developer time, since hardware is so fast that it's often a worthwhile tradeoff. Fri, 23 Feb 2018 19:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/120 http://relay.fm/radar/120 Productivity by Inefficiency 120 Marco Arment and David Smith Adopting inefficient hacks to save developer time, since hardware is so fast that it's often a worthwhile tradeoff. Adopting inefficient hacks to save developer time, since hardware is so fast that it's often a worthwhile tradeoff. clean 1756 Adopting inefficient hacks to save developer time, since hardware is so fast that it's often a worthwhile tradeoff.

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119: Second Locations Considerations for travel, coffeeshops, offices, vacations, and other secondary work setups. Thu, 15 Feb 2018 11:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/119 http://relay.fm/radar/119 Second Locations 119 Marco Arment and David Smith Considerations for travel, coffeeshops, offices, vacations, and other secondary work setups. Considerations for travel, coffeeshops, offices, vacations, and other secondary work setups. clean 1768 Considerations for travel, coffeeshops, offices, vacations, and other secondary work setups.

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118: Original Research Tackling complex math, data analysis, or other challenging problems to give your app a competitive advantage. Fri, 09 Feb 2018 11:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/118 http://relay.fm/radar/118 Original Research 118 Marco Arment and David Smith Tackling complex math, data analysis, or other challenging problems to give your app a competitive advantage. Tackling complex math, data analysis, or other challenging problems to give your app a competitive advantage. clean 1765 Tackling complex math, data analysis, or other challenging problems to give your app a competitive advantage.

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117: The iMac Pro Desktops vs. laptops, single vs. multiple monitors, and how we're enjoying our iMac Pros so far. Thu, 01 Feb 2018 16:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/117 http://relay.fm/radar/117 The iMac Pro 117 Marco Arment and David Smith Desktops vs. laptops, single vs. multiple monitors, and how we're enjoying our iMac Pros so far. Desktops vs. laptops, single vs. multiple monitors, and how we're enjoying our iMac Pros so far. clean 1769 Desktops vs. laptops, single vs. multiple monitors, and how we're enjoying our iMac Pros so far.

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116: The Going Indie Spreadsheet, Part 2 A two-part crash course in starting an indie business. In part 2, we cover health insurance, retirement planning, professional services, and other common expenses. Thu, 25 Jan 2018 16:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/116 http://relay.fm/radar/116 The Going Indie Spreadsheet, Part 2 116 Marco Arment and David Smith A two-part crash course in starting an indie business. In part 2, we cover health insurance, retirement planning, professional services, and other common expenses. A two-part crash course in starting an indie business. In part 2, we cover health insurance, retirement planning, professional services, and other common expenses. clean 1788 A two-part crash course in starting an indie business. In part 2, we cover health insurance, retirement planning, professional services, and other common expenses.

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115: The Going Indie Spreadsheet, Part 1 A two-part crash course in starting an indie business. In part 1, we cover business entities, taxes, and income. Thu, 18 Jan 2018 14:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/115 http://relay.fm/radar/115 The Going Indie Spreadsheet, Part 1 115 Marco Arment and David Smith A two-part crash course in starting an indie business. In part 1, we cover business entities, taxes, and income. A two-part crash course in starting an indie business. In part 1, we cover business entities, taxes, and income. clean 1780 A two-part crash course in starting an indie business. In part 1, we cover business entities, taxes, and income.

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114: Platform Wish List for 2018 What we're hoping to see from Apple's APIs and developer platforms in 2018. Fri, 12 Jan 2018 21:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/114 http://relay.fm/radar/114 Platform Wish List for 2018 114 Marco Arment and David Smith What we're hoping to see from Apple's APIs and developer platforms in 2018. What we're hoping to see from Apple's APIs and developer platforms in 2018. clean 1779 What we're hoping to see from Apple's APIs and developer platforms in 2018.

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113: Grading the App Store in 2017 How the App Store's 2017 changes have panned out so far, and our hopes for 2018. Fri, 05 Jan 2018 14:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/113 http://relay.fm/radar/113 Grading the App Store in 2017 113 Marco Arment and David Smith How the App Store's 2017 changes have panned out so far, and our hopes for 2018. How the App Store's 2017 changes have panned out so far, and our hopes for 2018. clean 1786 How the App Store's 2017 changes have panned out so far, and our hopes for 2018.

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112: Ideal vs. Pragmatic Being pressured by users or reality into features or choices we don't think we should need to do. Fri, 29 Dec 2017 01:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/112 http://relay.fm/radar/112 Ideal vs. Pragmatic 112 Marco Arment and David Smith Being pressured by users or reality into features or choices we don't think we should need to do. Being pressured by users or reality into features or choices we don't think we should need to do. clean 1689 Being pressured by users or reality into features or choices we don't think we should need to do.

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111: Universal Mac Apps? Considering the potential benefits and ramifications of the rumored unified app framework between macOS and iOS. Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/111 http://relay.fm/radar/111 Universal Mac Apps? 111 Marco Arment and David Smith Considering the potential benefits and ramifications of the rumored unified app framework between macOS and iOS. Considering the potential benefits and ramifications of the rumored unified app framework between macOS and iOS. clean 1758 Considering the potential benefits and ramifications of the rumored unified app framework between macOS and iOS.

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110: Workouts++ 2.0 Launch Diary David keeps a diary of what the day was like while he launched Workouts++ 2.0. It didn't turn out exactly how he'd hoped. Thu, 14 Dec 2017 21:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/110 http://relay.fm/radar/110 Workouts++ 2.0 Launch Diary 110 Marco Arment and David Smith David keeps a diary of what the day was like while he launched Workouts++ 2.0. It didn't turn out exactly how he'd hoped. David keeps a diary of what the day was like while he launched Workouts++ 2.0. It didn't turn out exactly how he'd hoped. clean 1769 David keeps a diary of what the day was like while he launched Workouts++ 2.0. It didn't turn out exactly how he'd hoped.

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109: Search Ads in Practice Our experiences and best practices we've found for App Store Search Ads after a year of use, and whether to use the new Search Ads Basic. Fri, 08 Dec 2017 11:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/109 http://relay.fm/radar/109 Search Ads in Practice 109 Marco Arment and David Smith Our experiences and best practices we've found for App Store Search Ads after a year of use, and whether to use the new Search Ads Basic. Our experiences and best practices we've found for App Store Search Ads after a year of use, and whether to use the new Search Ads Basic. clean 1782 Our experiences and best practices we've found for App Store Search Ads after a year of use, and whether to use the new Search Ads Basic.

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108: Punch-List Mode Getting from when you think it's 99% complete to being actually releasable. Thu, 30 Nov 2017 15:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/108 http://relay.fm/radar/108 Punch-List Mode 108 Marco Arment and David Smith Getting from when you think it's 99% complete to being actually releasable. Getting from when you think it's 99% complete to being actually releasable. clean 1776 Getting from when you think it's 99% complete to being actually releasable.

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107: Free with Benefits Possibilities for value when apps don't bring in money directly. Wed, 22 Nov 2017 14:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/107 http://relay.fm/radar/107 Free with Benefits 107 Marco Arment and David Smith Possibilities for value when apps don't bring in money directly. Possibilities for value when apps don't bring in money directly. clean 1784 Possibilities for value when apps don't bring in money directly.

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106: Long Projects Getting through long projects while maintaining motivation and perspective. Thu, 16 Nov 2017 14:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/106 http://relay.fm/radar/106 Long Projects 106 Marco Arment and David Smith Getting through long projects while maintaining motivation and perspective. Getting through long projects while maintaining motivation and perspective. clean 1789 Getting through long projects while maintaining motivation and perspective.

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105: iPhone X Reality Rethinking designs now that we have the iPhone X in-hand. Thu, 09 Nov 2017 16:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/105 http://relay.fm/radar/105 iPhone X Reality 105 Marco Arment and David Smith Rethinking designs now that we have the iPhone X in-hand. Rethinking designs now that we have the iPhone X in-hand. clean 1780 Rethinking designs now that we have the iPhone X in-hand.

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104: Public Beta Testing with Slack Lessons from Overcast's public beta, and using Slack as a feedback and bug-reporting channel. Thu, 02 Nov 2017 15:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/104 http://relay.fm/radar/104 Public Beta Testing with Slack 104 Marco Arment and David Smith Lessons from Overcast's public beta, and using Slack as a feedback and bug-reporting channel. Lessons from Overcast's public beta, and using Slack as a feedback and bug-reporting channel. clean 1785 Lessons from Overcast's public beta, and using Slack as a feedback and bug-reporting channel.

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103: Usability-First Design Prioritizing usability over design trends — even Apple's. Thu, 26 Oct 2017 19:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/103 http://relay.fm/radar/103 Usability-First Design 103 Marco Arment and David Smith Prioritizing usability over design trends — even Apple's. Prioritizing usability over design trends — even Apple's. clean 1770 Prioritizing usability over design trends — even Apple's.

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102: Procrastiworking Procrastinating by working on other productive tasks instead of the big one we really don't want to do. Thu, 19 Oct 2017 15:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/102 http://relay.fm/radar/102 Procrastiworking 102 Marco Arment and David Smith Procrastinating by working on other productive tasks instead of the big one we really don't want to do. Procrastinating by working on other productive tasks instead of the big one we really don't want to do. clean 1781 Procrastinating by working on other productive tasks instead of the big one we really don't want to do.

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101: Anchoring vs. Simplicity Real-world results of switching in-app purchases from multiple price tiers to a single option. Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/101 http://relay.fm/radar/101 Anchoring vs. Simplicity 101 Marco Arment and David Smith Real-world results of switching in-app purchases from multiple price tiers to a single option. Real-world results of switching in-app purchases from multiple price tiers to a single option. clean 1789 Real-world results of switching in-app purchases from multiple price tiers to a single option.

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100: Longevity (Sent with Balloons) How to view and start projects that have a good chance of making it to episode 100. Thu, 05 Oct 2017 15:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/100 http://relay.fm/radar/100 Longevity 100 Marco Arment and David Smith How to view and start projects that have a good chance of making it to episode 100. How to view and start projects that have a good chance of making it to episode 100. clean 1771 (Sent with Balloons)
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99: Effecting Change Trying to get Apple to change something, and knowing what you can and can’t change. Thu, 28 Sep 2017 13:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/99 http://relay.fm/radar/99 Effecting Change 99 Marco Arment and David Smith Trying to get Apple to change something, and knowing what you can and can’t change. Trying to get Apple to change something, and knowing what you can and can’t change. clean 1756 Trying to get Apple to change something, and knowing what you can and can’t change.

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98: The Accidental Episode An "off-the-air" discussion working through the challenges of standalone Apple Watch podcast playback. Wed, 20 Sep 2017 19:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/98 http://relay.fm/radar/98 The Accidental Episode 98 Marco Arment and David Smith An "off-the-air" discussion working through the challenges of standalone Apple Watch podcast playback. An "off-the-air" discussion working through the challenges of standalone Apple Watch podcast playback. clean 1720 An "off-the-air" discussion working through the challenges of standalone Apple Watch podcast playback.

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97: iPhone X and LTE Watches New design challenges to tackle for the iPhone X, and new potential unlocked by the Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE. Fri, 15 Sep 2017 10:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/97 http://relay.fm/radar/97 iPhone X and LTE Watches 97 Marco Arment and David Smith New design challenges to tackle for the iPhone X, and new potential unlocked by the Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE. New design challenges to tackle for the iPhone X, and new potential unlocked by the Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE. clean 1742 New design challenges to tackle for the iPhone X, and new potential unlocked by the Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE.

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96: Risky Business Building apps for popular third-party services, or in opportune but high-risk areas. Fri, 08 Sep 2017 13:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/96 http://relay.fm/radar/96 Risky Business 96 Marco Arment and David Smith Building apps for popular third-party services, or in opportune but high-risk areas. Building apps for popular third-party services, or in opportune but high-risk areas. clean 1775 Building apps for popular third-party services, or in opportune but high-risk areas.

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95: Privacy and Responsibility The responsibilities we have to ensure that we're protecting and respecting our users' privacy when we embed third-party code in our apps. Fri, 01 Sep 2017 17:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/95 http://relay.fm/radar/95 Privacy and Responsibility 95 Marco Arment and David Smith The responsibilities we have to ensure that we're protecting and respecting our users' privacy when we embed third-party code in our apps. The responsibilities we have to ensure that we're protecting and respecting our users' privacy when we embed third-party code in our apps. clean 1765 The responsibilities we have to ensure that we're protecting and respecting our users' privacy when we embed third-party code in our apps.

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94: Release Notes Effectively communicating changes and improvements to our apps via release notes. Thu, 24 Aug 2017 10:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/94 http://relay.fm/radar/94 Release Notes 94 Marco Arment and David Smith Effectively communicating changes and improvements to our apps via release notes. Effectively communicating changes and improvements to our apps via release notes. clean 1792 Effectively communicating changes and improvements to our apps via release notes.

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93: New Screen Sizes Supporting multiple screen sizes and device types, and strategies to make adoption of new sizes easier. Fri, 18 Aug 2017 12:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/93 http://relay.fm/radar/93 New Screen Sizes 93 Marco Arment and David Smith Supporting multiple screen sizes and device types, and strategies to make adoption of new sizes easier. Supporting multiple screen sizes and device types, and strategies to make adoption of new sizes easier. clean 1752 Supporting multiple screen sizes and device types, and strategies to make adoption of new sizes easier.

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92: Notifications to Increase Engagement Using notifications to bring users back to your app without being spammy or annoying. Fri, 11 Aug 2017 13:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/92 http://relay.fm/radar/92 Notifications to Increase Engagement 92 Marco Arment and David Smith Using notifications to bring users back to your app without being spammy or annoying. Using notifications to bring users back to your app without being spammy or annoying. clean 1773 Using notifications to bring users back to your app without being spammy or annoying.

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91: Removing Features Deciding to remove a feature, or having that decision made for you. Thu, 03 Aug 2017 13:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/91 http://relay.fm/radar/91 Removing Features 91 Marco Arment and David Smith Deciding to remove a feature, or having that decision made for you. Deciding to remove a feature, or having that decision made for you. clean 1770 Deciding to remove a feature, or having that decision made for you.

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90: Trademarks What trademarks do, searching for conflicts before you name something, and whether indies should file for their own. Wed, 26 Jul 2017 11:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/90 http://relay.fm/radar/90 Trademarks 90 Marco Arment and David Smith What trademarks do, searching for conflicts before you name something, and whether indies should file for their own. What trademarks do, searching for conflicts before you name something, and whether indies should file for their own. clean 1733 What trademarks do, searching for conflicts before you name something, and whether indies should file for their own.

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89: Computers for the Self-Employed Which Mac models are usable for software development, and the benefits and drawbacks of using desktops, laptops, or both. Wed, 19 Jul 2017 18:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/89 http://relay.fm/radar/89 Computers for the Self-Employed 89 Marco Arment and David Smith Which Mac models are usable for software development, and the benefits and drawbacks of using desktops, laptops, or both. Which Mac models are usable for software development, and the benefits and drawbacks of using desktops, laptops, or both. clean 1798 Which Mac models are usable for software development, and the benefits and drawbacks of using desktops, laptops, or both.

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88: Working From Home Options, benefits, and challenges of working at home. Wed, 12 Jul 2017 21:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/88 http://relay.fm/radar/88 Working From Home 88 Marco Arment and David Smith Options, benefits, and challenges of working at home. Options, benefits, and challenges of working at home. clean 1788 Options, benefits, and challenges of working at home.

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87: Old Code Vs. New APIs Deciding whether to adopt the newest iOS styles and APIs in existing apps that may not have needed them. Thu, 06 Jul 2017 13:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/87 http://relay.fm/radar/87 Old Code Vs. New APIs 87 Marco Arment and David Smith Deciding whether to adopt the newest iOS styles and APIs in existing apps that may not have needed them. Deciding whether to adopt the newest iOS styles and APIs in existing apps that may not have needed them. clean 1774 Deciding whether to adopt the newest iOS styles and APIs in existing apps that may not have needed them.

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86: iOS 11 App Store Pages Adopting the new fields and changes in our apps' product pages in the redesigned iOS 11 App Store. Thu, 29 Jun 2017 15:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/86 http://relay.fm/radar/86 iOS 11 App Store Pages 86 Marco Arment and David Smith Adopting the new fields and changes in our apps' product pages in the redesigned iOS 11 App Store. Adopting the new fields and changes in our apps' product pages in the redesigned iOS 11 App Store. clean 1781 Adopting the new fields and changes in our apps' product pages in the redesigned iOS 11 App Store.

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85: iOS 11 What's new in iOS 11 and how it can benefit our apps. Thu, 22 Jun 2017 23:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/85 http://relay.fm/radar/85 iOS 11 85 Marco Arment and David Smith What's new in iOS 11 and how it can benefit our apps. What's new in iOS 11 and how it can benefit our apps. clean 1787 What's new in iOS 11 and how it can benefit our apps.

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David's Radar about wanting the old API Diffs back is #32648368 ;)

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84: WWDC Wrap-Up, watchOS 4 How and when to efficiently watch WWDC session videos, and reviewing the new capabilities in watchOS 4. Thu, 15 Jun 2017 17:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/84 http://relay.fm/radar/84 WWDC Wrap-Up, watchOS 4 84 Marco Arment and David Smith How and when to efficiently watch WWDC session videos, and reviewing the new capabilities in watchOS 4. How and when to efficiently watch WWDC session videos, and reviewing the new capabilities in watchOS 4. clean 1785 How and when to efficiently watch WWDC session videos, and reviewing the new capabilities in watchOS 4.

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David's RADAR about a Now Playing Interface Controller is #32617088 ;)

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83: Live at CocoaConf Our initial impressions of WWDC 2017, recorded live at CocoaConf Next Door. Fri, 09 Jun 2017 06:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/83 http://relay.fm/radar/83 Live at CocoaConf 83 Marco Arment and David Smith Our initial impressions of WWDC 2017, recorded live at CocoaConf Next Door. Our initial impressions of WWDC 2017, recorded live at CocoaConf Next Door. clean 1785 Our initial impressions of WWDC 2017, recorded live at CocoaConf Next Door.

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82: WWDC Wish List Developer-related wishes and expectations for WWDC 2017 next week. Thu, 01 Jun 2017 17:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/82 http://relay.fm/radar/82 WWDC Wish List 82 Marco Arment and David Smith Developer-related wishes and expectations for WWDC 2017 next week. Developer-related wishes and expectations for WWDC 2017 next week. clean 1789 Developer-related wishes and expectations for WWDC 2017 next week.

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81: Profiling Optimizing performance using Instruments, Xcode, and the iOS Simulator — and when not to bother. Thu, 25 May 2017 14:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/81 http://relay.fm/radar/81 Profiling 81 Marco Arment and David Smith Optimizing performance using Instruments, Xcode, and the iOS Simulator — and when not to bother. Optimizing performance using Instruments, Xcode, and the iOS Simulator — and when not to bother. clean 1780 Optimizing performance using Instruments, Xcode, and the iOS Simulator — and when not to bother.

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80: Debugging How we debug our apps, and avoiding common bugs in the first place. Thu, 18 May 2017 13:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/80 http://relay.fm/radar/80 Debugging 80 Marco Arment and David Smith How we debug our apps, and avoiding common bugs in the first place. How we debug our apps, and avoiding common bugs in the first place. clean 1786 How we debug our apps, and avoiding common bugs in the first place.

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79: New Discovery Metrics The new Sources and Metrics in iTunes Connect that show us more about where our customers come from within the App Store. Thu, 11 May 2017 15:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/79 http://relay.fm/radar/79 New Discovery Metrics 79 Marco Arment and David Smith The new Sources and Metrics in iTunes Connect that show us more about where our customers come from within the App Store. The new Sources and Metrics in iTunes Connect that show us more about where our customers come from within the App Store. clean 1778 The new Sources and Metrics in iTunes Connect that show us more about where our customers come from within the App Store.

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78: Difficult Indulgences Tackling hard problems to improve our skills, or simply as a form of intellectual indulgence. Thu, 04 May 2017 18:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/78 http://relay.fm/radar/78 Difficult Indulgences 78 Marco Arment and David Smith Tackling hard problems to improve our skills, or simply as a form of intellectual indulgence. Tackling hard problems to improve our skills, or simply as a form of intellectual indulgence. clean 1769 Tackling hard problems to improve our skills, or simply as a form of intellectual indulgence.

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77: iTunes Connect, Part II In the second of a two-part series, we discuss app creation in iTunes Connect, including screenshots, keywords, descriptions, and other metadata. Wed, 26 Apr 2017 21:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/77 http://relay.fm/radar/77 iTunes Connect, Part II 77 Marco Arment and David Smith In the second of a two-part series, we discuss app creation in iTunes Connect, including screenshots, keywords, descriptions, and other metadata. In the second of a two-part series, we discuss app creation in iTunes Connect, including screenshots, keywords, descriptions, and other metadata. clean 1768 In the second of a two-part series, we discuss app creation in iTunes Connect, including screenshots, keywords, descriptions, and other metadata.

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76: iTunes Connect, Part I In the first of a two-part series, we explore the non-app parts of iTunes Connect, including reporting, sales, and analytics. Thu, 20 Apr 2017 16:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/76 http://relay.fm/radar/76 iTunes Connect, Part I 76 Marco Arment and David Smith In the first of a two-part series, we explore the non-app parts of iTunes Connect, including reporting, sales, and analytics. In the first of a two-part series, we explore the non-app parts of iTunes Connect, including reporting, sales, and analytics. clean 1761 In the first of a two-part series, we explore the non-app parts of iTunes Connect, including reporting, sales, and analytics.

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75: Responding to Reviews Deciding which App Store reviews to respond to, and the types of responses worth giving. Thu, 13 Apr 2017 20:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/75 http://relay.fm/radar/75 Responding to Reviews 75 Marco Arment and David Smith Deciding which App Store reviews to respond to, and the types of responses worth giving. Deciding which App Store reviews to respond to, and the types of responses worth giving. clean 1789 Deciding which App Store reviews to respond to, and the types of responses worth giving.

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74: Taxes & Accounting Minimizing the mental burden and labor cost of accounting and taxes by optimizing for simplicity. Thu, 06 Apr 2017 13:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/74 http://relay.fm/radar/74 Taxes & Accounting 74 Marco Arment and David Smith Minimizing the mental burden and labor cost of accounting and taxes by optimizing for simplicity. Minimizing the mental burden and labor cost of accounting and taxes by optimizing for simplicity. clean 1792 Minimizing the mental burden and labor cost of accounting and taxes by optimizing for simplicity.

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73: WWDC Event Planning Planning for WWDC attendance (or not), and the value of the other conferences and social events around WWDC 2017. Wed, 29 Mar 2017 20:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/73 http://relay.fm/radar/73 WWDC Event Planning 73 Marco Arment and David Smith Planning for WWDC attendance (or not), and the value of the other conferences and social events around WWDC 2017. Planning for WWDC attendance (or not), and the value of the other conferences and social events around WWDC 2017. clean 1788 Planning for WWDC attendance (or not), and the value of the other conferences and social events around WWDC 2017.

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72: Selling Apps Building apps with acquisition in mind, calculating your app's valuation, and what to expect in a sale. Wed, 22 Mar 2017 21:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/72 http://relay.fm/radar/72 Selling Apps 72 Marco Arment and David Smith Building apps with acquisition in mind, calculating your app's valuation, and what to expect in a sale. Building apps with acquisition in mind, calculating your app's valuation, and what to expect in a sale. clean 1780 Building apps with acquisition in mind, calculating your app's valuation, and what to expect in a sale.

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71: Apps as Annuities Accumulating a portfolio of apps that provide long-term income with minimal maintenance. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 14:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/71 http://relay.fm/radar/71 Apps as Annuities 71 Marco Arment and David Smith Accumulating a portfolio of apps that provide long-term income with minimal maintenance. Accumulating a portfolio of apps that provide long-term income with minimal maintenance. clean 1790 Accumulating a portfolio of apps that provide long-term income with minimal maintenance.

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70: The Hacks We Ship The difference between good and bad hacks, and some glorious hacks we've shipped in our apps. Wed, 08 Mar 2017 23:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/70 http://relay.fm/radar/70 The Hacks We Ship 70 Marco Arment and David Smith The difference between good and bad hacks, and some glorious hacks we've shipped in our apps. The difference between good and bad hacks, and some glorious hacks we've shipped in our apps. clean 1795 The difference between good and bad hacks, and some glorious hacks we've shipped in our apps.

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69: Features You Don't Want Adding features to your app that you don't want or won't use in order to satisfy requests or reach new markets. Thu, 02 Mar 2017 20:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/69 http://relay.fm/radar/69 Features You Don't Want 69 Marco Arment and David Smith Adding features to your app that you don't want or won't use in order to satisfy requests or reach new markets. Adding features to your app that you don't want or won't use in order to satisfy requests or reach new markets. clean 1763 Adding features to your app that you don't want or won't use in order to satisfy requests or reach new markets.

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68: Overcast 3 Some of the challenges and decisions that led to the newly released Overcast 3. Wed, 22 Feb 2017 18:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/68 http://relay.fm/radar/68 Overcast 3 68 Marco Arment and David Smith Some of the challenges and decisions that led to the newly released Overcast 3. Some of the challenges and decisions that led to the newly released Overcast 3. clean 1782 Some of the challenges and decisions that led to the newly released Overcast 3.

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67: Dealing with Old Code Maintaining, testing, and modernizing old apps. Thu, 16 Feb 2017 15:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/67 http://relay.fm/radar/67 Dealing with Old Code 67 Marco Arment and David Smith Maintaining, testing, and modernizing old apps. Maintaining, testing, and modernizing old apps. clean 1787 Maintaining, testing, and modernizing old apps.

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66: State of Swift Where we are on our gradual conversion to Swift programmers. Fri, 10 Feb 2017 14:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/66 http://relay.fm/radar/66 State of Swift 66 Marco Arment and David Smith Where we are on our gradual conversion to Swift programmers. Where we are on our gradual conversion to Swift programmers. clean 1767 Where we are on our gradual conversion to Swift programmers.

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65: Getting Sherlocked Preparing for and reacting to Apple implementing your app's core functionality themselves. Thu, 02 Feb 2017 15:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/65 http://relay.fm/radar/65 Getting Sherlocked 65 Marco Arment and David Smith Preparing for and reacting to Apple implementing your app's core functionality themselves. Preparing for and reacting to Apple implementing your app's core functionality themselves. clean 1699 Preparing for and reacting to Apple implementing your app's core functionality themselves.

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64: App Store Reviews, Redux The potential impacts of the new "rate this app" API and our upcoming ability to respond to App Store reviews. Thu, 26 Jan 2017 21:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/64 http://relay.fm/radar/64 App Store Reviews, Redux 64 Marco Arment and David Smith The potential impacts of the new "rate this app" API and our upcoming ability to respond to App Store reviews. The potential impacts of the new "rate this app" API and our upcoming ability to respond to App Store reviews. clean 1769 The potential impacts of the new "rate this app" API and our upcoming ability to respond to App Store reviews.

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63: Missing Skills Experiences and skills we lack by being indie developers, and whether our career path may ever include them. Thu, 19 Jan 2017 15:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/63 http://relay.fm/radar/63 Missing Skills 63 Marco Arment and David Smith Experiences and skills we lack by being indie developers, and whether our career path may ever include them. Experiences and skills we lack by being indie developers, and whether our career path may ever include them. clean 1716 Experiences and skills we lack by being indie developers, and whether our career path may ever include them.

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62: App Store Reviews The significance of App Store star ratings and reviews, and how to tastefully ask people to review your app. Thu, 12 Jan 2017 20:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/62 http://relay.fm/radar/62 App Store Reviews 62 Marco Arment and David Smith The significance of App Store star ratings and reviews, and how to tastefully ask people to review your app. The significance of App Store star ratings and reviews, and how to tastefully ask people to review your app. clean 1768 The significance of App Store star ratings and reviews, and how to tastefully ask people to review your app.

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61: Back to Work How to get back into the zone after the holidays. Thu, 05 Jan 2017 14:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/61 http://relay.fm/radar/61 Back to Work 61 Marco Arment and David Smith How to get back into the zone after the holidays. How to get back into the zone after the holidays. clean 1725 How to get back into the zone after the holidays.

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60: Transferable Skills Unrelated abilities and techniques that prove surprisingly useful in indie app development. Thu, 29 Dec 2016 15:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/60 http://relay.fm/radar/60 Transferable Skills 60 Marco Arment and David Smith Unrelated abilities and techniques that prove surprisingly useful in indie app development. Unrelated abilities and techniques that prove surprisingly useful in indie app development. clean 1764 Unrelated abilities and techniques that prove surprisingly useful in indie app development.

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59: Launch Day Diary David's audio diary recorded throughout the launch day of his newest app, Workouts++. Thu, 22 Dec 2016 18:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/59 http://relay.fm/radar/59 Launch Day Diary 59 Marco Arment and David Smith David's audio diary recorded throughout the launch day of his newest app, Workouts++. David's audio diary recorded throughout the launch day of his newest app, Workouts++. clean 1614 David's audio diary recorded throughout the launch day of his newest app, Workouts++.

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58: Prerelease Testing How we test our apps before release. Thu, 15 Dec 2016 18:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/58 http://relay.fm/radar/58 Prerelease Testing 58 Marco Arment and David Smith How we test our apps before release. How we test our apps before release. clean 1781 How we test our apps before release.

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57: Secrecy Deciding how much of your app to keep secret before release, and how to slowly reveal it. Thu, 08 Dec 2016 14:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/57 http://relay.fm/radar/57 Secrecy 57 Marco Arment and David Smith Deciding how much of your app to keep secret before release, and how to slowly reveal it. Deciding how much of your app to keep secret before release, and how to slowly reveal it. clean 1755 Deciding how much of your app to keep secret before release, and how to slowly reveal it.

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56: Surviving the Winter Strategies for surviving the ups, downs, and increasing challenges of today's App Store and nearby businesses. Fri, 02 Dec 2016 13:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/56 http://relay.fm/radar/56 Surviving the Winter 56 Marco Arment and David Smith Strategies for surviving the ups, downs, and increasing challenges of today's App Store and nearby businesses. Strategies for surviving the ups, downs, and increasing challenges of today's App Store and nearby businesses. clean 1798 Strategies for surviving the ups, downs, and increasing challenges of today's App Store and nearby businesses.

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55: Black Friday Sale The effectiveness and side effects of sales and price changes. Fri, 25 Nov 2016 19:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/55 http://relay.fm/radar/55 Black Friday Sale 55 Marco Arment and David Smith The effectiveness and side effects of sales and price changes. The effectiveness and side effects of sales and price changes. clean 1576 The effectiveness and side effects of sales and price changes.

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54: Parametric Design Appearance managers, self-theming views, and rapid design iteration with code and variables. Thu, 17 Nov 2016 16:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/54 http://relay.fm/radar/54 Parametric Design 54 Marco Arment and David Smith Appearance managers, self-theming views, and rapid design iteration with code and variables. Appearance managers, self-theming views, and rapid design iteration with code and variables. clean 1756 Appearance managers, self-theming views, and rapid design iteration with code and variables.

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53: Seasonality Planning for annual events and marketing opportunities, and accommodating variable cycles of productivity. Fri, 11 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/53 http://relay.fm/radar/53 Seasonality 53 Marco Arment and David Smith Planning for annual events and marketing opportunities, and accommodating variable cycles of productivity. Planning for annual events and marketing opportunities, and accommodating variable cycles of productivity. clean 1698 Planning for annual events and marketing opportunities, and accommodating variable cycles of productivity.

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52: Learning, Sometimes Willingly The challenges of learning new languages, APIs, and tools, how we avoid facing these difficulties, and what drives us to overcome them. Thu, 03 Nov 2016 17:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/52 http://relay.fm/radar/52 Learning, Sometimes Willingly 52 Marco Arment and David Smith The challenges of learning new languages, APIs, and tools, how we avoid facing these difficulties, and what drives us to overcome them. The challenges of learning new languages, APIs, and tools, how we avoid facing these difficulties, and what drives us to overcome them. clean 1790 The challenges of learning new languages, APIs, and tools, how we avoid facing these difficulties, and what drives us to overcome them.

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51: Speaking at Conferences Overcoming fears of speaking at conferences, how much work it really takes, and deciding whether it's worthwhile. Thu, 27 Oct 2016 15:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/51 http://relay.fm/radar/51 Speaking at Conferences 51 Marco Arment and David Smith Overcoming fears of speaking at conferences, how much work it really takes, and deciding whether it's worthwhile. Overcoming fears of speaking at conferences, how much work it really takes, and deciding whether it's worthwhile. clean 1798 Overcoming fears of speaking at conferences, how much work it really takes, and deciding whether it's worthwhile.

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David's next conferences:

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50: Checking the Weather for the Last Time Responsibly shutting down a failed app. Fri, 21 Oct 2016 14:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/50 http://relay.fm/radar/50 Checking the Weather for the Last Time 50 Marco Arment and David Smith Responsibly shutting down a failed app. Responsibly shutting down a failed app. clean 1796 Responsibly shutting down a failed app.

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49: App Store Search Ads An overview of advertising terms, costs, and metrics, and getting started with App Store Search Ads for indie developers. Thu, 13 Oct 2016 14:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/49 http://relay.fm/radar/49 App Store Search Ads 49 Marco Arment and David Smith An overview of advertising terms, costs, and metrics, and getting started with App Store Search Ads for indie developers. An overview of advertising terms, costs, and metrics, and getting started with App Store Search Ads for indie developers. clean 1767 An overview of advertising terms, costs, and metrics, and getting started with App Store Search Ads for indie developers.

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48: Late Bloomers Adopting techniques, tools, and APIs long after they've been introduced, with specific examples from Overcast's development. Thu, 06 Oct 2016 21:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/48 http://relay.fm/radar/48 Late Bloomers 48 Marco Arment and David Smith Adopting techniques, tools, and APIs long after they've been introduced, with specific examples from Overcast's development. Adopting techniques, tools, and APIs long after they've been introduced, with specific examples from Overcast's development. clean 1775 Adopting techniques, tools, and APIs long after they've been introduced, with specific examples from Overcast's development.

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47: Data Persistence Choosing a database or scheme for local data storage, including Core Data, SQLite, property lists, JSON, user defaults, and NSURLCache. Thu, 29 Sep 2016 06:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/47 http://relay.fm/radar/47 Data Persistence 47 Marco Arment and David Smith Choosing a database or scheme for local data storage, including Core Data, SQLite, property lists, JSON, user defaults, and NSURLCache. Choosing a database or scheme for local data storage, including Core Data, SQLite, property lists, JSON, user defaults, and NSURLCache. clean 1787 Choosing a database or scheme for local data storage, including Core Data, SQLite, property lists, JSON, user defaults, and NSURLCache.

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46: Legacy Support When to require new iOS versions, and the real-world need for test devices. Fri, 23 Sep 2016 06:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/46 http://relay.fm/radar/46 Legacy Support 46 Marco Arment and David Smith When to require new iOS versions, and the real-world need for test devices. When to require new iOS versions, and the real-world need for test devices. clean 1799 When to require new iOS versions, and the real-world need for test devices.

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45: Ads ★★☆☆☆ David's app income shifting to ads over time, and Overcast switching to ads. Thu, 15 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/45 http://relay.fm/radar/45 Ads ★★☆☆☆ 45 Marco Arment and David Smith David's app income shifting to ads over time, and Overcast switching to ads. David's app income shifting to ads over time, and Overcast switching to ads. clean 1769 David's app income shifting to ads over time, and Overcast switching to ads.

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44: Fall Cleaning Ramifications of pruning very old apps from the App Store and cracking down on title-keyword spam. Thu, 08 Sep 2016 15:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/44 http://relay.fm/radar/44 Fall Cleaning 44 Marco Arment and David Smith Ramifications of pruning very old apps from the App Store and cracking down on title-keyword spam. Ramifications of pruning very old apps from the App Store and cracking down on title-keyword spam. clean 1785 Ramifications of pruning very old apps from the App Store and cracking down on title-keyword spam.

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43: Pending An Apple Release Preparations in the final week before a major iOS release, and handling Apple requests for promotional artwork. Thu, 01 Sep 2016 12:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/43 http://relay.fm/radar/43 Pending An Apple Release 43 Marco Arment and David Smith Preparations in the final week before a major iOS release, and handling Apple requests for promotional artwork. Preparations in the final week before a major iOS release, and handling Apple requests for promotional artwork. clean 1793 Preparations in the final week before a major iOS release, and handling Apple requests for promotional artwork.

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42: Getting Next Year's Customers Lessons from Vesper's shutdown and strategies to navigate the difficult environment for paid apps today. Thu, 25 Aug 2016 14:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/42 http://relay.fm/radar/42 Getting Next Year's Customers 42 Marco Arment and David Smith Lessons from Vesper's shutdown and strategies to navigate the difficult environment for paid apps today. Lessons from Vesper's shutdown and strategies to navigate the difficult environment for paid apps today. clean 1749 Lessons from Vesper's shutdown and strategies to navigate the difficult environment for paid apps today.

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41: Internationalization Why and how to localize and internationalize your iOS apps. Wed, 17 Aug 2016 23:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/41 http://relay.fm/radar/41 Internationalization 41 Marco Arment and David Smith Why and how to localize and internationalize your iOS apps. Why and how to localize and internationalize your iOS apps. clean 1797 Why and how to localize and internationalize your iOS apps.

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40: Rethinking Apple Watch Apps Using lessons and analytics from watchOS 1 and 2 to rethink our Apple Watch apps for watchOS 3, using Overcast's app as a case study. Thu, 11 Aug 2016 16:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/40 http://relay.fm/radar/40 Rethinking Apple Watch Apps 40 Marco Arment and David Smith Using lessons and analytics from watchOS 1 and 2 to rethink our Apple Watch apps for watchOS 3, using Overcast's app as a case study. Using lessons and analytics from watchOS 1 and 2 to rethink our Apple Watch apps for watchOS 3, using Overcast's app as a case study. clean 1757 Using lessons and analytics from watchOS 1 and 2 to rethink our Apple Watch apps for watchOS 3, using Overcast's app as a case study.

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39: Lightning Round 1 Quick takes on eight topics submitted by listeners. Thu, 04 Aug 2016 19:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/39 http://relay.fm/radar/39 Lightning Round 1 39 Marco Arment and David Smith Quick takes on eight topics submitted by listeners. Quick takes on eight topics submitted by listeners. clean 1780 Quick takes on eight topics submitted by listeners.

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38: Psychological Tricks Techniques often used by games to increase engagement, revenue, and addictiveness, and their potential ethical uses in our apps. Thu, 28 Jul 2016 13:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/38 http://relay.fm/radar/38 Psychological Tricks 38 Marco Arment and David Smith Techniques often used by games to increase engagement, revenue, and addictiveness, and their potential ethical uses in our apps. Techniques often used by games to increase engagement, revenue, and addictiveness, and their potential ethical uses in our apps. clean 1762 Techniques often used by games to increase engagement, revenue, and addictiveness, and their potential ethical uses in our apps.

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37: Code Reuse Creating and managing shared code, using Git submodules effectively, and whether to open-source your libraries. Thu, 21 Jul 2016 15:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/37 http://relay.fm/radar/37 Code Reuse 37 Marco Arment and David Smith Creating and managing shared code, using Git submodules effectively, and whether to open-source your libraries. Creating and managing shared code, using Git submodules effectively, and whether to open-source your libraries. clean 1769 Creating and managing shared code, using Git submodules effectively, and whether to open-source your libraries.

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36: Should You Release Every App? Pros and cons of releasing your personal utility apps, focusing mostly on Mac apps. Thu, 14 Jul 2016 14:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/36 http://relay.fm/radar/36 Should You Release Every App? 36 Marco Arment and David Smith Pros and cons of releasing your personal utility apps, focusing mostly on Mac apps. Pros and cons of releasing your personal utility apps, focusing mostly on Mac apps. clean 1747 Pros and cons of releasing your personal utility apps, focusing mostly on Mac apps.

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35: Ideas The value of app ideas, evaluating their feasibility, and considering the business you want to be in. Thu, 07 Jul 2016 13:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/35 http://relay.fm/radar/35 Ideas 35 Marco Arment and David Smith The value of app ideas, evaluating their feasibility, and considering the business you want to be in. The value of app ideas, evaluating their feasibility, and considering the business you want to be in. clean 1779 The value of app ideas, evaluating their feasibility, and considering the business you want to be in.

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34: tvOS 10, macOS 10.12 and Swift 3 Concluding our WWDC 2016 coverage, we discuss what's new (or not?) for indie developers in tvOS, macOS, and Swift. Thu, 30 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/34 http://relay.fm/radar/34 tvOS 10, macOS 10.12 and Swift 3 34 Marco Arment and David Smith Concluding our WWDC 2016 coverage, we discuss what's new (or not?) for indie developers in tvOS, macOS, and Swift. Concluding our WWDC 2016 coverage, we discuss what's new (or not?) for indie developers in tvOS, macOS, and Swift. clean 1793 Concluding our WWDC 2016 coverage, we discuss what's new (or not?) for indie developers in tvOS, macOS, and Swift.

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33: iOS 10 Following on from last week's discussion of the newly announced changes to watchOS 3, this week we dive into iOS 10. We discuss what changes are especially relevant and how we think we might adopt them. Fri, 24 Jun 2016 11:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/33 http://relay.fm/radar/33 iOS 10 33 Marco Arment and David Smith Following on from last week's discussion of the newly announced changes to watchOS 3, this week we dive into iOS 10. We discuss what changes are especially relevant and how we think we might adopt them. Following on from last week's discussion of the newly announced changes to watchOS 3, this week we dive into iOS 10. We discuss what changes are especially relevant and how we think we might adopt them. clean 1721 Following on from last week's discussion of the newly announced changes to watchOS 3, this week we dive into iOS 10. We discuss what changes are especially relevant and how we think we might adopt them.

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32: watchOS 3 Live from WWDC 2016, we discuss what's new for developers in watchOS 3. Fri, 17 Jun 2016 18:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/32 http://relay.fm/radar/32 watchOS 3 32 Marco Arment and David Smith Live from WWDC 2016, we discuss what's new for developers in watchOS 3. Live from WWDC 2016, we discuss what's new for developers in watchOS 3. clean 1728 Live from WWDC 2016, we discuss what's new for developers in watchOS 3.

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31: Today’s App Store Announcements The App Store's new subscription options and search ads that were announced today. Wed, 08 Jun 2016 19:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/31 http://relay.fm/radar/31 Today’s App Store Announcements 31 Marco Arment and David Smith The App Store's new subscription options and search ads that were announced today. The App Store's new subscription options and search ads that were announced today. clean 1796 The App Store's new subscription options and search ads that were announced today.

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30: A Brief Visit to Android David revisits Android development after four years away. Thu, 02 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/30 http://relay.fm/radar/30 A Brief Visit to Android 30 Marco Arment and David Smith David revisits Android development after four years away. David revisits Android development after four years away. clean 1757 David revisits Android development after four years away.

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29: Numbers and Analytics Using data, market research, and analytics to improve your apps and better allocate your time. Thu, 26 May 2016 19:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/29 http://relay.fm/radar/29 Numbers and Analytics 29 Marco Arment and David Smith Using data, market research, and analytics to improve your apps and better allocate your time. Using data, market research, and analytics to improve your apps and better allocate your time. clean 1745 Using data, market research, and analytics to improve your apps and better allocate your time.

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28: Wear Your Own T-Shirt Becoming more comfortable with self-promotion in the right contexts. Fri, 20 May 2016 01:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/28 http://relay.fm/radar/28 Wear Your Own T-Shirt 28 Marco Arment and David Smith Becoming more comfortable with self-promotion in the right contexts. Becoming more comfortable with self-promotion in the right contexts. clean 1758 Becoming more comfortable with self-promotion in the right contexts.

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27: Fast App Review How iOS development will change if the recent app-review speedup becomes permanent. Fri, 13 May 2016 01:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/27 http://relay.fm/radar/27 Fast App Review 27 Marco Arment and David Smith How iOS development will change if the recent app-review speedup becomes permanent. How iOS development will change if the recent app-review speedup becomes permanent. clean 1743 How iOS development will change if the recent app-review speedup becomes permanent.

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26: Wading Slowly Into AppKit Experimenting with Mac development and considering its future potential. Fri, 06 May 2016 15:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/26 http://relay.fm/radar/26 Wading Slowly Into AppKit 26 Marco Arment and David Smith Experimenting with Mac development and considering its future potential. Experimenting with Mac development and considering its future potential. clean 1757 Experimenting with Mac development and considering its future potential.

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25: The Calm Before the Storm What to do (and not do) in the few months before WWDC. Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/25 http://relay.fm/radar/25 The Calm Before the Storm 25 Marco Arment and David Smith What to do (and not do) in the few months before WWDC. What to do (and not do) in the few months before WWDC. clean 1732 What to do (and not do) in the few months before WWDC.

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24: Should You Register for a WWDC Ticket? The value of a WWDC ticket — or going to San Francisco without one. Tue, 19 Apr 2016 20:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/24 http://relay.fm/radar/24 Should You Register for a WWDC Ticket? 24 Marco Arment and David Smith The value of a WWDC ticket — or going to San Francisco without one. The value of a WWDC ticket — or going to San Francisco without one. clean 1764 The value of a WWDC ticket — or going to San Francisco without one.

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23: Launching Activity++ Handling the launch of David's newest app, and lessons to be learned from it. Thu, 14 Apr 2016 15:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/23 http://relay.fm/radar/23 Launching Activity++ 23 Marco Arment and David Smith Handling the launch of David's newest app, and lessons to be learned from it. Handling the launch of David's newest app, and lessons to be learned from it. clean 1743 Handling the launch of David's newest app, and lessons to be learned from it.

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22: Version Control The immense value of version control for very small teams — even teams of one. Fri, 08 Apr 2016 02:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/22 http://relay.fm/radar/22 Version Control 22 Marco Arment and David Smith The immense value of version control for very small teams — even teams of one. The immense value of version control for very small teams — even teams of one. clean 1700 The immense value of version control for very small teams — even teams of one.

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21: App Store Rejection Tips on avoiding rejections by Apple's app-review staff and what to do when your app get rejected. Fri, 01 Apr 2016 02:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/21 http://relay.fm/radar/21 App Store Rejection 21 Marco Arment and David Smith Tips on avoiding rejections by Apple's app-review staff and what to do when your app get rejected. Tips on avoiding rejections by Apple's app-review staff and what to do when your app get rejected. clean 1784 Tips on avoiding rejections by Apple's app-review staff and what to do when your app get rejected.

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20: Improving the App Store, Part 2 In the second of a two-part series, we discuss some specific ideas on how the App Store could realistically be improved. Thu, 24 Mar 2016 19:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/20 http://relay.fm/radar/20 Improving the App Store, Part 2 20 Marco Arment and David Smith In the second of a two-part series, we discuss some specific ideas on how the App Store could realistically be improved. In the second of a two-part series, we discuss some specific ideas on how the App Store could realistically be improved. clean 1773 In the second of a two-part series, we discuss some specific ideas on how the App Store could realistically be improved.

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19: Improving the App Store, Part 1 In the first of a two-part series, we discuss whether the App Store needs improvement for our benefit, or whether it's working well enough for Apple and customers already. Sat, 19 Mar 2016 01:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/19 http://relay.fm/radar/19 Improving the App Store, Part 1 19 Marco Arment and David Smith In the first of a two-part series, we discuss whether the App Store needs improvement for our benefit, or whether it's working well enough for Apple and customers already. In the first of a two-part series, we discuss whether the App Store needs improvement for our benefit, or whether it's working well enough for Apple and customers already. clean 1738 In the first of a two-part series, we discuss whether the App Store needs improvement for our benefit, or whether it's working well enough for Apple and customers already.

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18: Choosing a Pricing Model Considering paid-up-front, freemium, ad-supported, and completely free business models for David's newest app. Fri, 11 Mar 2016 15:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/18 http://relay.fm/radar/18 Choosing a Pricing Model 18 Marco Arment and David Smith Considering paid-up-front, freemium, ad-supported, and completely free business models for David's newest app. Considering paid-up-front, freemium, ad-supported, and completely free business models for David's newest app. clean 1764 Considering paid-up-front, freemium, ad-supported, and completely free business models for David's newest app.

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17: Work-Life Balance Maintaining a healthy work-life balance for consultants and the self-employed. Thu, 03 Mar 2016 01:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/17 http://relay.fm/radar/17 Work-Life Balance 17 Marco Arment and David Smith Maintaining a healthy work-life balance for consultants and the self-employed. Maintaining a healthy work-life balance for consultants and the self-employed. clean 1763 Maintaining a healthy work-life balance for consultants and the self-employed.

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16: Designing for Misuse Accommodating unexpectedly heavy usage, basic web security, and avoiding user-generated spam. Wed, 24 Feb 2016 03:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/16 http://relay.fm/radar/16 Designing for Misuse 16 Marco Arment and David Smith Accommodating unexpectedly heavy usage, basic web security, and avoiding user-generated spam. Accommodating unexpectedly heavy usage, basic web security, and avoiding user-generated spam. clean 1752 Accommodating unexpectedly heavy usage, basic web security, and avoiding user-generated spam.

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15: Marketing at Launch Marketing, promotion, and celebration of successful launches and major updates. Wed, 17 Feb 2016 15:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/15 http://relay.fm/radar/15 Marketing at Launch 15 Marco Arment and David Smith Marketing, promotion, and celebration of successful launches and major updates. Marketing, promotion, and celebration of successful launches and major updates. clean 1773 Marketing, promotion, and celebration of successful launches and major updates.

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14: Linux Servers for App Developers An introduction to running your own Linux servers. Fri, 12 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/14 http://relay.fm/radar/14 Linux Servers for App Developers 14 Marco Arment and David Smith An introduction to running your own Linux servers. An introduction to running your own Linux servers. clean 1793 An introduction to running your own Linux servers.

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13: External Dependencies Weighing the costs of external dependencies in the wake of the Parse shutdown announcement. Fri, 05 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/13 http://relay.fm/radar/13 External Dependencies 13 Marco Arment and David Smith Weighing the costs of external dependencies in the wake of the Parse shutdown announcement. Weighing the costs of external dependencies in the wake of the Parse shutdown announcement. clean 1796 Weighing the costs of external dependencies in the wake of the Parse shutdown announcement.

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12: Apps With Personality Apps with personality vs. neutral voices, and whether independent developers should project a corporate image. Thu, 28 Jan 2016 19:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/12 http://relay.fm/radar/12 Apps With Personality 12 Marco Arment and David Smith Apps with personality vs. neutral voices, and whether independent developers should project a corporate image. Apps with personality vs. neutral voices, and whether independent developers should project a corporate image. clean 1783 Apps with personality vs. neutral voices, and whether independent developers should project a corporate image.

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11: Ad-Funded Apps Real-world experience with ad-funded apps, and what the iAd shutdown announcement may mean. Fri, 22 Jan 2016 03:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/11 http://relay.fm/radar/11 Ad-Funded Apps 11 Marco Arment and David Smith Real-world experience with ad-funded apps, and what the iAd shutdown announcement may mean. Real-world experience with ad-funded apps, and what the iAd shutdown announcement may mean. clean 1699 Real-world experience with ad-funded apps, and what the iAd shutdown announcement may mean.

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10: Designed by a Programmer Getting by without a designer, and programmatic drawing of image assets. Thu, 14 Jan 2016 15:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/10 http://relay.fm/radar/10 Designed by a Programmer 10 Marco Arment and David Smith Getting by without a designer, and programmatic drawing of image assets. Getting by without a designer, and programmatic drawing of image assets. clean 1751 Getting by without a designer, and programmatic drawing of image assets.

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9: State of the Apple Watch Where Apple Watch development stands today, and what could improve it in the future. Fri, 08 Jan 2016 14:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/9 http://relay.fm/radar/9 State of the Apple Watch 9 Marco Arment and David Smith Where Apple Watch development stands today, and what could improve it in the future. Where Apple Watch development stands today, and what could improve it in the future. clean 1778 Where Apple Watch development stands today, and what could improve it in the future.

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8: Vacation Avoiding burnout, minimizing self-imposed stress, and taking vacations. Thu, 24 Dec 2015 03:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/8 http://relay.fm/radar/8 Vacation 8 Marco Arment and David Smith Avoiding burnout, minimizing self-imposed stress, and taking vacations. Avoiding burnout, minimizing self-imposed stress, and taking vacations. clean 1555 Avoiding burnout, minimizing self-imposed stress, and taking vacations.

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7: Building New Features How we design, build, and ship new features in our apps. Fri, 18 Dec 2015 15:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/7 http://relay.fm/radar/7 Building New Features 7 Marco Arment and David Smith How we design, build, and ship new features in our apps. How we design, build, and ship new features in our apps. clean 1670 How we design, build, and ship new features in our apps.

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6: How to Become a Programmer Our origin stories and tips for beginners to get started. Fri, 11 Dec 2015 20:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/6 http://relay.fm/radar/6 How to Become a Programmer 6 Marco Arment and David Smith Our origin stories and tips for beginners to get started. Our origin stories and tips for beginners to get started. clean 1713 Our origin stories and tips for beginners to get started.

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5: Managing Feedback Considering feedback and feature requests from beta testers and customers. Sat, 05 Dec 2015 17:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/5 http://relay.fm/radar/5 Managing Feedback 5 Marco Arment and David Smith Considering feedback and feature requests from beta testers and customers. Considering feedback and feature requests from beta testers and customers. clean 1530 Considering feedback and feature requests from beta testers and customers.

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4: Unexpected Complexity Handling unexpected complexities, and deciding whether to tackle complex problems. Wed, 25 Nov 2015 01:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/4 http://relay.fm/radar/4 Unexpected Complexity 4 Marco Arment and David Smith Handling unexpected complexities, and deciding whether to tackle complex problems. Handling unexpected complexities, and deciding whether to tackle complex problems. clean 1681 Handling unexpected complexities, and deciding whether to tackle complex problems.

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3: Ergonomics Ensuring your work setup is as comfortable as possible for long-term use and reducing the risks of developing RSI. Wed, 18 Nov 2015 21:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/3 http://relay.fm/radar/3 Ergonomics 3 Marco Arment and David Smith Ensuring your work setup is as comfortable as possible for long-term use and reducing the risks of developing RSI. Ensuring your work setup is as comfortable as possible for long-term use and reducing the risks of developing RSI. clean 1686 Ensuring your work setup is as comfortable as possible for long-term use and reducing the risks of developing RSI.

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2: Time for Swift Why we haven't adopted Swift yet, when we might, and whether we should expand into additional platforms instead. Tue, 10 Nov 2015 22:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/2 http://relay.fm/radar/2 Time for Swift 2 Marco Arment and David Smith Why we haven't adopted Swift yet, when we might, and whether we should expand into additional platforms instead. Why we haven't adopted Swift yet, when we might, and whether we should expand into additional platforms instead. clean 1708 Why we haven't adopted Swift yet, when we might, and whether we should expand into additional platforms instead.

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1: Adapting to the Market How independent iOS app developers can find ways to thrive in a highly competitive, commoditized App Store. Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/radar/1 http://relay.fm/radar/1 Adapting to the Market 1 Marco Arment and David Smith How independent iOS app developers can find ways to thrive in a highly competitive, commoditized App Store. How independent iOS app developers can find ways to thrive in a highly competitive, commoditized App Store. clean 1623 How independent iOS app developers can find ways to thrive in a highly competitive, commoditized App Store.

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