Episode Details

Guest

• Paul Hudson 
  • Hacking With Swift
  • Twitter @twostraws
  • Reddit /u/twostraws
  • StackOverflow twostraws

Related Episodes

• Episode 23: Modularizing in Xcode with Abbey Jackson
• Episode 24: Continuous Integration with Kyle Newsome
• Episode 32: Training Your Team with Steve Lipton
• Episode 33: 2020 Developer Wish List with Alex Bush

Related Links

• Conferences
  • iOS Conf SG
    • Nice Waterfall Tweet
  • CodeMash
    • Playing at CodeMash
  • dotSwift
  • SwiftAlps
  • SwiftAvero
  • Swift Island
  • PyCon
  • Swift TO Transparency Report
• Sean Allen and Paul Hudson talk about Connie, the young coder
• SwiftTO - Paul Hudson - The Evolution of Swift

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Conference Thoughts

• Cultural Differences 
• Why Speakers Should Be Available To Attendees
• The Challenges of Putting On Conferences
• Organizers Making Attendees Happy
• Having Really Nice Venue
• Workshops vs Talks
• Where Does the Community Fall Short with Inclusivity and Accessibility
• Having Children-Friendly and Budget-Friendly Events

What to Upgrade Skills and Why

• Where Do You Want to Be In a Year?
• Ask People In Those Positions
• The Technology Field Demands Continuing Education
• Continuing Education means New APIs but also...
  • Older APIs - UIKit, Networking, Unit Testing, etc...
  • Swift Syntax
  • Patterns and Practice

Dealing with Updates to Swift 

• The hedonic treadmill of Swift Development
• Key Path Expressions as Func