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John and Rambo react to the latest Mac and iPhone rumors, design a new feature for AirBuddy, talk about Swift Evolution and not-quite-public language features, and discuss various ways of using frameworks and libraries on Apple’s platforms. Download MP3 Hosts: Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links John’s article about accessing a Swift property wrapper’s enclosing instance The Swift Evolution proposal for property wrappers Bloomberg’s latest reports New iMac, Mac Pro, and external monitor New MacBook Pros Foldable iPhones The Power Mac G4 Cube Swift Package Manager Linking an Xcode target to frameworks and libraries Subscribe:

Rambo goes indie, John realizes once again how important breaks are, and the two discuss the latest rumors around Apple’s AR glasses in great detail, all the way down to the API design level. It’s Stacktrace, after all. Download MP3 Hosts: Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links Rambo’s indie announcement Summary of the latest “Apple Glasses” rumors Microsoft HoloLens Pessimists Archive WidgetKit Siri intents Subscribe:

On the final holiday special for this year (or, last year?), John and Rambo discuss their expectations for 2021, and what products and new developer tools that they hope to see from Apple during this new year. Sponsored by MacStadium: Get a cloud hosted M1 Mac mini from $99 or use promo code 9TO5MAC for half off the first two months of a Gen 3 or 4 (Intel) mini. Enter the Mac mini giveaway here.  Download MP3 Hosts: Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links AirTags expectations Swift Package Manager Subscribe:

On this second Stacktrace holiday special, John and Rambo look back at the past year and what some of the highlights were among the hectic, strange rollercoaster ride that 2020 has been. Sponsored by MacStadium: Get a cloud hosted M1 Mac mini from $99 or use promo code 9TO5MAC for half off the first two months of a Gen 3 or 4 (Intel) mini. Enter the Mac mini giveaway here.  Download MP3 Hosts: Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links Building an App Clip SwiftUI Getting started with WidgetKit Swift by Sundell Discover FusionCast AirBuddy Subscribe:

On the first ever completely non-technical episode of Stacktrace, John and Rambo answer #askstacktrace questions about everything from local holiday traditions to what their favorite airplanes are. Sponsored by MacStadium: Get a cloud hosted M1 Mac mini from $99 or use promo code 9TO5MAC for half off the first two months of a Gen 3 or 4 (Intel) mini. Enter the Mac mini giveaway here.  Download MP3 Hosts: Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links Christmas in Brazil Christmas in Sweden Christmas in Poland Panettone “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson on Apple Music and Spotify “Telegraph Road” by Dire Straits on Apple Music and Spotify Subscribe:

An accidental deep dive into how the AirPods’ transparency mode is activated over Bluetooth, the launch of Swift by Sundell 3.0, running macOS code in the cloud, multiple headphone reviews and a comparison between the iPhone 12 Pro and 12 mini. Download MP3 Hosts: Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links Grand Central Dispatch CloudKit Beats Flex Steelseries Arctis 7X Splash Subscribe:

More on using the M1 Macs as development machines, thoughts on the newly announced AirPods Max and its pricing, the importance of maintaining URLs as stable identifiers, and how AirBuddy is made aware of new audio devices. Download MP3 Hosts: Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links AirPods Max in James Thomson’s Dice app Apple introduces AirPods Max Steelseries Arctis 7x headphones rbenv Subscribe:

On this slightly more code-focused episode of the show, John and Rambo discuss cross-platform SwiftUI development and techniques for integrating SwiftUI with UIKit and AppKit. Also, how the original HomePod can now be jailbroken, using the M1 Mac mini for gaming, and much more. Sponsored by Honeybadger: Exception and uptime monitoring for application developers. Tell them 9to5Mac/Stacktrace sent you and get 30% off for 6 months.  Download MP3 Hosts: Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links Screenshot of John’s Cloudflare analytics app FusionCast First-generation HomePod can now be jailbroken with Checkra1n SwiftUI and UIKit interoperability Published properties in Swift Subscribe:

John reviews the M1 Mac mini, and Rambo reviews the iPhone 12 mini. Two “mini products” that turn out to be not very mini in terms of performance. What’s it like using an M1 Mac for tasks like iOS development, and does the iPhone 12 mini feel like a proper flagship phone in 2020? Sponsored by Honeybadger: Exception and uptime monitoring for application developers. Tell them 9to5Mac/Stacktrace sent you and get 30% off for 6 months.  Sponsored by Roborock: Get the Roborock S6 Pure robot vacuum and mop in black for $359.99 (Reg. $599).  Download MP3 Hosts: Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links FusionCast Swift by Sundell Discover GraphQL Cloudflare’s GraphQL-based analytics API Combine YouTube video about testing Logic Pro X on the M1 Mac mini M1 Mac workaround appears to allow up to 6 external displays Managing dependencies using the Swift Package Manager Subscribe:

Apple’s lower App Store commission, the future of Swift by Sundell, shipping AirBuddy 2, M1 Mac benchmarks, SwiftUI’s potential as a cross-platform technology, and a review of the Xbox Series X. Yes, all of that in one episode — let’s dive in! Sponsored by Honeybadger: Exception and uptime monitoring for application developers. Tell them 9to5Mac/Stacktrace sent you and get 30% off for 6 months.  Download MP3 Hosts: Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links The AirBuddy Help Center Apple announces App Store Small Business Program iOS 14.3 will suggest third-party apps to users during the iPhone or iPad setup process iOS 14.3 beta includes support for rumored AirTags and third-party tracking accessories Matthew Panzarino’s review of the M1 MacBook Pro The Verge’s review of the M1 MacBooks The new isiOSAppOnMac property Xbox Series X Subscribe:

The first round of Apple Silicon Macs is finally here, and John and Rambo have lots of thoughts on them. Also, adventures into Multipeer Connectivity and Bluetooth, and mixing development work with design. Sponsored by Appfigures: The tools you need to monitor, optimize, and get more downloads. Use code Stack3030 to get 30% off for the next 3 months. Sponsored by CleanMyMac X: Try CleanMyMac X for free & get 30% off to optimize and clean your Mac. Sponsored by Honeybadger: Exception and uptime monitoring for application developers. Tell them 9to5Mac/Stacktrace sent you and get 30% off for 6 months.  Download MP3 Hosts: Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links AirBuddy 2 Using compiler directives in Swift Multipeer Connectivity Swift by Sundell Discover: Unit Testing Sketch Apple event video Subscribe:

It’s time for John and Rambo to place their bets on what Apple might announce at their upcoming “One More Thing” event. Will we see the first Apple Silicon-powered Macs, and if so, which ones, and what features will they have? Also, artisanal, hand-crafted JSON from Brazil, and computer-generated CSS from Poland. Sponsored by Survivor: Refined Rugged protection for all iPhone 12 models. Sponsored by Appfigures: The tools you need to monitor, optimize, and get more downloads. Use code Stack3030 to get 30% off for the next 3 months. Download MP3 Hosts: Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links John’s CSS generation experiment Function builders Phantom types The builder pattern Poker scorecard Subscribe:

The story and implementation behind Swift by Sundell Discover, how and why AirBuddy 2 will have an onboarding process, thoughts and comments on the new Apple Silicon-powered iMac rumors, home screen customization hacks, and a deep dive into balancing code-level details with shipping great products. Sponsored by Honeybadger: Exception and uptime monitoring for application developers. Tell them 9to5Mac/Stacktrace sent you and get 30% off for 6 months.  Sponsored by Incipio: Get 20% off cases for all iPhone 12 models with exclusive code: STACKTRACE. Sponsored by totallee: Get 25% off totallee's iPhone 12 cases for a limited time with code PODCAST. Download MP3 Hosts: Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links Swift by Sundell Discover SE-0289: Result Builders on the Swift forums Rambo’s talk about app architecture objc.io Dependency injection using functions Subscribe:

The success of the AirBuddy 2 pre-orders is immediately followed by a classic Rambo shopping spree, John continues to explore Swift’s function builders feature, and the two discuss the initial reviews of the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro, the new HomePod home theatre mode, and how their names are actually pronounced. Brought to you by Raptic: Get 20% off all iPhone 12 cases w/ code 9TO5MACiP12. Sponsored by Honeybadger: Exception and uptime monitoring for application developers. Tell them 9to5Mac/Stacktrace sent you and get 30% off for 6 months.  Download MP3 Hosts: Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links AirBuddy 2 TechCrunch’s coverage of AirBuddy 2 Swift’s function builders feature Plot John’s experiment with adding a Component API to Plot WWDC by Sundell & Friends The upcoming HomePod home theatre mode Subscribe:

On this extra long episode of Stacktrace, John and Rambo discuss all of the exciting new announcements from Apple’s October 2020 event, including the new iPhones, the new HomePod Mini, and more. Also, John is building a major new feature for his website and Rambo launches the pre-orders for AirBuddy 2. Sponsored by Appfigures: The tools you need to monitor, optimize, and get more downloads. Use code Stack3030 to get 30% off for the next 3 months. Sponsored by Honeybadger: Exception and uptime monitoring for application developers. Tell them 9to5Mac/Stacktrace sent you and get 30% off for 6 months.  Sponsored by Decluttr:Trade-in your old Apple device with a 10% cash bonus and 28-day price lock guarantee now. Download MP3 Hosts: Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links Pre-order AirBuddy 2 Paddle Publish Pessimists Archive Video of the Apple event Subscribe:

Building and using iOS widgets, the community’s adoption of SwiftUI, an update on whether game streaming services are now viable on iOS, multiple ways of using view models, and Swift’s new Windows compatibility. Sponsored by Honeybadger: Exception and uptime monitoring for application developers. Tell them 9to5Mac/Stacktrace sent you and get 30% off for 6 months.  Sponsored by RavPower: Get the new RAVPower 65W 4-Port Desktop USB-C Charging Station for $39 (Reg $59) with code 9TO5MACRP. Download MP3 Hosts: Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links Keynote Poker scorecard Getting started with WidgetKit John’s experimental Swift by Sundell widget The Keychron K2 xcode-switch Tool for creating Xcode playgrounds Subscribe:

Building and using iOS widgets, the community’s adoption of SwiftUI, an update on whether game streaming services are now viable on iOS, multiple ways of using view models, and Swift’s new Windows compatibility. Sponsored by DEVONthink: Manage your documents the smart way on Mac and iOS. Get 10% off with code 9to5mac-2020. Download MP3 Hosts: Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links Chibi Studio’s intro clip with Spatial Audio support See Amazon Luna No, iOS 14 widgets can’t secretly steal private info with your keyboard Different flavors of view models in Swift Swift on Windows DirectX Subscribe:

Building responsive app UIs, the launch of iOS 14, and thoughts on the Apple One bundle and some of its international pricing. Also, the return of both #askstacktrace and Stacktrace Arcade, as well as how using iCloud might affect the transferability of an app. Sponsored by Chargeasap: Preorder the Omega 200W or 100W GaN USB-C Charger for 55% off. And enter our MacBook Pro giveaway!  Download MP3 Hosts: Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links SwiftUI’s frame modifier CSS media queries SwiftUI’s GeometryReader view Widgetsmith Scriptable Chibi Studio’s App Clip try! Swift World (Rambo's workshop is sold out) AVAudioEngine CMHeadphoneMotionManager A Monster's Expedition Through Puzzling Exhibitions A Good Snowman is Hard to Build The Witness Subscribe:

It’s Apple event analysis time! John and Rambo discuss all of the major announcements from Apple’s “Time Flies” event — including the Apple Watch Series 6 and SE, the new iPads, and of course, the surprise release of iOS 14. Sponsored by DEVONthink: Manage your documents the smart way on Mac and iOS. Get 10% off with code 9to5mac-2020. Download MP3 Hosts: Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links try! Swift World Rambo’s Milkshakr repo Diagrams Logic controllers View models John’s Twitter game development diary Apple "Time Flies" event video Subscribe:

On this special 100th episode of the show, John and Rambo reflect on their personal milestones since episode one, and play another round of Apple Keynote Poker in preparation for next week’s Apple event. Sponsored by Concepts App: Sketch and design your ideas on an infinite canvas with flexible vector ink. Available on iPad and iPhone. Try it for free. Download MP3 Hosts: Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links Keynote Poker scorecard Rambo’s article about creating configurable macOS widgets How John typically structures model data in Swift Your Calendrical Fallacy Is... Apple Watch blood oxygen detection article Rambo’s original report on AirTags Publish AirBuddy Subscribe: