Waiting for Review

Dave Wood ponders a mic boom arm, both of us are on the fence about dark mode and we discuss the "Marzipan apps" within macOS Mojave. Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US)

Lifting the lid on the pro's and con's of remaining paid up front, pricing an upgrade, and how to target an app's niche set of customers. Dave Wood is commencing work on creating version 2.0 of his video mxing app, GoVJ. With nearly 2 years of ideas and feature requests to consider, there's a lot to unpack. Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US)

Dave Nott falls down the rabbit hole of smart lighting and of course, we discuss the upcoming October Apple event that both of us might not get to watch live! Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US)

A special episode this week, not only is Dave Nott podcasting from his car on a campsite, we have a new Macs! We discuss the newly announced MacBook Air and Mac Mini. Fear not, we'll be discussing the new iPad Pros next week along with any extra details that emerge from the event over the coming week. Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US) http://darylbaxter.com/theoutpostshow/

With Apple now requiring that we add privacy policies to our apps, we discuss how we might navigate this as indie developers, and unwrap our thoughts on privacy in the new age of GDPR. Links: Apple Privacy policy announcement SnapThread Privacy Policy Music by Broke For Free (Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US)) The post 88: Privacy Policies appeared first on Waiting For Review.

The new iPhones have landed, but did the Watch steal the show? We discuss the new devices and what they mean to us as both users and developers. Join us, for Waiting For Review! Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US) The post Episode 87: Watch out, iPhone! appeared first on Waiting For Review.

It was nearly a year ago that we were last discussing app architectures. A year on, and (hopefully) a year wiser, what more do we have to say about them… is there one architecture to rule them all? Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US) The post Episode 85: Revisiting App Architectures appeared first on Waiting For Review.

Dave Nott has a clear out and starts thinking of selling everything to get a new MacBook Pro. Rumors are breaking that a new Mac Mini might be on the horizon, along with a replacement for the 13″ MacBook Air. Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US) The post Episode 84: Shiney New Macs (maybe…) appeared first on Waiting For Review.

This week, we take a look at the quaterly earnings from Apple that came in last week. We try and make sense of what it means for us as one man indie dev shops, and where we think things might be headed in the longer term. Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United… The post Episode 82: So Many Zeros appeared first on Waiting For Review.

In this episode we come back to a discussion that started a few weeks ago. Dave Nott finds frustration in the command line, and Dave Wood spends some time there on a daily basis. We explore our differences in opinion, and the potential future of the command line within Apple’s eco system. Links: Music by… The post Episode 81: Commandline vs. GUI appeared first on Waiting For Review.

Apple updated the Macbook Pro, but do the current machines represent the end of the line? Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US) The post Episode 80: The end of the line? appeared first on Waiting For Review.

After shutting up shop on Root-Digital, Dave Nott is re-evaluating his workflow and arrangements when working on two devices. Navigating the balancing act between synchronisation, backups and jumping between machines isn’t always easy, but does iCloud provide the answer? Join us for Waiting For Review. Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States… The post Episode 79: Re-evaluating Workflows appeared first on Waiting For Review.

This week, we take a look at the Apple TV and ask if it’s still relevant in the current landscape of competing products, what unique selling points it has, and the new unique selling points it could have. Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US) The post Episode 78: Apple TV Relevance appeared first on Waiting For Review.

This week we have a somewhat heartfelt episode as Dave Nott shuts up the indie shop with his company and apps at Root Digital. Dave gets into what has driven this decision, and what is coming next. Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US) The post Episode 77: A Tough Call appeared first on Waiting For Review.

In the first half of this episode we discuss Swift vs. Objective C and the wider community debate between the two. Is Swift a difficult language, and should new projects be started in anything other than Swift in 2018? In the second half we get stuck into free trials and their current state, post WWDC.… The post Episode 76: Languages and free trials appeared first on Waiting For Review.

This week, we’re a bit overloaded with WWDC so we take a break and talk about Mac hardware, timely, as Dave Nott seems to have fallen down the hackintosh rabbit hole! Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US) The post Episode 75: Mac Hardware appeared first on Waiting For Review.

Continuing on from last week’s WWDC special, we take a deeper dive into three big parts of the WWDC keynote – performance, Marzipan and Siri Shortcuts. We consider what these developments will mean for the platform and users, and the impacts and opportunities for developers. Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States… The post Episode 74: Performance, Marzipan & Siri appeared first on Waiting For Review.

Recorded just minutes after the keynote finished, we jump in to discuss our first thoughts and reactions to the WWDC keynote. Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US) The post Episode 73: WWDC Reaction appeared first on Waiting For Review.

WWDC is coming next week. We get into what we like about Xcode and the platform today, and what we’d love to see unfold at next week’s event in San Jose! Join us for Waiting For Review. Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US) The post Episode 72: ‘Twas the week before WWDC appeared first on Waiting For Review.

This week we steer slightly out of the Apple arena, and take a look at Google IO through the lens of iOS/Apple developers and diehards. There’s a lot to like in Google’s offerings, but is the grass always greener? Links: Google IO in 14 minutes (The Verge) Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United… The post Episode 71: Google IO… Is the grass greener? appeared first on Waiting For Review.