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Total: 306

286: First Hire

2024/2/14

Thoughts and motivations behind David's hiring of an employee and what it means to be an indie d

Final considerations for the imminent Apple Vision Pro launch, and our expectations for visionOS app

In the first of a three-part series, we look at the first pillar of a successful app: customer acqui

283: Fifty Roles

2023/12/9

The many roles we need to juggle as independent developers, and considering which roles we can take

282: Revert to Defaults

2023/11/30

When to ignore or revert our custom-design instincts and follow the system defaults instead. This e

281: The Weirdest Parties

2023/11/9

What happens when you break 50 million home screens? This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored b

280: Upstream Decisions

2023/10/25

Early decisions and implementation choices that have large impacts down the road — good and bad. Th

279: Rest and Recovery

2023/10/11

Taking time off when you realize — or don't yet — that you really need it. This episode of Unde

278: Unforeseeable Issues

2023/9/27

Encountering bugs and feedback that our development and beta testing didn't or couldn't unco

277: Go Time

2023/9/13

The rush to submit our iOS 17 apps for its general release, and the last window of opportunity to pr

276: Preparing for iOS 17

2023/8/30

Our final plans and preparation for iOS 17's launch, now that we can confidently predict its tim

How to communicate new features to new and existing customers — and which features are worth communi

Splitting your time between iOS 17 and visionOS development, and tips for attending a visionOS lab.

The value of exploration and experimentation. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Ind

272: Feeling Behind

2023/7/7

Examining the constant anxiety of feeling like you're falling "behind" in your app&#39

Our expectations for the visionOS app market when Apple Vision Pro launches next year. This episode

270: WWDC 2023

2023/6/9

An interview with Josh Shaffer and Chris Thielen about Swift macros, SwiftData, interactive widgets,

Our annual pre-WWDC episode: practical advice for those attending the event, and how everyone — virt

268: Fancy Work

2023/5/10

Controlling the urge to over-invest in details that won't proportionally benefit our customers.

267: Don't Run Servers

2023/4/26

Modern Apple devices offer incredible power — use it! This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored