The iOS Dev Podcast

In this episode of the iOS developer podcast, I sat down with Mayank Gupta, the founder of SwiftAnytime and author of cracking the iOS interview. Affiliate Link for Cracking iOS Interview Book:Use code BlackFridayAnytime for 30% at checkout. https://gumroad.com/a/187185107/fcpxi SwiftAnytime: https://www.swiftanytime.com/ YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/UgKjyzW_AnM Audio Version: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iosdevpodcast Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JasonDubon Newsletter: https://www.iosdevpodcast.com/newsletter Mayank's Twitter: https://twitter.com/iosmayank Mayank's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iosmayank ----------------- Follow Me On Social Media --------------------LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondubon/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonDubonYT Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedubon/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedubon (0:00) Cracking iOS Interview Book (6:34)Thoughts on Data Structure & Algorithm Questions (9:43) Advice for iOS Interviews (13:45) Behavioral Interviews (15:35) Mistake Developers Make For Interviews (19:55) Preparing for Junior vs Senior Interviews (24:04) Mayank’s Approach to Conducting Interviews (28:10) Advice During The Down Market (33:28) Getting into iOS Development (44:00) What is SwiftAnyTime? #iosdev #iosdevinterviews #techinterview

In this episode of the iOS developer podcast, I sat down with Mac Martine. We covered topics such as building SaaS companies, indie hacking, marketing as a developer and much more. YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/mkWuRPanhpY Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-it-takes-to-build-a-saas-with-mac-martine-21/id1643028172?i=1000633987161 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2IrbsvRlTQ6W4CMfi5apSp?si=Gf6QDB2YS0GVCsyNY_vCYw Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JasonDubon Newsletter: https://www.iosdevpodcast.com/newsletter Saas Bootstrapper: https://www.thesaasbootstrapper.co/ Mac's Personal Site: https://macmartine.com/ Mac's Twitter: https://twitter.com/saasmakermac ----------------- Follow Me On Social Media -------------------- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondubon/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonDubonYT Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedubon/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedubon #saas #indiehacking #indiehackers

In this episode of the iOS developer podcast, I sat down with Chris Vasselli. We covered topics such as indie development, having app randomly blow up, going full time indie, getting into iOS development, living in Japan, SwiftLeeds and much more. YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/QmD6uiffqbs Apple Podcast: Spotify: Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JasonDubon Newsletter: https://www.iosdevpodcast.com/newsletter Chris's Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrisvasselli Chris's Mastadon: https://mstdn.social/@chrisvasselli Chris's Hihongo App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nihongo-japanese-dictionary/id881697245?ls=1 ----------------- Follow Me On Social Media ----------------- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondubon/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonDubonYT Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedubon/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedubon (0:00) Intro 0:20) Nihongo (6:10) Nihongo’s Big Breakout (13:59) Shifting App from One Time Payment to Subscription Model (17:38) Going Full-Time Indie Dev (28:39) Journey into iOS Development (34:57) SwiftLeeds and First Conference Talk (37:41) Indie App Unit Testing, CD/CI (44:25) Selecting Topic for Conference Talk (48:20) Future Conferences? 👀 #iosdev #indiedevelopment #indiedev

In this episode of the iOS developer podcast, I sat down with Rudrank Riyam and we broke down how to get started freelancing, how to get your first client and what mistakes to avoid. We also covered being a digital nomad and what the future holds. YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/_dVDybM--DM Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-guide-to-freelancing-as-a-developer-with-rudrank-riyam-19/id1643028172?i=1000632426401Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0V8mtkixAFEcz05xZRjJJU?si=Kxs1B6DzTYakE4NZJt1ajw Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JasonDubon Newsletter: https://www.iosdevpodcast.com/newsletter Rudrank's Twitter: https://twitter.com/rudrankriyam Rudrank's Site: https://www.rudrank.com/ ----------------- Follow Me On Social Media -------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonDubonYT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondubon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedubon/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedubon (0:00) Preview (0:50) Freelancing as iOS Developer (2:55) First Step to Become a Freelancer as a Developer (7:47) Landing First Freelancing Client (14:29) Pitfalls to avoid as a freelancer (16:26) Tradeoffs Between Freelancing & Full-Time Role (22:29) Digital Nomad Experience (30:23) Getting Started with iOS Development (35:05) Internship Experience at Apple (37:05) The Angela Yu Course (38:20) Rudrank’s Recent Works (41:05) Future Plans (45:10) Outro #iosdev #freelancing #freelancer

In this episode of the iOS developer podcast, its different!! A solo episode this time! I covered topics such as what I've been up to, how I would become a developer today, and what makes someone an iOS developer. YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/UUmABP7wr4o Audio Version: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iosdevpodcast Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JasonDubon Newsletter: https://www.iosdevpodcast.com/newsletter (0:00) Intro (0:29) What I've Been Up To (6:21) How I would become an iOS Developer ? (16:25) What makes someone an iOS developer ? (18:42) Outro ----------------- Follow Me On Social Media -------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonDubonYT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondubon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedubon/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedubon #iosdev #developermindset #iosdeveloper

In this episode of the iOS developer podcast, I sat down with Logan for another round. Logan is an iOS Engineer at Spotify and indie developer with 7+ years of experience. We covered topics such as mindset of a developer, becoming a developer, indie hacking and twitter aka X. YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/8Hb49qMdiTQ Audio Version: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iosdevpodcast Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JasonDubon Newsletter: https://www.iosdevpodcast.com/newsletter Logan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/logankoshenka Logan's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/logankoshenka ----------------- Follow Me On Social Media -------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonDubonYT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondubon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedubon/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedubon (0:00) Preview (0:39) Smarts vs Mindset to Become a Developer (11:11) Indie apps and Inspiration (21:49) Skill stack of indie developer (31:09) Just Keep Shipping (36:16) Getting Honest Feedback (39:39) Whats Going on with Twitter/X ? (42:39) Moving to Threads? #iosdev #developermindset #indiedevelopment

In this episode of the iOS developer podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Pietro Messineo. We covered what it takes to grow your apps, having an app go viral, building apps in high school and much more. YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/f9_3m6Pg41U Audio Version: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iosdevpodcast Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JasonDubon Newsletter: https://www.iosdevpodcast.com/newsletter Pietro's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pietromessineo/ Pietro's Twitter: https://twitter.com/pietro_messineo ----------------- Follow Me On Social Media -------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonDubonYT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondubon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedubon/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedubon (0:00) Preview (0:52) What makes an app worth buying (4:12) Getting more app downloads (11:39) App Going Viral & Exiting (16:57) Criteria for App Ideas (21:08) Getting into iOS Development in High School (24:42) Sideloading iPhone Apps (25:42) Building Apps in College (28:52) Moving To Czech Republic as iOS Developer (30:36) Market for iOS Developers in Czech Republic & Europe (34:10) Advice for Young Developers (36:27) Building for watchOS and tvOS (38:04) SwiftUI vs UIKit for Indie Apps (41:26) Speaking at Conferences (45:07) Favorite Conference (45:52) Preventing Security Issues in your App Growing your apps how to grow your app ASO - App Store optimization #iosdev #swift #appgrowth

In this episode of the iOS developer podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Eugene Berezin. We covered the interview and application process for iOS Developers, Self Development, and mistakes developers make. YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/bI8ewKdenmE Audio Version: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iosdevpodcast Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JasonDubon Newsletter: https://www.iosdevpodcast.com/newsletter Eugene's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eugene-berezin/ Eugene's Twitter: https://twitter.com/eugeneiosdev ----------------- Follow Me On Social Media -------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonDubonYT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondubon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedubon/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedubon (0:00) Preview (1:00) Mistakes Developers Make in Application Process? (8:04) How Aspiring Developers Can Break into The Field? (10:31) State of the Job Market (14:19) QA Testing into iOS Development (18:47) Junior Developers Who Feel Stuck (21:58) Business of One Mindset (24:30) Remote vs In-office (30:50) Morning Routine (31:43) What's the most impactful thing to do? (35:28) Inspiration for Career Coach (39:05) If Started Today as Developer (42:36) UIKit vs SwiftUI (44:05) AI and iOS Development (47:48) How Improving Emotional Intelligence and Self Improves Your Career #iosdev #swift #iosdevinterviews

In this episode of the iOS developer podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Jeroen Leenarts, the host of the AppForce1 podcast. We covered a wide range of topics such as the Do iOS Conference, Sr Dev vs Dev Relations, GetStream.io (aka Stream), career advice for iOS developers. YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/kHEsWtaSTPo Audio Version: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iosdevpodcast Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JasonDubon Newsletter: https://www.iosdevpodcast.com/newsletter AppForce1's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AppForce1 Do iOS Conference: https://do-ios.com/ AppForce1: https://appforce1.net/ ----------------- Follow Me On Social Media -------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonDubonYT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondubon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedubon/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedubon 0:00 Preview 0:53 Criteria for Conference Speakers 4:45 Orchestrating Do iOS Conference 31:36 Going from Java developer to iOS developer 39:30 Deciding between Senior iOS developer and Developer relations 46:35 Working at Startups 48:55 Staying at Job Too Long53:05 Benefits of GetStream.io 59:50 Biggest Takeaway from 20 years in Tech 1:05:55 Importance of Taking Breaks 1:13:45 Conducting iOS Developer Interviews #iosdev #swift #iosinterviews

In this episode of the iOS dev podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Logan Koshenka. We covered a wide range of topics such as Startup accelerators, Indie development, interviewing at big tech companies, and much more with Logan Koshenka. YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/sGqLUGOppZo Audio Version: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iosdevpodcast Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JasonDubon Newsletter: https://www.iosdevpodcast.com/newsletter Logan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/logankoshenka Logan's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/logankoshenka ----------------- Follow Me On Social Media -------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonDubonYT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondubon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedubon/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedubon Intro Getting Into Tech Learning iOS Development Inventing Apps in Silicon Valley First iOS Dev Job AccuFit & Fitness Apps Pulling the Plug on Ideas Landing Job at Spotify Productive days How to Land Job in Big Tech Pyschology based UI #iosdev #swift #iosinterviews

In this episode of the iOS dev podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Mazen Kourouche. We covered a wide range of topics such as working at startups, UX & UI design, indie development, working at SnapChat, getting acquired by big tech and much more! YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/FY1-6IbKCUc Audio Version: https://www.iosdevpodcast.com/links Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JasonDubon Newsletter: https://www.iosdevpodcast.com/newsletter Mazen's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mazenkourouche Mazen's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mazenkourouche Mazen's Site: https://www.mazenkourouche.com/ ----------------- Follow Me On Social Media -------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonDubonYT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondubon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedubon/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedubon (0:00) Intro (0:29) Differences between Startups & Big Companies (4:28) H.A.G.S Startup (8:55) Leaving Deloitte to Join Startup (11:54) Getting Acquired by SnapChat (14:27) Design Engineering & SwiftUI (19:28) Improving Design Skills (27:05) Camping out for the iPhone (33:48) Working at SnapChat (36:45) Leaving Job to Go Indie (42:27) Biggest Struggle as Indie Dev (47:02) Time Management as Indie Dev (50:10) BeMyChef & Cooking (57:30) WWDC Scholar #iosdev #swift #snapchat

In this episode of the iOS dev podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Dan O'Leary. We covered a wide range of topics such as indie development, business side of building apps, iOS development while being a pilot, and much more! Audio Version: https://www.iosdevpodcast.com/links YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/9GaRUzgVQ_A Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JasonDubon Newsletter: https://www.iosdevpodcast.com/newsletter Podcast Website: https://www.iosdevpodcast.com/ Dan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/olearydan Jet Fuel Dev: https://www.jetfueleddevs.com/ ----------------- Follow Me On Social Media -------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonDubonYT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondubon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedubon/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedubon (0:00) Intro (0:53) First App on AppStore (7:36) Getting into Software Development (14:11) Leveling Up Development Skills (19:18) Juggling Flying Planes and Indie Development (26:35) Going All In on iOS? (31:03) Entrepreneurship as A Developer (39:43) Business Side of App Development (48:58) Origin of Jet Fueled Dev Podcast (56:44) Indie Development & Talking to your Customers (59:05) Most Difficult Learning iOS Development or Flying A Plane? #iosdev #swift #pilot

In this episode of the iOS dev podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Catalin Patrascu. We covered a wide range of topics such as differences between junior and senior iOS developer, freelancing, journey into tech, SwiftUI vs UIKit, best architecture, Singleton design pattern, and much more! Hope you enjoy! Audio Version: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iosdevpodcast YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/5YSbgKAV98k Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JasonDubon Newsletter: https://www.iosdevpodcast.com/newsletter Podcast Website: https://www.iosdevpodcast.com/ Catalin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/cpatrascudev Catalin's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catalin-patrascu/ Catalin's Site: https://catalinpatrascu.com/ Building Scalable & Maintainable Apps by Catalin: https://cpatrascudev.gumroad.com/l/iosdnablueprint?layout=profile ----------------- Follow Me On Social Media -------------------- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedubon/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonDubonYT TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedubon LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondubon/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thedubon 0:00 Intro 0:54 Moment Catalin went from Jr. to Sr. 2:38 How did you get into Tech? 8:10 Getting into Freelancing 13:45 First iMac 20:05 First Major iOS Role 23:12 What Separates a Jr iOS Dev from Sr iOS Dev 25:42 Differences between a Lead iOS Dev and Sr iOS Dev 28:36 Trends in Mobile Development 30:17 Native vs Cross Platform for Startup 31:54 iPhone vs Android Globally 34:25 Apps Shifting To Subscription Model 35:54 SwiftUI vs UIKit ? 38:54 Best Architecture for SwiftUI 43:50 Pros and Cons of Singleton Design Pattern 46:30 Writing and Creating iOS content 51:48 Foundations for Young Developers 53:04 Outro #iosdev #swift #ioslead

In this episode of the iOS dev podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Josh Holtz we covered topics such as getting into software development at early age, app building during smartphone boom, RevenueCat, Deep Dish Swift and much more. Audio Version: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iosdevpodcast YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/woWRmbn0bI4 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JasonDubon Newsletter: https://www.iosdevpodcast.com/newsletterPodcast Website: https://www.iosdevpodcast.com/ Josh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/joshdholtz Josh's Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@joshdholtz Josh's Site: https://www.joshholtz.com/ ----------------- Follow Me On Social Media -------------------- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedubon/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonDubonYT TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedubon LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondubon/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thedubon 0:00 Intro 0:52 Getting into Development 6:50 Software Internship at 18 8:52 Post-College 10:05 App Building during Smart Phone Boom 13:33 Moving Away from Software Agency 23:43 Power of RevenueCat 28:28 Maintaining and Benefits of Fastlane 35:43 Origin of Deep Dish Swift 47:28 How Children Changed Life As Developer 52:51 Overcoming Stutter #iosdev #swift #podcast

In this episode of the iOS dev podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Mikaela we cover topics such as becoming an iOS Dev, the iOS Community, Conferences, and the power of networking. Audio Version: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iosdevpodcast YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/0RFdk5BlU6o Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JasonDubon Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/iu9nS2 Mikaela's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikaela__caron Mikaela's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mikaelacaron Mikaela's Site: https://mikaelacaron.com/links/ ----------------- Follow Me On Social Media -------------------- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedubon/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonDubonYT TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedubon LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondubon/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thedubon 0:00 Intro 0:47 Login vs Sign In 5:19 Working at Steel Company & Getting into Programming 9:15 Day to Day Working on Tech Stack of Steel Company 13:20 Shifting into iOS & First iOS Dev Job 22:02 Being Active in the Community & Networking 25: 21 Swift & iOS Conferences 27:20 Advice for Devs Giving Their First Talk at Conference 31:28 iOS Dev Happy Hour 36:01 Becoming an organizer 38:31 How would you learn iOS Development if You Started Today (2023) 43:46 Trade-offs Between Clean Code & Speed 50:00 Story Behind the Unicorn 54:00 Outro #iosdev #swift #podcast