Swift over Coffee
Episodes
S4E9: Apple Does Sometimes Solve Problems (WWDC25 special)
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mikaela and Paul are – or at least were – live at WWDC25! And dub-dub dominates the chat – what was announced, why it matters, what the concerns...
S4E8: Mikaela doesn’t respect Paul
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With WWDC25 looming, Paul and Mikaela are as excited as everyone to discover the new features and tools we can use to make amazing new things… but l...
S4E7: Progress over perfection
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Mikaela and Paul recorded a special episode live at ARCtic Conference in Oulu, Finland, with a distin...
S4E6: The Fruitful Trombone of Great Sadness
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Paul and Mikaela come to you live (-ish) from try! Swift Tokyo, where the air is filled with both cherry blossom and excitement about WWDC 2025!We’v...
S4E5: Could you just…?
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
‘Networking’ is a word to strike fear into the heart of any developer, and upsettingly we’re dealing with both types this episodes: talking to o...
S4E4: Naming is hard
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Apparently, the secret to a great coding presentation is three Es. You’ll just have to listen to discover if this means Paul is advocating for consu...
S4E3: The existence of Mikaela
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we learn that the app that paid for Paul’s house hasn’t even been updated for iPhone X 😶🌫️ and Mikaela learns about so...
S4E2: Mikaela is a lesson
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mikaela is joined by the most English-sounding Irishman you've ever heard for an intensive therapy session. We're talking paper cuts in Swift, those t...
S4E1: You have to sit down and do it
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back! Many things have happened over that swift summer break, so pour a coffee and let’s jump right back in. In this episode, we’re talkin...
S3E16: Swift 6 strict
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: We discuss Apple's worldwide catch up events for WWDC, discuss how we stay up to date with new Swift features in old projects, an...
S3E15: Swift turns 10
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: We discuss Apple's developer academies, share our advice for becoming a fully independent developer, and on Swift's 10th anni...
S3E14: An archaeological trove of Mikaela
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: We discuss Apple's newest accessibility features coming in iOS 18, share our tips for working with difficult colleagues and clien...
S3E13: Zero warnings is a good start
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: We talk about the community events taking place alongside WWDC24, discuss what we're hoping to see change in Apple's APIs thi...
S3E12: SwiftUI just figures it out
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: We start to get excited about WWDC24, talk about the pros and cons of pair programming, and share your views on how to make apps more...
S3E11: Serendipitous learning
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: We discuss why it's so important to attend conferences and other meetups, share the best moments from your careers, and play an a...
S3E10: That was a ball of pain
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Swift 5.10 is here, we share our tips on mentoring and being mentored, and try out your Vision Pro apps. - Apple Vision Pro is here:...
S3E9: Don't call it a headset
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Apple's Vision Pro is almost here and we couldn't be more excited, we share our tips for building a great app portfolio, and ...
S3E8: Step 1 is building a great app
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: We reveal the best way to use your Apple developer subscription, discuss our experience of using AI to build software, and share your...
S3E7: Scary Fast
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: We review Hacktoberfest and make plans for our future indie projects, share our thoughts on what makes great app architecture, and re...
S3E6: Don't be scammy
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: We discuss the value of building a side project you love, chat about Apple's latest Vision Pro sample code, and share your views ...
S3E5: The tastiest peach
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: It's a job interview special, packed with our tips for preparing for interviews so you can really excel, followed by our listener...
S3E4: They took a side quest
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Vision Pro labs, the worst code we've ever written, and we discuss your answers to our open ballot: do developers also need to be...
S3E3: Mikaela over Coffee
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: we discuss the earliest iPhone apps, share our tips for contributing to the community, and discuss your answers to our open ballot: s...
S3E2: File feedback, goodbye
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: we discuss Apple's big SwiftData announcement, our plans for building visionOS apps, and what's missing from SwiftUI after WW...
S3E1: People want to get together
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: we discuss Apple's incredible new accessibility features, ask how you can keep learning and growing in your career, and share you...
S2E5: Merry Dubmas, Everyone!
21 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: we celebrate Swiftmas and Dubmas all together, plus talk about remote conferences, tuple conformance, Mint, WWDC wishlists, and more....
S2E4: Erica vs the World
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: WWDC goes WFH, Swift gets some inspiration from JavaScript, and we review your awesome Breathe app submissions. WWDC is online: htt...
S2E3: Sim See Tee Ell
28 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Erica learns to pronounce things the Paul way, we're blown away by how good Swift 5.2's error messages are, and discuss listener view...
S2E2: Proing the heck out of that bono
13 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: on the road to Swift 6, handling key presses in iOS, and whether to build an app or a website. Xcode 11.4 beta: https://developer.a...
S2E1: Have your State and eat it
29 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Swift 5.2 snapshots are available for download, Paul enjoys some property wrappers, and we dream about what SwiftUI 2.0 might bring. ...
S1E22: Why does Sean hate SwiftUI so much?
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Sean's beard is staying in San Francisco, the NeXT era is ending, we discuss SwiftUI's forms system, and explore the many amazing new...
S1E21: Live from AltConf 2019
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode we’re joined by our friends Kristina Fox, JP Simard, Gui Rambo, and Kaya Thomas as we discuss everything new from WWDC19. St...
S1E20: Transcendental Swift
27 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: the Apple Developer Academy is open for another year, iOS Dev Jobs launches, we reveal why "Spectre" has British spelling, and ponder...
S1E19: Rotato rotato
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Swift hits the front-end of the web, Marzipan creeps closer, Paul talks about the importance of data hiding in Swift 5.1, and we disc...
S1E18: Big boy pants
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Swift 5.1 gathers strength, Realm gets swallowed up by MongoDB, Sean discovers SwiftLint, and we discuss whether Apple Arcade will be...
S1E17: Now he sounds French
15 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: lots of new Swift Evolution proposals are in review, we discuss *that* TechCrunch article, dive into server-side Swift, and try to fi...
S1E16: Live from iOSCon 2019
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: the Swift style guide marches on to formal review, we pick out our favorite events at iOSCon, and discuss whether it's important for ...
S1E15: Shiny new side project
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: WWDC is announced at last, memberwise initializers get better in Swift 5.1, we vent about getting lost in side projects, and discuss ...
S1E14: Thank you for the paycheck
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: the first sighting of Swift 5.1, a Swift style guide is on the cards, we talk about toast (the user interface kind!), and look for wh...
S1E13: Bizarre but legal
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Swift 5 nears ABI stability, Swift adoption in apps is skyrocketing, we make all our unit tests pass, and discuss how we'd change Swi...
S1E12: Really alarming breakpoints
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Xcode ships with a Swift 5 beta, Apple smacks down Facebook and Google, we discuss the value of design, and talk about important know...
S1E11: Pandora's rabbit hole
21 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: we examine the need for manager objects, look at Swift Package Manager’s rise in popularity, discuss the usefulness of ARKit, and -...
S1E10: It's such a glorious week
08 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Swift 5 string interpolation gets its first real project, iOS 12 adoption flies ahead, we delve into the (apparently) ancient history...
S1E9: Beard of Steel
24 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Codable conformance for Range types, string interpolation in Swift 5.0, Paul and Sean discuss their work over 2018 and plans for 2019...
S1E8: I'd call it Ten Code
10 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Result comes to the standard library, the App Store is going down for Christmas, Paul replaces Reachability at last, and we discuss h...
S1E7: I was in prison for that time
26 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: community news galore, more great features from Swift 5.0, coding tips from the 80s, plus our open ballot: what’s your favorite par...
S1E6: What is getting Sherlocked?
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Swift's strings are now stored as UTF-8, Sherlock lets you poke around in iOS layouts, Paul talks about mocking networking more easil...
S1E5: It Worked That One Time
29 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: flattening nested optionals is accepted as optional iteration is being reviewed, Apple works on a project to support the language ser...
S1E4: Optional optionals
15 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: iOS 12.0 is picking up speed while 12.1 is already on the way, we dive into DispatchGroup and font metrics, and talk about the many c...
S1E3: Very powerful... and sweet
01 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Swift 4.2 lands as Swift 5.0 starts to inch closer, Apple gives TestFlight links to the world, we watch Phil Schiller's infamous Jump...
S1E2: Always on brand
17 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: it's iOS conference season, new devices from Apple, the first tips for Swift 5, and we look at what makes a great job interview for S...
S1E1: No magic bullets
01 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: raw strings are back in review, Dynamic Type is more popular than you realize, and we look at ways to fix massive view controllers. ...