December 2016 iOS Developer Group Meeting
Thursday, December 8, 2016, 7:00–9:00pm
Last Month in iOS Development
A short group discussion about iOS- and developer-related news from the previous month. — Matthew Frederick.
Matthew is the Chief Product Officer at Software Ops, developers of mobile-focused systems.
React Native and Code Push: Learn Once, Code Anywhere
Ever thought about writing code to iOS and Android using javascript? Ever dreamed about releasing code anytime you want? Well, welcome to Reactland. With React Native, you can create iOS and Android native apps without having to know Swift/Objective-C or Java; and the best of all: release code ANYTIME using Microsoft’s CodePush. We’ll go over creating a React Native app exploring React components (including creating your own native bridges), code structure, and pushing updates using CodePush. — Thiago Pereira and Jesse Tomchak
Thiago is a passionate iOS developer having released multiple apps in the App Store. He is currently trying to change how people learn along with the people at Picmonic, and is responsible for their main native iOS app as well as their new React Native app.
Jesse learned Objective-C as his first programing language (“not recommended”) when the iPhone SDK was released, and eventually moved out of administration work and into iPhone and iPad development full time. He currently has the privilege of working for Picmonic on their iPhone and iPad app.
Unsafe Swift
Learn how direct memory access via Unsafe[Mutable]Pointer has evolved in Swift, including significant changes in Swift 3. A TIFF image reader will be used as an example. — John Sadowsky
JSS is a Wireless Phy layer systems engineer, former professor of EE and an IEEE Fellow, who currently has taken up Swift programming as a retirement hobby.
Location
Software Ops, LLC
15030 N Hayden Rd
Suite 120 (north end of the building)
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Come as early as 6:45pm.
CANCELLED: November 2016 iOS Developer Group Meeting
CANCELLED
Sorry, this meeting is cancelled.
We’ll resume in December.
Thursday, November 10, 2016, 7:00–9:00pm
Last Month in iOS Development
A short group discussion about iOS- and developer-related news from the previous month. — Matthew Frederick.
Matthew is the Chief Product Officer at Software Ops, developers of mobile-focused systems.
React Native and Code Push: Learn Once, Code Anywhere
Ever thought about writing code to iOS and Android using javascript? Ever dreamed about releasing code anytime you want? Well, welcome to Reactland. With React Native, you can create iOS and Android native apps without having to know Swift/Objective-C or Java; and the best of all: release code ANYTIME using Microsoft’s CodePush. We’ll go over creating a React Native app exploring React components (including creating your own native bridges), code structure, and pushing updates using CodePush. — Thiago Pereira and Jesse Tomchak
Thiago is a passionate iOS developer having released multiple apps in the App Store. He is currently trying to change how people learn along with the people at Picmonic, and is responsible for their main native iOS app as well as their new React Native app.
Jesse learned Objective-C as his first programing language (“not recommended”) when the iPhone SDK was released, and eventually moved out of administration work and into iPhone and iPad development full time. He currently has the privilege of working for Picmonic on their iPhone and iPad app.
Location
Software Ops, LLC
15030 N Hayden Rd
Suite 120 (north end of the building)
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Come as early as 6:45pm.
October 2016 iOS Developer Group Meeting
Thursday, October 13, 2016, 7:00–9:00pm
Last Month in iOS Development
A short group discussion about iOS- and developer-related news from the previous month. — Matthew Frederick.
Matthew is the Chief Product Officer at Software Ops, developers of mobile-focused systems.
Search Ads on the App Store: A Quest for My First Conversion
Ads on the App Store?! Is this good or bad for independent developers? Apple says they designed search ads with the small developer in mind. Let’s take a look at my first week using search ads, diving into all the numbers and what the early days indicate for ad spend return on investment. — Wes Filleman
Wes Filleman is an independent iOS app developer since 2008 focusing on the connected home with the MobiLinc line of iOS/Android apps.
Debugging Tools and Workflows
An overview of common workflows and tools for debugging with an emphasis on iOS apps and tools for Xcode. We’ll cover LLDB, Chisel, visual debugging, and more complex third-party tools . — Dave Lyon
Dave is a freelance software developer and consultant.
Location
Software Ops, LLC
15030 N Hayden Rd
Suite 120 (north end of the building)
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Come as early as 6:30pm for informal networking and discussion before the presentations begin, and join us after the meeting for less formal discussion at OHSO down the road.
September 2016 iOS Developer Group Meeting
Thursday, September 8, 2016, 7:00–9:00pm
Last Month in iOS Development
A short group discussion about iOS- and developer-related news from the previous month.
Practical Modern Views and View Controllers
The UIView and UIViewController classes are the bread and butter of iOS developers everywhere, but over the years they’ve changed and grown dramatically. There’s an incredible depth to be found by diving in and exploring all of the options and configuration available in the base classes. Together, we’ll explore what I believe are a some of the most under-utilized and least understood aspects of working the most critical components of iOS apps.— Dave Lyon
App Camp For Girls
Amelia will introduce us to the App Camp For Girls organization. She will also share her experience volunteering with them this past summer. — Amelia Boli
Amelia Boli is an independent iOS developer.
Location
Software Ops, LLC
15030 N Hayden Rd
Suite 120 (north end of the building)
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Come as early as 6:30pm for informal networking and discussion before the presentations begin, and join us after the meeting for less formal discussion at OHSO down the road.
July 2016 iOS Developer Group Meeting
Thursday, July 14, 2016, 7:00–9:00pm
WWDC All-Singing All-Dancing 2016 Revue Spectacular*
New frameworks, new features, new toys! Join us for a breakneck trip through all the new goodies and opportunities Apple Claus left for us last month. — Matthew Frederick
* Minimal singing, probably no dancing, your mileage may vary.
Lightning Talk: Understanding Swift Performance
Swift promises a whole new level of performance. Amelia will present a synopsis of the Understanding Swift Performance session from this year’s WWDC. There will also hopefully be a small example. — Amelia Boli
Amelia Boli is an independent iOS developer.
Demo of SiriKit, Siri Dictation, and iMessage Extensions in a New iOS 10 App
A quick demo of the new SiriKit Domains, Siri Dictation, and iMessage Extensions used in a new iOS 10 app Troy Anderson and Wes Filleman are building for a Fall release — Wes Filleman
Wes Filleman is an independent iOS app developer since 2008 focusing on the connected home with the MobiLinc line of iOS/Android apps.
Location
Software Ops, LLC
15030 N Hayden Rd
Suite 120 (north end of the building)
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Come as early as 6:30pm for informal networking and discussion before the presentations begin, and join us after the meeting for less formal discussion at OHSO down the road.
June 2016 iOS Developer Group Meeting
Thursday, June 9, 2016, 7:00–9:00pm
Last Month in iOS Development
A short group discussion about iOS- and developer-related news from the previous month.
Caching in iOS Apps: When and Why to Use It
Since 3 out of 4 users abandon apps after one use, it’s critical that the user has a good experience. Caching can help, but does come at some complexity costs. I’ll make a “bold” prediction and say that caching isn’t going to change after next week’s WWDC. So, for a final topic before we all mentally absorb what the rest of 2016 looks like for our iOS developer interests let’s talk about a safe but overlooked topic on caching and strategies around why and when to add this to your apps. — Wes Filleman
Wes Filleman is an independent iOS app developer since 2008 focusing on the connected home with the MobiLinc line of iOS/Android apps.
Scripting with Swift
Learn how to write scripts in swift that can be executed from the command line, and how you can start adding Swift scripting to your day-to-day development. — Christopher Evans
Chris is an app developer. His game Death is Likely is available in the App Store.
Location
Software Ops, LLC
15030 N Hayden Rd
Suite 120 (north end of the building)
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Come as early as 6:30pm for informal networking and discussion before the presentations begin, and join us after the meeting for less formal discussion at OHSO down the road.
May 2016 iOS Developer Group Meeting
Thursday, May 12, 2016, 7:00–9:00pm
Last Month in iOS Development
A group discussion about iOS- and developer-related news from the previous month.
Understanding How to Use Dynamic Type
Scott will walk through the basics of how to improve your app’s accessibility using Apple’s Dynamic Type libraries. We’ll code some basic examples and see some of the pitfalls and how to work around them and make it an awesome system.
Scott Williams has been a software developer for 15 years, and is currently Director of Software Development at Tallwave.
Location
Software Ops, LLC
15030 N Hayden Rd
Suite 120 (north end of the building)
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
April 2016 iOS Developer Group Meeting
Thursday, April 14, 2016, 7:00–9:00pm
Last Month in iOS Development
A group discussion about iOS- and developer-related news from the previous month.
Tools, Tips, & Tricks for Being a Lazy, Productive iOS Developer
Join in the fun where you and other developers demonstrate and explain the utilities, extensions, and methods you’ve found for getting the most done with the least work. Bring your laptop to show off what you’ve found or just share the things you do to make your dev life easier. Includes Michael McGuire demonstrating JetBrains’ AppCode, an IDE alternative to Xcode.
Location
Software Ops, LLC
15030 N Hayden Rd
Suite 120 (north end of the building)
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Come as early as 6:30pm for informal networking and discussion before the presentations begin, and join us after the meeting for less formal discussion at OHSO down the road.
March 2016 iOS Developer Group Meeting
Thursday, March 10, 2016, 7:00–9:00pm
Last Month in iOS Development
A short group discussion about iOS- and developer-related news from the previous month.
iOS Game Development Using Unreal Engine
This will be a whirlwind tour of Unreal Engine and how to use it to develop an iOS game. We will cover many features including:
- IDE overview
- Blueprints
- Compiling the engine from source
- iOS integration and deployment
— Bob Cober
Over the years Bob has developed for many platforms in many languages. From running Ruby on Rails on the AWS Cloud to developing an iWatch app with Swift, he loves technology. Especially game technology. Lately he has been splitting his time between developing games using Unreal and working on a Swift-based VOIP/messaging mobile app.
Location
Software Ops, LLC
15030 N Hayden Rd
Suite 120 (north end of the building)
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Come as early as 6:30pm for informal networking and discussion before the presentations begin, and join us after the meeting for less formal discussion at OHSO down the road.
February 2016 iOS Developer Group Meeting
Thursday, February 11, 2016, 7:00–9:00pm
Last Month in iOS Development
A short group discussion about iOS- and developer-related news from the previous month.
Promises and MBaaS: A Natural Fit
As iOS developers, there’s continual pressure on us to deliver solutions bigger, better, and faster in the same or less time frame. Swift frameworks like PromiseKit aim to streamline the development and test cycle by condensing complex asynchronous code into a manageable step-by-step way to structure your code without getting trapped in the callback pyramid of doom. Since so much of our asynchronous code is due to calling server-side network requests, we’ll also cover using Amazon Web Services as a Mobile Backend as a service provider and how PromiseKit and AWS fit together. I’ll demo these two concepts with a new app feature I’m building into my MobiLinc home automation products. — Wes Filleman
Wes Filleman is an independent iOS app developer since 2008 focusing on the connected home with the MobiLinc line of iOS/Android apps.
Mobile Backend as a Service Discussion
With the recent news that Parse’s days are numbered, let’s discuss our experiences with it and other MBaaS options.
Location
Software Ops, LLC
15030 N Hayden Rd
Suite 120 (north end of the building)
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Come as early as 6:30pm for informal networking and discussion before the presentations begin, and join us after the meeting for less formal discussion at OHSO down the road.
Phoenix iOS Developer Group 