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