2018

November 2018

New Contravariance Episode: Refactoring Across a Large Code Base

A discussion on how we recently refactored our networking stack at XING, from planning to implementation. And emoji.

October 2018

New Contravariance Episode: Paul 'John Sundell' Hudson

An interview with Paul Hudson about his career, talking about journalism, books, Venn diagrams, conference speaking and diversity.

New Contravariance Episode: Conferences

A general discussion around iOS conferences: Why you should go there, what you should do there, and what to do if you want to give a talk. Also a short report on two conferences we just attended: NSSpain and Try Swift.

September 2018

New Contravariance Episode: A Philosophical Treatise on the Definition of Pro

Bas and Benedikt discuss what a 'Pro' device represents at Apple, what a Mac Mini Pro could be, and why the Touchbar should not be in a Pro device.

August 2018

New Contravariance Episode: The Most Awful Static Site Engine

Where Bas and Benedikt discuss iPad, our awful static site engine, Swift scripting, Strings in Swift and Zelda.

New Contravariance Episode: applicationDidFinishLaunching:

Where Bas and Benedikt discuss MacBook Keyboards, Swift's eighth birthday, Swift conferences, Mac Development, and Peanut-Butter Pizza.

May 2018

Expanding Swift's Reach

How can we as a community help expanding the reach of Swift