Build And Analyze

Marco Arment joins Dan Benjamin for a special episode, live from WWDC, to discuss Mac OS X Lion, iOS 5, iCloud, iMessage, Reading List, Instapaper, and more.

Dan and Marco share WWDC tips and discuss Xcode 4, an App-Store-only default, Google's API shutdowns, Twitter photo-hosting, and whether iOS development consultants need to expand to Android.

Dan and Marco follow up on Lodsys and software patents, then discuss Twitter's OAuth change, Twitter buying TweetDeck, and why you can't buy a good midrange appliance.

Dan and Marco discuss why PHP really is bad, Safari's Reading List competing with Instapaper, the Lodsys patent, the rules of the Apple ecosystem, and getting decent coffee at work.

Dan and Marco discuss "good" and "bad" programming languages (related to Hypercritical's episode #15), code-writing styles, intellectual-property infringement, and third-party RAM in Macs.

Dan and Marco discuss work-life balance and time management for self-employed people, APIs and sync-services for apps, long-term economics of one-time purchases with ongoing costs, and choosing a new Mac for production work.

Dan and Marco discuss Interface Builder vs. coding views manually, CORS and extreme iframe geekery, the impact of Apple or strong competition entering your market, the oversupply of App Stores, and whether competing tablets are too late to have a chance in the market.

Dan and Marco discuss the rumors of Apple making a TV, the role of recruiters in job searches, standing desks, and ergonomics.

Dan and Marco talk about version control, keeping track of business finances, knowing when to hire help, and more.

Dan and Marco discuss Kona coffee, the physics of Joulies, venture-capital-based startups versus traditional businesses, Android's marketshare, and our accidental static-file blogging competition.

Dan and Marco sell the audience on WWDC attendance, then discuss blogging systems, static vs. dynamic page rendering, and ideas for how a new static-page system might be designed.

Marco Arment and Dan Benjamin discuss the pitfalls of PDF conversion, AT&T's purchase of T-Mobile US, the #dickbar, skeumorphic interface metaphors, and grinding coffee in static-prone dry air.

Marco Arment and Dan Benjamin discuss the Twitter Quick Bar fiasco, decision-making for the Instapaper 3.0 release, and differentiation from competitors.

Marco and Dan talk about the many choices relating to the forthcoming iPad 2, the concept of technical debt, and software piracy.

Marco and Dan talk about the newly announced iPad 2, Apple's competition and direction in the tablet space, multi-threading, and more.

Fresh from Webstock in New Zealand, Marco Arment returns to talk with Dan Benjamin about the recent In App Purchasing situation, the iPad 2, Light Peak (aka Thunderbolt) ports on the upcoming MacBooks, and more.

Dan and Marco revisit The Daily and discuss performance and responsiveness as a feature, the competing tablet landscape, the sales of the Verizon iPhone, and the worst instant-coffee product ever devised.

Dan and Marco discuss coffee, the weather, politics, religion, money, the launch of The Daily, and needing multiple devices for old-OS testing.

Marco Arment and Dan Benjamin discuss app store submission tips, realistic expectations for launch, a dark time in history for coffee, piracy, and more.

Dan and Marco discuss programming languages and online resources for iOS developers, as well as coffee brewing techniques.