Hosted by Marco Arment and David Smith.
From development and design to marketing and support, Under the Radar is all about independent app development. It's rarely longer than 30 minutes.
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#155: Difficult Bugfixes
December 27th, 2018 · 29 minutes
Tracking down hard-to-find, hard-to-reproduce bugs that don't show up in your own usage.
#154: Knowingly Shipping Bugs
December 20th, 2018 · 29 minutes
When, why, and how it's OK to ship updates to your app with known bugs.
#153: Fear of Major Changes
December 13th, 2018 · 29 minutes
Good and bad fears of embarking on major code changes to our apps.
#152: Removing the Bumpers
December 5th, 2018 · 29 minutes
Exercising atrophied programming muscles by experimenting with languages, technologies, and environments that lack the safety and convenience of our usual work.
#151: Little Touches
November 28th, 2018 · 29 minutes
Small design features, flourishes, and other indulgences to satisfy ourselves and make our apps feel more delightful.
#150: Showing Up Every Week
November 21st, 2018 · 29 minutes
Budgeting our time for ongoing commitments vs. exploratory and hobby projects, and an update on iOS device statistics.
#149: Algorithms
November 15th, 2018 · 29 minutes
The challenge of writing complex algorithms, and the joy of finding a simpler way.
#148: Low-Work Mode
November 8th, 2018 · 29 minutes
Accepting that our motivation and productivity are cyclical, with periods of very little work getting done.
#147: New MacBook Air, Mac Mini, and iPad Pro
November 1st, 2018 · 29 minutes
Developer-relevant analysis of this week's Apple releases and how we can use them in our work.
#146: Ethical Monetization
October 24th, 2018 · 29 minutes
App Store subscription scams, and considering the ethics of how our apps make money.