Leo Dion
Swift developer for Apple devices and more; Founder of BrightDigit; husband and father of 6 adorable kids
Appears in 197 Episodes
Expert Swift with Shai Mishali
In this episode, Leo is joined by Shai Mishali to chat about the new Ray Wenderlich he collaborated on: Expert Swift. They deep dive into topics like Codable, Objectiv...
Mac Dev in 2021 with Daniel Jalkut
In this episode, Leo chats with Daniel Jalkut again. They cover the September Apple Event, SwiftUI on the Mac, migrating from Objective-C, AppleScript vs Shortcuts and...
Navigating DocC with Ellen Shapiro
In this episode, Leo chats with Ellen Shapiro of Apollo GraphQL about DocC how to get started, how to do Tutorials and Articles, where it falls short, and what open-so...
In-App Purchases and the StoreKit API with Andy Boedo
Leo chats with Andy Boedo of RevenueCat about the current changes coming to StoreKit 2 as well as the how court decisions will change the way developers interact with ...
Learning From Your App Store Competitors with Ariel Mitcheli
In this episode, Leo is joined by returning guest Ariel Mitcheli from AppFigures to talk about what's new in App Store Optimization this year as well as how we can lea...
How to Learn New APIs with Stewart Lynch - Part 2
In the second part of this interview, Leo and Stewart talk about re-learning stuff, iOS 15 challenges, finding the content for you, WWDC videos, and whether you should...
How to Learn New APIs with Stewart Lynch - Part 1
In this episode, Leo chats with Youtuber and Educator Stewart Lynch about his journey learning and teaching Swift and what's he sees are the best ways to learn a new API.
100th Episode Spectacular
What is an "EmpowerApps"? Where did come from? Where is it going? How do you pronounce "knowledgable"? Check this episode out!
Practical Entrepreneur with Donny Wals
In this episode, Leo and guest Donny Wals talk about their experience going on their own and starting their own businesses.
Async, Await, and Combine with Marin Todorov
In this episode, Leo talks with Marin Todorov about all the new updates with Async/Await, AsyncSequence, AsyncStream as well as Combine. We also talk about a certain p...
Day One App Ideas with Mikaela Caron
In this episode, Leo chats with Mikaela Caron about their favorite app ideas for day one release of iOS 15 as well as how Mikaela went from manufacturing engineering t...
Localization with Zach Brass
In this episode, Leo talks with Zach Brass about localization, internationalization and making sure your app reaches a global audience. We also talk about all the new ...
Swift Playgrounds with Steve Lipton
In this episode, Leo is joined once again by Steve Lipton of LinkedIn Learning and MakeAppPie about the future of Swift Playgrounds.
iPad Development with Adam Shaw
In this episode, Leo is joined by Adam Shaw, developer at Bonobo Labs and Moleskine Studio. We talk about iPadOS 15 and developing apps for the iPad in 2021: Supportin...
Test-Driven Development in Swift with Gio Lodi
In this episode, Leo is joined by Gio Lodi, author of Test-Driven Development in Swift with SwiftUI and Combine. We talk about how to do TDD with Swift but also SwiftU...
WWDC 2021 - Platforms State of the Union with Peter Witham
In this episode, Leo is joined by Peter Witham to discuss the Platforms State of the Union: Xcode Cloud, Async/Await & Actors, Building Apps on the iPad, Focus & DND, ...
Fastlane with Josh Holtz
In this episode, Leo talks with John Holtz, lead maintainer of Fastlane. They talk about integrating Fastlane, advanced features in Fastlane, and what devs should know...
AWS and SOTO with Adam Fowler
In this episode, Leo talks with Adam Fowler the lead developer of SOTO, the leading Swift library for Amazon Web Services on the Server. We talk about using SOTO for S...
Cryptography with Marcin Krzyżanowski
In this episode, Leo talks with Marcin Krzyżanowski creator of CryptoSwift, Swift Studio and the Online Swift Playground about Cryptography and WWDC 2021.
Conferences with John Wilker
In this episode, Leo talks with John Wilker organizer of 360 Conferences including 360iDev. We talk about organizing conferences amidst the pandemic and transitioning ...
Core Data Fun with Tim Mitra
In this episode, Leo talks with Tim Mitra about his latest project using Core Data, CloudKit and SwiftUI. We also chat about podcasting and more.
Third-Party APIs with Christian Selig
In this episode, Leo chats with Christian Selig creator of Apollo about his process and the challenges with developing an app based around a third-party API like Reddi...
AWS Amplify with Kilo Loco
In this episode, Leo talks with Kyle Lee otherwise known as Kilo Loco about AWS Amplify and how it helps iOS developers setup their full-stack application.
Automation Fun with Jared Sorge
In this episode, Leo talks with Jared Sorge of Xcoders about how they automate some of the components of their Xcode build and the tools they use.
Interviewing Tips with Kim Arnett
In this episode, Leo talks with Kim Arnett about her interviewing and hiring experiences and what she's learned to improve the process for the candidate and the compan...
Game Development with Tammy Coron
In this episode, Leo talks with Tammy Coron of Just Write Code about her new book Apple Game Frameworks and Technologies. We cover SpriteKit, SceneKit, Unity as well h...
Awaiting for Async with Vincent Pradeilles
In this episode, Leo talks with Vincent Pradeilles about the new async and await features coming to Swift. Leo and Vincent get into the challenges adopting it and the ...
A Tour of Software Testing with Christina Moulton
Unit testing, integration testing, smoke testing... What does it all mean and how does it all work together? In this episode, Leo talks with Christina Moulton about t...
Large Scale Teams with Joe Fabisevich
In this episode, Leo talks with Joe Fabisevich, iOS developer on Twitter's Health Client team. We talk about how to optimize communication and code on a large product ...
Apple Silicon Review with Gui Rambo
In this episode, Leo is joined by Gui Rambo to talk about their new M1 Macs and how it's changed the way they've developed as well as what they look forward to in 2021.
