Fireside Swift

One of the ways I keep engaged in a topic is to listen to podcasts about it. Currently Fireside Swift is one of the Swift/SwiftUI/iOS Development podcasts that I have in the rotation.

The blurb for the show is:

“Fireside Swift is a popular iOS Development podcast where four buddies discuss a new Swift programming topic each week. They try to stay informal while also conveying the information they know about each topic with bits of humor sprinkled throughout. Have a seat by the fire, and enjoy some nerdy discussion with friends!”

Which about sums it up. I listened to one later episode when the four hosts have a big ole chat before getting to the Swift topic, and although I didn’t love that – probably because I’m coming cold to it, when they got to the Swift topic it was pretty great – a good mix of experience and knowledge easily created a good conversation with some clear explanations.

Currently there are four hosts, but I’ve subscribed and gone back to the beginning when the hosts are just Steve Bernard & Zach Falgout – they are getting into the meat of the Swift topic quicker (while still being very chatty and casual) but they don’t always get to the bottom of their subjects, but I’m still finding it great listening. In particular they seem to focus on topics that would be of interest to someone with experience in different languages.