Hardware Podcasts

273: Off the Topic of My Jammies

Embedded.fm · 11 Jan 2019 · 59m · Episode 273

What this episode covers

Elecia White discusses her transition from embedded systems to full-time iOS development, explaining the challenges of learning Swift, its object-oriented features like extensions, and the differences between debugging on simulators versus physical devices. She also details her experience learning Blender for 3D music visualization, highlighting the frustration with YouTube tutorials and the benefits of the new EEVEE renderer in the beta version. The hosts conclude with a discussion on technology trends, job market conditions, and the show's technical issues with Google Podcasts.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Tools
Xcode, Blender, EEVEE, Cycles
Also
Swift, Google Podcasts, Big Nerd Ranch, LinkedIn Learning, Rust, RISC-V

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