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The official podcast feed for NSCoder Chicago. THE meetup for Mac, iOS, and Apple enthusiasts in Chicago.
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S1E17 RIP Mac Pro
Today we mourn the loss of the Mac Pro 🙏The Power Macintosh G3 of my high school english classroom65Scribe's Power Macintosh G5 video explains it allThe end of the "trash can" - Daring Fireball: The…
S1E16 it's important you think your time matters here
Today we're joined by Kevin Donnelly to talk about engineering management topics!Kevin's presentation at the last NSCoderThe silly Financial Times GDP chart Sean mentionedLorraine Boissoneault's…
S1E15 with apologies to Jason Snell, Apple's year in review
Today we're rating Apple's hardware and software performance for 2025, following the format of Apple in 2025: The Six Colors report card.David Vision and Sean Wolter are your hosts.NSCoder Chicago is…
S1E14 the technical term is "nuts"
Today we're talking aboutXcode 26.3 unlocks the power of agentic codingRemember to turn on the new agentic features!Continuing development of Sean's Contacts app replacementSteve Yegge's The AI…
S1E13 to boldly go where no one has gone before
Today we're talking aboutThe "Star Trek Economy", the hedonism treadmill, and universal basic incomehttps://staygold.ushttps://blog.codinghorror.com/stay-gold-america/What's the point of work? And…
S1E12 grab whatever seat you can
Today we're talking aboutOpenClaw (previously known as Clawdbot)Introducing OpenClawA Bot that Scams People [Michael Reeves youtube]Clawd Bought a Car!Clawdbot to Moltbot to OpenClaw is a security…
S1E11 look at this graph
Today we're talking aboutAirTags 2.0AI AI AI AI AIClawdbot is now called MoltbotMacstories' Clawdbot articleMore about ClawdbotMaggie Appleton's coverage and critique of Gastown10 things I learned…
S1E10 Squirrel, Person, Box, Chair!
Today we're talking aboutApple Creative Studio - will we buy it? what does it mean?Apple Home (formerly known as HomeKit) and home automation adventuresAnd a diversion into data privacy and security…
S1E9 your problems are your problems
Today we're talking aboutWhen to refactorJoel SpolskyNever Rewrite podcastSome of our worst job experiencesA first try with AI. Sean starts on his MacOS Contacts replacement app.David Vision and Sean…
S1E8 live your life so any screenshot could be poster-worthy
Today we're talking aboutOur software role modelsHaxies and UnsanityDelicious Monster and Wil ShipleyHyperjeff's Mac OS X pageEllen ShapiroMonument ValleyRiley TestusImposter syndromeOne of us is so…
S1E7 Talkin' Tradeoffs until we all have an LLM writing our code
Today we're talking aboutIs "clean architecture" really necessary?More deep thought on the future of software with "AI" writing your codeOur best of 2025More about backing up your iCloud dataDavid…
S1E6 Do good design! Design it good!
Today we're talking aboutEverything wrong with Liquid GlassOur "best work" in softwareThe risk of losing your Apple Account like Dr. Paris Buttfield-Addison's recent experienceDavid Vision and Sean…
S1E5 First you run the yearbook club, then you conquer the world
Today we're talking aboutRecent software leaks with references to unreleased goodiesA long diversion into security, Passwords.app, and 1PasswordWe love HomePods (thanks to Nic's Fix!)Our origin…
S1E4 Keeping up with Swift is better than crushing rocks
Today we're talking aboutMore Apple executive changesRemember cool offices for developers?Is Swift development changing too fast?More Liquid GlassThoughts on good leadershipAndroid Quick Share and…
S1E3 What do normal people do?
Today we're talking aboutFoldable iPhonesApple's Tim Cook CEO succession planningDoes anyone use Apple News?Is iPhone still the "go-to" for apps?David Vision and Sean Wolter are your hosts.NSCoder…
S1E2 Fashion and Career Advice
Today we're talking aboutHigh fashion iPhone pocketsDigital IDs in Apple WalletThe future of the Mac ProIs it a good time or a bad time to be an iOS developer?Are computer science degrees worth it…
S1E1 We're Making a Podcast
Everyone else has one! We jumped on the podcast trend 20 years after it started. You are welcome. David Vision and Sean Wolter are your hosts.NSCoder Chicago is a monthly meetup. We'd love to see you…
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NSCoder Chicago has published 17 episodes since November 2025, covering topics in News, Tech News.
NSCoder Chicago is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 1h 14m.
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