1:00: Introduction

  • Paul Cantrell
  • Siesta Library for Swift
  • Episode 124
  • Javascript Jabber: Why JavaScript Is Hard

4:20: How the language is written

  • Ruby
  • Swift

12:30: Synthetic Sugar

  • Swift 1.0
  • Double optionals

15:30: New API Guidelines

  • Strings
  • Fluency

21:15: Verbosity vs. Terseness

24:00: Successful Server Languages

  • Python
  • Garbage Collection
  • Go

28:30: Problems

  • Domain model
  • Limitations of control

32:40: Brand new startups

  • Limited users as a positive
  • Client development

Picks: Swift (Paul)

BBS the Documentary (Jaim)

CleanCoders.com (Rod)

Swift from Two to Three (Paul)

Article on how we teach math (Paul)

Lockhart’s Lament (Paul)

If I Sleep for an Hour, 30 People Will Die (Paul)

Bust Out Solutions