Daniel and Manton close in on committing to release dates for MarsEdit and Micro.blog. They weigh tough, last-minute decisions about keeping or cutting features. Manton admits to taking on new commitments as an event organizer. Finally, they talk about resources for teaching kids to code including App Camp, Hour of Code, and Swift Playgrounds.
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Links:
- StoreKit – Apple’s API for in-app purchases.
- MarsEdit – Daniel’s Mac-blased blog editing app.
- Micro.blog – Manton’s Web, Mac, and iOS micro-blogging app.
- IndieWebCamp Austin – Open web conference that Manton is co-organizing.
- Release Notes – The gold standard for podcaster-organized developer conferences.
- App Camp – App Camp for Girls fundraising campaign.
- Hour of Code – Program devoted to giving kids a cursory introduction to programming.
- Swift Playgrounds – Apple’s immersive, iPad-based programming education app.
- Minecraft – The popular world-building game.
- TinyMUD – Server-based world-building game from the 1990s.
- Moos (object oriented MUDs) – Object-oriented variation on MUDs.
