Instead of WWDC
I didn’t attend WWDC 2017. Lucky me. Last week my wife was recovered at the hospital for pneumonia. Had I been in the US, it’d have been pretty complicated. Now she’s back home and recovering. I was in the right place at the right time. Instead of having fun in San Jose: I took care of my family Had the best cherries and apricots in years Enjoyed very sunny (but not unbearably hot) days Planned new products Started working on a new product (hint: it’s about podcasts) Built a big new feature for Podrover During the last week I saw blog posts, pictures, tweets of people having a good time in San Jose.
WWDC 2016 wishes
It’s all decided already. This list, and any other list of wishes, won’t change what will be announced next week. So this is just for fun, and for WWDC 2017. A 60% faster compiler a purple unicorn a do-it-all method that takes care of restoring IAPs. I call it and gets back to me with either success or error. peace on Earth, everywhere a promise that Swift will be frozen for 2-3 years so I can focus on building something that lasts instead of spending my time making a compiler happy a bitcode implementation that is not in the way refactoring for Swift Craig Federighi on stage, bald a blend of Storyboards and simulator.
WWDC 2016 guesses
Brent Simmons has collected an interesting and funny list of WWDC guesses. I particularly enjoyed the ones in uppercase :) My guess is the following: something like TVML but for iOS/Mac OS. Rationale Apple likes to introduce something new on one platform. If it gets traction it will extend it to other platforms. Storyboards were introduced first on iOS, then made it to the Mac. Auto Layout was introduced first on the Mac and then on iOS.
Embracing JOMO
A few months ago I listened to an ear-opening (?) episode of Note to Self podcast about JOMO. JOMO stands for Joy Of Missing Out. You have probably heard to FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out). Something is happening right now, you are not part of it and you don’t like it, even worse you regret it. JOMO is the opposite, and no it’s not misanthropy. Last time I felt FOMO I was 15 and my parents forbade me to go to a trip with my friends.
My WWDC week was about people
WWDC was two weeks ago. I watched some of the videos while I was in SF. I don’t remember anything, and I will watch them again. What I remember vividly is the people that I met, so many and so passionate. I don’t remember what’s new in Swift 2.0 but I clearly remember who I met in SF, where and what we talked about. The essence of a conference is not the new APIs or tools presented but the people you meet and the relationship you create or nurture.