CloudKit: The raywenderlich.com Podcast S01 E09

In this episode, we talk about CloudKit, Apple’s back-end-as-a-service (BaaS) new in iOS 8, along with special guest Mike Katz.

We also talk about the recent discussions about it being difficult to survive as an indie iOS developer.

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Here’s what is covered in this episode:

• News: Surviving as an indie iOS developer
• Tech Talk: Cloud Kit

Links and References

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News

• Jared Sinclair’s sales numbers for Unread
• Ben Thompson on making a business, not an app
• Marco Arment summarizing the issues
• Kickstarter documentary Tammy mentioned

Tech Talk: Cloud Kit

• Mike Katz (author of CloudKit chapters in iOS 8 by Tutorials)
• Designing for CloudKit
• CloudKit Pricing
• Parse
• Amazon Cognito

Contact Us

• Tammy Coron on Twitter
• Jake Gundersen on Twitter
• Felipe Laso Marsetti on Twitter
• Mic Pringle on Twitter
• Email the Podcast Team

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