Side Project Spotlight

Kotaro is solo this episode due to scheduling issues around the end of summer holiday festivities. But, fear not, this episode is short, but jam packed with advice about opportunities for your next big app as we move into the iOS 17/visionOS world. Widgets, AI, visionOS, Macros, and more! There are so many cool new features in this next generation of updates that can lead to brand new opportunities for success in your developer journey...if you read the tea leaves.

## Topics Discussed:

- Introductions

- Episode 50

- visionOS status and personal

- Xcode Beta 8!?

- Reading Apple’s tea leaves and looking for opportunities for your next big app.

- Obvious leaves:

- Widgets Everywhere

- AI in plain site

- CoreML/CreateML make it easier to consume and create custom models.

- visionOS

- ARKit/RealityKit

- SharePlay

- Freeform as a example has an app that came out of nowhere but is now the key app to demonstrate what Apple intends for SharePlay to be utilized.

- Not-so obvious ones:

- DocC

- Better documentation and deeper long term integrations

- SwiftData

- Easier to implement and work with CloudKit sync

- Macros

- Easier to wrap complex templates inside a macro

- Interactive Widgets

- Standby mode becomes more interesting

- CarPlay might be more useful

- Implementation of visionOS version

- Wrap-Up

- One More Thing: GetClipDish.com

Intro music: "When I Hit the Floor", © 2021 Lorne Behrman. Used with permission of the artist.