October Meetup - Observing Your Tiny Watch App

We've got talks this month about Observables in RxSwift as well as an exploration of SwiftUI on watchOS and how that might make building watch apps more fun and engaging. Talks you don't want to miss, so be sure to come out and join us or watch live on Twitch from anywhere.

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If you can't make it in person, check out our livestream on Twitch here: https://twitch.tv/ferrousguy.

Location
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Many thanks to SightPlan for hosting the meetup this month! See the location info below for address. They are on the 6th floor, and there is free parking in the attached garage. If you've ever been to a meetup at Code School, SightPlan is in their old office.

Note: The doors in the parking garage leading to the elevators, as well as the elevators themselves, lock at 6 PM. So please send a message to "@ben" or "@Richard Zarth" on the ODevs Slack when you arrive so we can help you up to the 6th floor.

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Talks
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Observables - A Creation Story
Presented by Kyle Kirkland

Kyle will go through some of the theory behind why observables exist, and the multiple ways you can create them for different needs in your app.

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Tiny SwiftUI (on watchOS)
Presented by Richard Zarth

While a lot of the attention surrounding SwiftUI has naturally focused on iOS, Richard takes a moment to see how SwiftUI can be used to make a watchOS app as well. Richard will explore some of the differences between using SwiftUI on iOS versus watchOS, the challenges still remaining with UI development on watchOS, how SwiftUI compares to WatchKit, and watchOS-specific aspects about making a SwiftUI app for the Watch (such as utilizing the Digital Crown).

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Have an idea for a talk? Want to sharpen your presentation or tech skills? Why not both? Reach out to us as we’re always looking for new speakers. Just because you haven’t spoken before doesn’t mean you can’t give an insightful and educational talk that will enrich everyone involved.

Talk to us or give feedback on Twitter. We’re @iOSOrlando.