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Happy Thursday! Let’s get straight to the links this week! Articles Redux-like state container in SwiftUI. Connectors, by @mecid Custom SwiftUI view styles, by @zntfdr XCTest tips and tricks that can level up your Swift testing, by...

The last two weeks passed by so quickly! I’ve been busy with a new project, launching this week, and I’ve been exploring SwiftUI 2 new features like LazyVStack, LazyHGrid, @StateObject and more. So far, I love it a lot. In the interim,...

Today I'm featuring Sawyer Blatz (creator of Nudget).

Comment It was Data Privacy Day last week, and Apple was all over it. The most significant part of the event was Tim Cook’s appearance at the Computers, Privacy & Data Protection Conference. Tim doesn’t often...

Happy Thursday! Busy week with lots of stuff from Apple, so let’s get to that: Xcode 12.5 Beta 1 was released, and looking at the release notes, it’s filled with goodies: more reliable code completion, record GIFs from the...

Today I'm featuring Victoria Park (creator of Fraction Math Pro) and Makwan Barzan (creator of Locale).

Comment I’ve been accepting suggestions for links to include in iOS Dev Weekly for years using off the shelf web form software. It worked, but every time someone suggested a blog post, I’d reply by email to thank...

Happy Thursday! Apple released iOS 14.4 this week, together with Xcode 12.4, which is great news if you got tired of the yellow tab bars and naviagtion bars that sometimes appeared in the iOS Simulator 🙃. Apple also just announced that...

The last two weeks have passed very quickly. I volunteered to help my country plan and develop a system for distributing Covid-19 vaccines to those most in need. I hope everything runs as smoothly as it can. I want to say thank you to the...

Today I'm featuring Arnaud Joubay (creator of No Meat Today).

Comment It’s a couple of weeks old now, but this post from Pedro Piñera stuck with me. He talks about open-source projects, why people work on them, and how the expectations of people who find your code might be...

Happy Thursday! Paul Hudson’s Swift Community Awards are in the voting phase. And while there’s no Best Newsletter category this year, I recommend you go and have a look at the nominees in all the categories and vote for the...

Today I'm featuring Greg Pierce (creator of Drafts).

Comment Everyone was a little confused by Apple’s pre-announcement of a “not a product” announcement earlier this week. I didn’t think it would particularly be related to iOS development, but it turned out that it...

Happy Thursday! When Dave announced that he won’t be doing the iOS developer survey this year, I was hoping that someone from our community would step up and take initiative. And that’s exactly what happened. Thanks to Chris...

We are back from the holiday break. Whether you celebrate or not, I hope you took some time off to relax after this crazy 2020. We’re now in 2021, and I believe this year we will slowly move back to a more normal life. I hope we can meet...

Today I'm featuring Ben Patterson (creator of Postly Pro).

Comment Happy new year! I hope you all enjoyed a break from work over the holidays, I know I enjoyed some much-needed downtime (although I did use some of it to start writing a new app… Will I ever learn?! 😬). I...

Happy Thursday, and Happy New Year! We’re back, after my first break from the newsletter in the last 3 years. It felt really good to have some time off. Hope you enjoyed the holidays, if you had them, and that you’re ready for...

Today I'm featuring Renato Gonçalves (creator of Roger).

Comment Happy New Year! 🎉🎊🎉 I hope you all managed to find some time to rest and relax over the holiday break. I know I really appreciated a couple of weeks off before embarking on the road to Issue 500, which is...

A year in review.

Today I'm featuring Yilei Yang (creator of dA Baby and dA 5tar).

Comment I think it’s fair to say that this year has been exceptional, for all the wrong reasons. 😬 Yes, our industry has fared better than most in 2020, and we should all be grateful for that, but that doesn’t mean...

Happy Thursday! It’s been a busy week for Apple: iOS 14.3 is out, and with it, Xcode 12.3. With iOS 14.3 we also get the new App Clip Codes that Apple showcased at WWDC. Also in iOS 14.3, the App Store now shows the privacy labels...

Before heading into the holiday period, we have some great news about async/await. The proposal adding this functionality is under review. It’s a good opportunity to express your opinion. We have some news from the Swift Server Workgroup....

Today I'm featuring Tyler Hillsman (creator of Pennant and Sticky Widgets).

Comment This is a fascinating story from McLaren Stanley about a rewrite of the Uber app in the early days of Swift. If you’ve not yet read it, go and give it a look now. I promise it’s worth your time. It’s easy...

Happy Thursday! It is now possible to use family-sharing for in-app purchases. And Xcode 12.3 RC1 is now available. I think I wrote briefly about this in March as well, but now with the long nights, lack of sunshine and a new set of...

Note UI Designer Weekly has a new look! Check out the newsletter online to see the new color palette. I've been getting some great feedback that some of you are enjoying the explanations and the context with each...

Today I'm featuring Michael Temper.

Comment When you run your own business, the decision of how to spend your time is always tricky. When should you take on contract work, and when should you spend time working on something that’s less financially...