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Since my book prerelease launch, I’ve received a similar request several times - is there a sample? Can I preview it? What’s it like?

Well, if you thought UIKit was going to show any signs of slowing down, Apple has some news for you - it’s not. Though SwiftUI continues to be a focus, as it should be, our venerable UI framework is better than it ever has been, replete...

And we’re back! Another edition of the Swiftjective-C WWDC Pregame Quiz! While we wait to start round two of virtual dub dub, this year’s quiz is coming at you fresh and ready. With so much shipped already from Cupertino & Friends©, it...

There’s a saying in finances that people who aren’t responsible with their earnings lose all of their money like this:

Update: It’s here! You can buy the beta now! The next passion project of mine is ready to see the light of day. The Best-in-Class iOS App: The Book Series will be ready to buy in beta form Thursday, May 27th!

The Scenario Create a basic UICollectionView with a collapsing section.

The Scenario Add support for keyboard presses in your app.

The Scenario Add support for keyboard shortcuts in your app using UIKeycommand.

Oh, iCloud.

There’s a term, and I had never heard of this before, called “grief ambush”. It works like this: You’re just going about your day and things are normal. Then, out of nowhere - BAM! - you get this gut punch of emotions that takes your...

The Scenario Create a barebones Siri Shortcut that will be exposed in the Shortcuts app.

Today I’m happy to announce a little side project I’ve been kicking around for a few weeks:

The Scenario Expose your app’s data to Spotlight Search using NSUserActivity.

The Scenario Standing up diffable datasource with UITableView.

The Scenario Expose your app’s data to Spotlight Search using the Core Spotlight framework.

So, where do I even start with this one?

Early this year, my youngest daughter was bed-ridden in the hospital. As her (already tiny) body tried to fight off some mysterious infection that nobody could quite peg, I just sat around anxiously feeling powerless. If you’re a parent,...

Spend Stack’s first year on the App Store hits on the 18th! It’s been a rewarding year, and I’m very proud of the app. Though, as most reading this will no doubt know, iOS 14 is around the corner too. I’m in it deep at the moment, getting...

During what was likely a WWDC to be remembered for years to come for several reasons, we got our look at what’s next in Apple’s world. iOS 14 is upon us, so let’s dive back into our favorite(?) user interface framework, UIKit.

The very first virtual dub dub is coming in hot one week from today! Will we get a juiced up version of Catalyst, a shot of stability to SwiftUI or will UIKit dark horse the whole show and get a mountain of new goodies?

Part of living life as the proud owner of a P.U.F. (paid up front) app is the reality of the bell curve. You’ve seen this if you’ve looked at anyone’s numbers who makes these kinds of apps. It’s a product cycle of ups and downs.

Ah yes, the feature.

One of the challenges I have faced with Combine is simply not knowing what all the framework can do, and when it should be doing it. The nascent vocabulary of its pieces combined (sorry) with my few dalliances with reactive programming has...

If there is one thing I don’t like doing - it’s nothing.

While toiling about with some keyboard handling code in Spend Stack, I started to remember one import choice I made several months ago:

Through luck, determination and whatever other stereotypical noble quality you can conjure up, Apple selected Spend Stack to take part in their retail demo program.

One of my goals for the next update for Spend Stack was to tighten up the design of master detail scenarios, which are prevalent on macOS and iPadOS: