WWDC22, new `@const` attribute, improved `some`, convenient Generic extensions, and Swift 6 feature flags for early adopters. — WWDC22 brought so many new APIs that despite me watching and summarizing over 20 sessions in just the first week, I still haven’t watched all sessions I marked as favorite yet and am still watching 5–10 sessions a week. …

How to enjoy both Keynotes with other developers (remotely) and how to maximize your learnings throughout the week. If you can invest the time — Apple hosts a developer conference each year since as early as 1983 (so next year will technically be the 40th anniversary!), even if it officially holds the name “World Wide Developer Conference”, or short “WWDC” only since 1990. …

Regex overhaul (pt. II), Swift Snippets, new Workgroups Last month I presented the first two Regex (or String-processing) related proposals, stating that they are just “kicking off a series of Regex-related proposals”. And here we are, Regexes still being the main focus — and they will probably still be in next month’s issue. But that doesn’t mean nothing…

From the cheapest viable option to the best value Mac for iOS Developers. I see people asking questions about which hardware to get for iOS development quite often, especially beginners just starting out but also sometimes more experienced developers who start running into performance issues with their current Mac. As…

Regex overhaul, improved Existentials, Swift 5.7 timeline — Wow, this is just the 2nd issue of this newsletter and nearly 300 developers subscribed to it, already! All thanks to Dave and others from the community for spreading the word. Thank you! 🙏 I heard your feedback: You’re right, the first issue was too long. Partly because it was…

My Software Setup & used 3rd Party Services — TL;DR Software: Broadcasting Software, Keyboard Shortcuts Tool 3rd Party Services: Community Building, Audio Routing, Background Music Software Setup Check out the first part of this series to learn about which hardware I’m using. …

With Apple announcing WWDC week for June 6–10 this year, let’s dive into what new frameworks, APIs, and tools I hope to see unveiled and what using them might feel like with examples. — Each year, there’s this very special time, when a specific group of people is making wishes and getting their hopes up for all sorts of things. Some share their wishes with others, some just keep them secret in their heads to not get too disappointed if not fulfilled. I used…

My Streaming Motivation & Hardware Setup with Reviews — TL;DR Motivation: Sharing with/Giving back to Community, Time Efficiency Hardware Setup: Mac, Headset, Webcam, Green Screen, Mic, Light Motivation

Summary of interesting developments on Swift Evolution — Update from 03/2022 + some background history (1st issue!) — Recap of Swift Evolution History Since the day Apple open-sourced Swift in December 2015 it was possible to follow and even participate in the future of Swift. At the beginning the discussions were hard to explore & a mess to follow due to their mailing list nature. Thankfully, more than a year after the first…