Testing iOS push notifications has always been a bit of a pain in the 🥜, but simctl now makes it so much easier. Thanks for this explanation via iOS Dev Weekly.
👉 Testing push notifications on the iOS simulator
Cool-looking German restaurant for next time I’m in New York City.
A former engineer gives us “a checklist of performance tips that would hopefully give you the biggest bang for your buck.”
I have noticed that there was a pattern of low-hanging fruits, where you could make 80% of the performance gains in 20% of the time.
👉 iOS Performance tips you probably didn’t know (from an ex-Apple engineer)
Cheat sheet:
UILabel costs more than than you thinkdispatch_semaphore_t to wait for asynchronous workUIView tags
Via iOS Dev Weekly.
This post runs through the mysteries and complexities of Swift closure variable capturing. It’s a tricky topic: implicit capturing, capture lists, weak references, capturing values, unowned references… 🤯 all well-covered here.
👉 Swift’s closure capturing mechanics
Via iOS Dev Weekly.
An app view that changes its state in complicated ways is difficult to do right. We developers have even been trying to avoid state when possible. But if you really just have to deal with a complex state-driven app view, then embrace it with a state machine.
👉 Building a state-driven app in SwiftUI using state machines
Honestly, this is my favorite programming technique, where the really interesting stuff happens. 👍
Via iOS Dev Weekly.
I haven’t been glamping before, but I’m bookmarking this as a fun idea for a weekend getaway near Austin.
Tucked into the hills, amongst the cedars, oaks, cacti, and birds, your troubles will melt away in the hot tub, by the fire pit or watching the glorious hill country sunset from your rooftop deck.
Here’s a great site for finding interesting historical sites in your area or when you travel.
This is from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, so it’s authentic and not some kind of sales pitch or ad-driven site.
Here around Austin, they list the Elisabet Ney Museum and O. Henry Museum.
You can also get a nation-wide map of more places to explore. Maps + history + real-world sites? For me, that’s heaven. 🤷🏻♂️
It sounds like GitHub has a nice affordable way to add CI to your projects, even small personal projects. 🤓
👉 Continuous Integration Using GitHub Actions
Via iOS Dev Weekly.
A nice short run-through of integrating CoreData into a SwiftUI app, with a sample project.
Via iOS Dev Weekly.
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