Debug network connections right from Xcode

10 January 202214 April 2022 patmcgLeave a comment

Debugging live network traffic in your app is always interesting. There are some great apps for tracking your network connections, such as the cross-platform classic Charles Proxy, the more modern and Mac-assed alternative Proxyman, and even an embedded framework like Pulse.

And now with Xcode 13, you can forgo the third-party apps altogether if you so choose. This comes in especially handy if your company has third-party apps locked down. 🤷🏻‍♂️

👉 Check out Inspecting HTTP Traffic With Instruments

Or go straight to the source with Apple’s WWDC session Analyze HTTP traffic in Instruments.

via iOS Dev Weekly.

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Syncing Made (Kind of) Easy in Swift

8 November 20207 November 2020 patmcgLeave a comment

Here’s a pretty amazing series and GitHub repo on mastering sychronizing data across iOS devices.

👉 Replicating Types in Swift

This is a really tough thing to do well, so this series looks incredibly helpful. The central idea is Conflict-Free Replicated Data Types (CRDTs).

I like this teaser under the headline “Where is the server?”