Comment Sometimes I have so much to write here I can’t decide which topic to comment on. Other times, like this week, I draw a blank all week. Couple that with my email software having major unplanned downtime…
Lees meerComment In the last two weeks since my device arrived, I’ve had a blast going through apps in visionOS. Thanks to everyone who sent me a link to your app, too. I’m no expert yet, but I’ve spent some time think…
Lees meerComment I’ve heard many people echoing Alex Grebenyuk’s thoughts about Swift 6 language mode recently. It’s a long post, but it’s worth reading. Give it a read and come back. What Apple is doing with Swift 6 l…
Lees meerComment Earlier today, I stepped into my very own spatial computing experience as I used my brand-new Vision Pro for the first time. 🥽 It’s easy to think that the Vision Pro is old hat now. It launched in the …
Lees meerComment This story of a CocoaPods security problem set me wondering about the state of dependency management in Swift again this week. First, the security issue was a serious supply chain vulnerability, with p…
Lees meerComment Time got away from me so quickly today that by the time I would normally be pushing send, I had barely started writing! 😬 I guess we all occasionally have days like that, and I’ve included a few more c…
Lees meerComment Now we’re firmly settled into what a WWDC at Apple Park looks like, is that the format we’ll see for the next ten years? It’s possible, but something caught my attention this week that indicates that A…
Lees meerComment What a week! I hope you all enjoyed WWDC as much as I did. I made time to watch quite a few session videos this year, and of course, seeing our work on Ready for Swift 6 in the Platform State of the Uni…
Lees meerComment One thing we’ll certainly hear more about on Monday is visionOS. We’ll likely hear about international hardware releases for Vision Pro, and I’ll guarantee that we’ll see the next version of visionOS wi…
Lees meerComment One week to go until WWDC, which means it’s time to recap what’s going on, no matter how you’ll be attending: Fully remote, in-person with a local group, or on-site in Cupertino. It’s good to see that …
Lees meerComment Did you see the developer forums refresh that launched yesterday? This isn’t the first time Apple shipped updates to the developer forums shortly before WWDC. It also happened a few days before WWDC 20…
Lees meerComment Did you catch Google I/O this week? It’s Always Interesting to see what the Android Inventors have been up to during the past Annual Interval. 😂 This 17-minute recap will get you up to speed if you miss…
Lees meerComment Reading this post from Jim Luther wishing WWDC a happy 35th birthday set me thinking about what a remarkably long time that is for a conference to run without a name change. My first in-person WWDC was…
Lees meerComment Naming things is one of the two hard problems in computer science, and Swift 6 has a “naming things” problem at the moment. We’ve been repeatedly told that Swift 6 will include some changes that break …
Lees meerComment Visiting WWDC is always a special experience, but attending is harder than with many other conferences. You have to win the ticket lottery due to the demand, almost everyone will need a flight of some d…
Lees meerComment You probably already saw this week’s announcement of AltStore PAL from Riley Testut and Shane Gill. I promised myself I wouldn’t write more about the DMA and associated fallout until I had something int…
Lees meerComment One great thing about WWDC being in San Francisco was that everything was close. It didn’t matter much which event you chose to go to after the conference finished every day, it was all within walking d…
Lees meerComment Did you see the new Swift tutorials Apple released this week? It’s great to see more official tutorials appear, especially ones like these that target people brand new to programming, but as I was brows…
Lees meerComment It’s that time of year again! Apple is hosting their now-usual one-day event, but I’m sure there will be community events popping up all over to complement it. I wish you luck if you’ve applied for a ti…
Lees meerComment Watching this video from Daniel Leivers demonstrating his master’s dissertation this week set me thinking. What Daniel has built is clearly impressive. You can sketch UI with your iPad’s pencil and see…
Lees meerComment I received two types of emails in response to last week’s introductory comment. The first type had phrases like “No warnings at all? Wow!” and “I’m surprised you didn’t get anything at all!” and the thi…
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