Issue 194
Nov 21, 2023

This week is full of discounts and the best week to get new licenses for the tools & apps you like.

I really hope you don’t need this article by Pol Piella. Promise me to remember: start any new app with an App Group and use it to prepare your app for the future.

While I don’t think many of us would ever need this, it’s interesting how custom executors work with actors in Swift.

I’ve written several heavyweight migrations in Core Data that haven’t always been a lot of fun to work out. I was curious to learn how migrations work in SwiftData and was happy to run into this article by Natascha Fadeeva.

New in iOS 17 is the ability to configure a preferred compact column inside a Split View. Keith Harrison explains how it works.

This week, I was highly impressed by this new open-source framework from Paul Hudson. It doesn’t only make it easier to work with Metal Shaders in SwiftUI, Paul also delivers a walk-through video highlighting some of the effects.

David Yang shares a technique I learned about not long ago, and it was pretty game-changing in how I define my SwiftUI views.

Assistive Access is a new accessibility mode introduced by Apple in iOS 17. Like with all accessibility features, it’s best practice to test your app using these modes and make a plan to improve your app’s support. Jordan Morgan shares his learnings.

Shaun shares advice to candidates and employers for hiring software engineers in 2023. You might find this helpful if you want a (new) job.