Apple added database indexes to SwiftData in iOS 18.

Sendable gets talked about a lot. And while it is a critical aspect of Swift concurrency, I think non-Sendable types are very interesting and just as important. They are often seen as a problem when facing concurrency issues. But, non-Sendable types can actually…

Accessibility settings has several quality-of-life improvements in iOS 18. Here are a few of my favorites.

Learn how to build a cross-platform Swift method to get the checksum of a file.

It took a long time, I mean years, but it finally happened. I stumbled on a struct which had a property of the same type. At first, it is kind of interesting that the replies property compiles fine…

A primer on type attributes in functions

Explore common SwiftUI misconceptions, including its learning curve, cross-platform capabilities, and code volume. Understand its true potential for better app development.

We’re excited to announce a new open source Swift package for homomorphic
encryption in Swift:
swift-homomorphic-encryption.

最近对手上的两三个项目进行了 Swift 6 的迁移，整体过程并不算顺利，颇有一种梦回 Swift 3 的感觉。不过，最终还是有所收获和心得。趁着记忆还新鲜，我想稍微总结一下。此外，针对目前社区里的一些声音，以及自己这些年的感受，我会在文章后半部分对 Swift 生态进行一些不太重要的小唠叨。

WWDC24 内参 - @老司机技术 - 摘要：本文首先简要阐述了 HDR 相关的基本概念，例如 reference white、headroom 以及 tone mapping，然后回顾了苹果以往建立的 HDR 标准以及 HDR 渲染技术，最后重点介绍了今年新推出的 Adaptive HDR 标准以及在该标...

Sendable gets talked about a lot. And while it is a critical aspect of Swift concurrency, I think non-Sendable types are very interesting and just as important. They are often seen as a problem when facing concurrency issues. But, non-Sendable types can actually…

A simple method for rendering quadratic Bézier curves on the GPU in Metal without pre-processing geometry.

Mesh gradients are useful when you want a dynamic background, or need to add some visual distinction to a surface. Mesh Gradients are made from a grid of points. Each of these of these points has a color associated with it.

Accessibility settings has several quality-of-life improvements in iOS 18. Here are a few of my favorites.

Swift’s concurrency model, introduced in Swift 5.5, is a significant leap forward in making asynchronous programming easier and safer. The…

Always Looking for that Golden (Interactive) Sun on the SwiftUI Horizon

Extract information from tests in an XCResult bundle such as the screen recording of a failing UI test.

As an iOS developer, you will be writing a lot of network calls. Pretty much every app, in one way or another, makes an API call, and it’s…

In any robust iOS project, it’s essential to have your networking layer well organized and capable of handling many possible tasks. In my…