It’s been a while since I’ve written anything here… I guess that’s mainly because I was focusing on building Secrets 4 and did not want to write about it before it launched. Then, I lost the habit of actually writing stuff here. Let’s see if I can change…

Discover how to use the @Observable macro in SwiftUI and its advantages over ObservableObject, such as more efficient view updates and simplified code management.

Debugging and fixing a crash we noticed after updating to Xcode 16.

Welcome to the SwiftUI Modifiers Deep Dive series, where we take a closer look at one SwiftUI modifier each week. In this series, I’ll explore the ins and outs of each modifier, breaking down its functionality and use cases. Whether you’re new to SwiftUI…

In my team, one of the things we always make sure of is keeping our dependencies up to date. We rarely add a dependency without a really good reason, and when we do, we assign an owner who is responsible for keeping it up to date.

Discover SwiftUI's RotateGesture to create engaging user interactions. Learn how to implement rotation effects, color shifts, and haptic feedback in your iOS apps. This guide covers basic setup, gesture handling, and advanced techniques to enhance your app's…

Discover how SwiftUI simplifies Metal framework integration for stunning visual effects. Learn to create a parameterized noise shader for an Aurora Borealis effect with user-controlled intensity, frequency, and opacity.

Once you start migrating to the Swift 6 language mode, you’ll most likely turn on strict concurrency first. Once you’ve done this there will be several warings and errors that you’ll encounter and…

App Intents expose your app's actions to iOS, Siri, and Shortcuts, making it accessible & discoverable. This guide introduces the basics of App Intents, explaining what they are, why they're important, & how to create a simple AppIntent. Learn to extend app's…

How to calculate the correct content size for a ScrollView when using a ZStack with overlapping views using offsets in SwiftUI.

Apple added the Previewable macro to iOS 18. This generates the boilerplate wrapper view you need to preview a view with State bindings.

Learn how to identify nouns, adjectives, and more with the Natural Language framework in a SwiftUI app.

Learn how to transcribe text from an audio file using the Speech framework in a SwiftUI application.

Swift was promoted as a type-safe programming language on its very first day, and it is solid and safe in many aspects. The part of type safety that needed to be added was throwing functions. Swift 6.0 introduces typed throws, and we will learn all about…

Analyzing crash reports reveals malware, bugs, & much more!

Discussing what the future holds for Vapor

Learn how to read information from QR codes and barcodes using the Vision framework in a SwiftUI app.

Introducing our new open-source Hacker News client for Android, built to dogfood Emerge Tools products and showcase best practices in Android development.

Since purchasing Apple Vision Pro, I have been fully immersed in adapting my applications to visionOS. The first thing I noticed on the device was the need to customize hover effects in some views. This week, we will talk about building custom hover effects…