A personal newsletter from a SwiftUI developer and former agency owner, mixing career reflections with conference notes on Swift, SwiftUI, concurrency and app development. Readers get candid first-person accounts of talks and practical takeaways for iOS developers.
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A developer blog covering accessibility, XR, Swift, RealityKit and shader programming, with detailed technical write-ups on selection effects and outline rendering in RealityKit. Readers get practical code, design rationale and working examples for 3D selection and Metal shaders.
Phil Zakharchenko's blog covers Apple platform development, including AppKit, SwiftUI, Swift and macOS interface design. Recent posts mix technical walkthroughs, such as migrating to customizable SwiftUI toolbars and inspecting menus with the macOS 27 AppKit Debug menu, with reflections on craft and the role of AI in software work.
Max Seelemann's blog covers building apps for Apple platforms and running a development company, with detailed posts on Xcode tooling, localization, and framework limitations. Readers get practical workflows, such as using Xcode 27's translation skills over MCP, alongside candid critiques of SwiftUI.
William Boles writes about iOS development in Swift and Objective-C, focusing on software architecture and code organisation. Posts cover practical design patterns such as avoiding overgrown shared components, resisting over-engineered form abstractions, and structuring modular projects with test-helper targets.
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