Barcelona Day 02
Day 2 of the weekend trip to Barcelona. Of course it is raining when I am in Barcelona...
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Barcelona Day 01
Day 1 of the weekend trip to Barcelona.
Iterate Over Parameter Packs in Swift 6.0
Swift 6.0 introduces pack iteration, enhancing parameter packs from Swift 5.9 to simplify working with variable-length generic arguments.
Swift 5.10 Released
Swift 5.10 achieves full data isolation in its concurrency model, enforcing compile-time checks to prevent data races when using the -strict-concurrency=complete flag, building on features like async/await and actors from Swift 5.5 and Sendable from Swift 5.7.
Monthly update #0406 • February 2024
Monthly update 406 • February 2024 • 2024-02-01 - 2024-02-29
Airfoil
We’ll find out how the shape and the orientation of the airfoil helps airplanes remain airborne. We’ll also learn about the behavior and properties of air and other flowing matter.
JWTKit is no longer Boring!
The Swift Server Workgroup announced that Swift 5.10 will be the final release before Swift 6, prompting Vapor to plan Vapor 5, with JWTKit v5 as the first package to adopt modern Swift features like full Sendable compliance and Swift 6’s strict concurrency mode.
SwiftData, pre-seed database
I started developing a new app, and it's been an exciting journey so far. Recently, I've begun utilising SwiftData, which is proving to be a fantastic tool for managing data within the app.
On-device ML research with MLX and Swift
MLX Swift is a new open-source package from Apple that brings the MLX array framework for machine learning on Apple silicon to Swift. It gives researchers a Swift API to build and run models on Apple hardware.
Polyglot Programmer and Lack of Unicorns
Polyglot programmers exist, but good ones are like unicorns. They’re nearly impossible to find and when you do find them they’re insanely high in demand and very expensive.
No longer making Quiet open source
A while ago I wrote about making Quiet open source. I've been getting quite a few emails from other indie app developers lately, who, like me, decided to make their apps open source but later wished they hadn't.
A 2024 plea for lean software
We are likely looking at over 50 million active lines of code to open a garage door…
Monthly update #0405 • January 2024
Monthly update 405 • January 2024 • 2024-01-01 - 2024-01-31
Swift OpenAPI Generator 1.0 Released
The Swift OpenAPI Generator has reached its stable 1.0 release, enabling type-safe code generation for HTTP client and server operations from OpenAPI 3.0 and 3.1 documents.
Quiet 4.2 - new app icon and visionOS support
Learn what is new in Quiet 4.1
Facts by Tom MacDonald feat. Ben Shapiro
I hope heaven has a window, you can watch your children grow; And hear your message echo from below
Changes from Apple for the European Union
Apple has outlined changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store to meet the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA) requirements. These changes affect developers distributing apps in the 27 EU member countries, introducing new options while maintaining security and privacy.
The Mac is 40 years old
On this day 40 years ago (24 January 1984) it all began, when Apple Inc. introduced the first Macintosh computer to the world. Back then, it was a groundbreaking moment, as the Macintosh was one of the first personal computers to feature a graphical user interface and a mouse.
Writing HTML with HTMLKit in Swift
Continuing my exploration of HTMLKit, I find its potential quite promising. In this post, I delve deeper into leveraging its capabilities to seamlessly integrate HTML into Swift.
Swift DSL for HTML
Continuing my exploration of HTMLKit, I find its potential quite promising. In this post, I delve deeper into leveraging its capabilities to seamlessly integrate HTML into Swift.
Monthly update #0404 • December 2023
Monthly update 404 • December 2023 • 2023-12-01 - 2023-12-31
Making Quiet open source
A while ago I wrote about making Quiet open source. I've been getting quite a few emails from other indie app developers lately, who, like me, decided to make their apps open source but later wished they hadn't.
Vapor URI Parsing Security Vulnerability
We've just released Vapor 4.90.0 which contains a fix for a security vulnerability in Vapor's URI parsing.
Monthly update #0403 • November 2023
Monthly update 403 • November 2023 • 2023-11-01 - 2023-11-30
The Secret by Lee Child
The Secret, co-authored with Andrew Child, places Reacher on a 1992 task force hunting killers of scientists linked to a bioweapon project from the 1960s.