Swift's library evolution support, enabled via BUILD_LIBRARY_FOR_DISTRIBUTION in Xcode or -enable-library-evolution in swiftc, allows framework authors to make additive API changes while maintaining binary compatibility, ensuring clients don't need recompilation.
Swift Crypto is a new open-source Swift package that extends Apple CryptoKit's APIs to non-Apple platforms by using BoringSSL for cryptographic primitives, while deferring to CryptoKit on Apple systems for seamless cross-platform development.
Monthly update 357 • January 2020 • 2020-01-01 - 2020-01-31
In “The 5 AM Club,” renowned leadership expert Robin Sharma elucidates the transformative potential of early morning wake-up and purposeful daily commencement.
Day 8 of the trip to Tromsø with my brother.
Day 7 of the trip to Tromsø with my brother.
Day 6 of the trip to Tromsø with my brother.
Day 5 of the trip to Tromsø with my brother.
Monthly update 356 • December 2019 • 2019-12-01 - 2019-12-31
Day 4 of the trip to Tromsø with my brother.
Day 3 of the trip to Tromsø with my brother.
Day 2 of the trip to Tromsø with my brother.
Day 1 of the trip to Tromsø with my brother.
Reflection on the year 2019, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.
The day-night cycle and the cycle of the seasons have been an important part of human civilization for millennia.
The article highlights the role of Swift’s AVSpeechSynthesizer, introduced in iOS 7 and macOS 10.14, in enabling speech synthesis for computer-assisted communication across languages, supporting over 30 languages with voices selected via IETF Language Tags.
Monthly update 355 • November 2019 • 2019-11-01 - 2019-11-30
Blue Moon pits Reacher against rival Albanian and Ukrainian gangs in a city turf war after he helps an elderly man robbed for loan shark debts.
The Swift Numerics open-source project introduces a modular Swift package for numerical computing, filling gaps in the Standard Library with modules like Real and Complex.
Monthly update 354 • October 2019 • 2019-10-01 - 2019-10-31
The Swift Server Work Group (SSWG) has made significant progress in its first year, establishing an incubation process for defining high-quality Swift packages through community pitches, reviews, and acceptance.
The day-night cycle and the cycle of the seasons have been an important part of human civilization for millennia.
Swift 5.2 enhances compiler diagnostics through a new infrastructure that uses 'constraint fixes' to pinpoint type errors more accurately, allowing the type checker to continue solving and report multiple issues with actionable guidance, unlike the old system's vague guesses.
Monthly update 353 • September 2019 • 2019-09-01 - 2019-09-30
Swift 5.2 focuses on delivering significant improvements in quality and performance.