Swift 2.2 marks the first official release after Swift became open source. It stays mostly compatible with Swift 2.1 and focuses on core fixes, better diagnostics, and faster code without big language changes.
Quiet moving to Universal Purchases
Monthly update 308 • December 2015 • 2015-12-01 - 2015-12-31
In conversations with web performance advocates, I sometimes feel like a hippie talking to SUV owners about fuel economy. They have all kinds of weirdly specific tricks to improve mileage. Deflate the front left tire a little bit.
Reflection on the year 2015, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.
Bridge of Spies (2015), directed by Steven Spielberg, tells the true story of James Donovan. He is a lawyer who swaps spies during the Cold War. Tom Hanks plays Donovan with steady calm.
Monthly update 307 • November 2015 • 2015-11-01 - 2015-11-30
Swift 3 aims to set API design guidelines and apply them across libraries to make the language feel more unified.
Apple released a Linux port of Swift with the open source project launch. Users can build it from sources or download binaries for Ubuntu on x86_64 architecture.
Apple has launched the open source Swift project and the Swift.org website. They aim to work with the community to fix issues, add features, and expand Swift to new platforms.
Look Who's Back (2015), directed by David Wnendt, adapts Timur Vermes's book. It places Adolf in modern Berlin. He wakes up in 2014. Oliver Masucci plays Adolf with sharp mimicry and deadpan humour. He thinks the world is his again.
Make Me drops Reacher in the isolated town of Mother’s Rest, investigating a journalist’s disappearance into a dark web conspiracy. With her partner, he uncovers a sinister underground service.
Monthly update 306 • October 2015 • 2015-10-01 - 2015-10-31
Monthly update 305 • September 2015 • 2015-09-01 - 2015-09-30
When the Snowden revelations first came to light, it felt like we might be heading towards an Orwellian dystopia. Now we know that the situation is much worse.
Inside Out (2015), directed by Pete Docter, shows the mind of Riley, an eleven-year-old girl. Amy Poehler voices Joy, the leader who keeps smiles. Phyllis Smith acts as Sadness, soft and blue.
NSURL is Foundation’s class for URLs. Create it with NSURL(string:), it returns nil if the string is invalid.
Monthly update 304 • August 2015 • 2015-08-01 - 2015-08-31
Monthly update 303 • July 2015 • 2015-07-01 - 2015-07-31
I’ve come to believe that a lot of what’s wrong with the Internet has to do with memory. The Internet somehow contrives to remember too much and too little at the same time, and it maps poorly on our concepts of how memory should work.
Day 5 of my trip to Prague in the Czech Republic.
Day 4 of my trip to Prague in the Czech Republic.
Day 3 of my trip to Prague in the Czech Republic.
Day 2 of my trip to Prague in the Czech Republic.
Day 1 of my trip to Prague in the Czech Republic.