What is tailspind?
If you see tailspind running on your Mac, here is what this background diagnostic process does.
Mac
Blog
Monthly update #0336 • April 2018
Monthly update 336 • April 2018 • 2018-04-01 - 2018-04-30
Monthly Updates
Swift Community-Hosted Continuous Integration
Swift.org has expanded its continuous integration testing system to include community-hosted nodes for additional platforms.
Development
Reimplementation of Implicitly Unwrapped Optionals
Swift 4.1 reimplements implicitly unwrapped optionals (IUOs) so they act as regular optionals with a flag that allows automatic unwrapping when needed, rather than as a distinct type.
Development
Useful macOS defaults: Accessibility
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.universalaccess, controlling accessibility and visual settings.
Mac
What is PerfPowerServices?
If you see PerfPowerServices running on your Mac, here is what this performance and power management process does.
Mac
What is lskdd?
If you see lskdd running on your Mac, here is what this Launch Services process does.
Mac
What is ionodecache?
If you see ionodecache running on your Mac, here is what this I/O registry caching process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0335 • March 2018
Monthly update 335 • March 2018 • 2018-03-01 - 2018-03-31
Monthly Updates
Happy Easter
Easter calls me to remember the basics with fresh eyes. The empty tomb stands as evidence of divine power.
Christianity
Swift 4.1 Released!
Apple released Swift 4.1 as a minor update that maintains source compatibility with Swift 4.0. It adds generics features such as conditional conformance and synthesised Equatable and Hashable support.
Development
Good Friday
Good Friday calls me to remember the basics with fresh eyes. The cross stands as evidence of divine love and justice.
Christianity
Food Rules by Michael Pollan
In Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual, Michael Pollan simplifies the complex world of nutrition into easy-to-follow tips for eating well.
Books
What are biomed and biometrickitd?
If you see biomed or biometrickitd running on your Mac, here is what these biometric processes do.
Mac
What is dprivacyd?
If you see dprivacyd running on your Mac, here is what this differential privacy process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0334 • February 2018
Monthly update 334 • February 2018 • 2018-02-01 - 2018-02-28
Monthly Updates
Swift 4.2 Release Process
Swift 4.2 serves as a step towards ABI stability in Swift 5, incorporating ABI changes for performance, bug fixes, and targeted improvements to compile-time speed.
Development
Code Size Optimization Mode in Swift 4.1
Swift 4.1 adds a new optimisation mode called -Osize. This mode helps reduce code size by 5 to 30 percent in some projects.
Development
Monthly update #0333 • January 2018
Monthly update 333 • January 2018 • 2018-01-01 - 2018-01-31
Monthly Updates
What is photoanalysisd and why is it using so much CPU?
If photoanalysisd is using a lot of CPU on your Mac, here is what it does and how long it will take.
Mac
Swift Forums Now Open!
The Swift project has moved its main discussions from mailing lists to Swift Forums. The old mailing lists are shut down and archived, with their content imported into the new system.
Development
Useful macOS defaults: Xcode
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.dt.Xcode, controlling the editor, build system, and hidden features.
Mac
Conditional Conformance in the Standard Library
Swift 4.1 adds conditional conformances, which let generic types like Array and Optional conform to protocols such as Equatable or Hashable only when their elements do.
Development
Monthly update #0332 • December 2017
Monthly update 332 • December 2017 • 2017-12-01 - 2017-12-31
Monthly Updates
Reflecting on the year 2017
Reflection on the year 2017, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.
Journal