Monthly update #0312 • April 2016
Monthly update 312 • April 2016 • 2016-04-01 - 2016-04-30
Monthly Updates
Blog
What are symptomsd and symptomsd-diag?
If you see symptomsd running on your Mac, here is what this network diagnostics process does.
Mac
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016), directed by Michael Bay, shows the attack on a US compound in Libya in 2012 AD. John Krasinski plays Jack Silva, a guard who fights to stay alive.
Movies
What is bosreporter?
If you see bosreporter running on your Mac, here is what this boot and shutdown reporting process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0311 • March 2016
Monthly update 311 • March 2016 • 2016-03-01 - 2016-03-31
Monthly Updates
New Features in Swift 2.2
Swift 2.2 adds features such as compile-time version checks with #if swift(>=3.0), checked selectors using #selector to avoid runtime errors, built-in tuple comparisons up to six elements, and allows most keywords as argument labels without backticks.
Development
The Night Manager
The Night Manager is a British thriller series. It aired on BBC One from 21 February to 27 March 2016. David Farr wrote it, based on the novel by John le Carré. Tom Hiddleston plays Jonathan Pine, a former soldier turned hotel night manager who is recruited to infiltrate the inner circle of an arms dealer.
TV Series
Happy Easter
Easter remains a time of renewal for me. The resurrection proves the claims of Jesus.
Christianity
What is MobileFileIntegrity?
If you see MobileFileIntegrity running on your Mac, here is what this code integrity process does.
Mac
Good Friday
Good Friday remains a time of reflection for me. The death of Jesus proves the depth of Gods love.
Christianity
Swift 2.2 Released!
Apple launched Swift as an open source project with the Swift.org site, which includes key parts like the compiler, standard library, LLDB debugger, core libraries, and package manager.
Development
Wallander
Wallander is a Swedish crime drama series. It aired from 2005 to 2013, based on the novels by Henning Mankell. Krister Henriksson plays Kurt Wallander, a tired but driven detective in the small city of Ystad on the southern coast of Sweden.
TV Series
Convert .mov to .mp4
How to convert a .mov file to .mp4 on a Mac using ffmpeg in Terminal.
Mac
Monthly update #0310 • February 2016
Monthly update 310 • February 2016 • 2016-02-01 - 2016-02-29
Monthly Updates
Expanding Commit Access
Now that the Swift Continuous Integration system is established and proven, we’d like to grant commit access on a more frequent basis to project contributors who have established a track record of good contributions.
Development
Useful macOS defaults: Contacts
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.AddressBook, controlling how Contacts displays and sorts people.
Mac
What is coreduetd?
If you see coreduetd running on your Mac, here is what this usage intelligence process does.
Mac
Swift Benchmark Suite now Available
Apple's Swift Team has released the benchmark suite as open source. It includes 75 benchmarks for key Swift tasks, libraries for common functions, a driver to run and show metrics, and a tool to compare versions.
Development
Monthly update #0309 • January 2016
Monthly update 309 • January 2016 • 2016-01-01 - 2016-01-31
Monthly Updates
Continuous Integration now Available
Apple has rolled out continuous integration for the Swift project. Jenkins powers the system, which builds and tests on macOS, iOS simulator, and Ubuntu versions 14.04 and 15.10.
Development
It's Coming: the Great Swift API Transformation
Apple saw a style gap between Cocoa interfaces and the Swift standard library. This gap made coding, debugging, and upkeep harder.
Development
Swift 2.2 Release Process
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.
Development
Why I developed Fletta?
Quiet moving to Universal Purchases
Projects
Monthly update #0308 • December 2015
Monthly update 308 • December 2015 • 2015-12-01 - 2015-12-31
Monthly Updates
The Website Obesity Crisis
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.
Development