Swift 5.1 Released!
Swift 5.1 advances Swift 5 by introducing module stability, enabling binary frameworks that work across compiler versions, alongside library evolution support for resilient APIs.
Development
2019
118 posts
Mexicanisimo by Yanni
Yanni's 2010 release, a set of melodic instrumental pieces. It came to me long after release and earned its place.
Music
Apple Push Notification Device Tokens
In iOS 13 where a change in NSData’s description format, from a full hexadecimal string to a summarised form, breaks push notification workflows that relied on string manipulation of deviceToken in application(_:didRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithDeviceToken:).
Development
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey (2019), directed by Michael Engler, continues the story of the Crawley family and their servants as they prepare for a royal visit from King George V and Queen Mary. Hugh Bonneville plays Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham.
Movies
Useful macOS defaults: Screen Sharing
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.ScreenSharing, controlling the Screen Sharing viewer app.
Mac
What is uninstalld?
If you see uninstalld running on your Mac, here is what this app removal process does.
Mac
To the Ends of the Earth by Hillsong United
A later discovery of Hillsong United's 2002 live record, an early, eager set of youth worship anthems.
Music
England Day 07
Day 7 of my trip to England.
Trips
England Day 06
Day 6 of my trip to England.
Trips
Monthly update #0352 • August 2019
Monthly update 352 • August 2019 • 2019-08-01 - 2019-08-31
Monthly Updates
England Day 05
Day 5 of my trip to England.
Trips
England Day 04
Day 4 of my trip to England.
Trips
England Day 03
Day 3 of my trip to England.
Trips
England Day 02
Day 2 of my trip to England.
Trips
England Day 01
Day 1 of my trip to England.
Trips
Hey You, I Love Your Soul by Skillet
Skillet's brighter 1998 second album, a poppier turn for the band that I went back to discover.
Music
Thread Sanitizer for Swift on Linux
Swift 5.1 introduces Thread Sanitizer on Linux, enabling runtime detection of data races in multithreaded code, which can cause unexpected behaviour or memory corruption despite Swift's single-threaded safety guarantees.
Development
What is registerassistantservice?
If you see cmio.registerassistantservice running on your Mac, here is what this camera registration process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0351 • July 2019
Monthly update 351 • July 2019 • 2019-07-01 - 2019-07-31
Monthly Updates
Victorious by Skillet
Skillet's 2019 album is hard rock about rising from defeat, all big riffs and bigger choruses about winning through.
Music
Alpha Compositing
Transparency may not seem particularly exciting. The GIF image format which allowed some pixels to show through the background was published over 30 years ago.
Gems
Toy Story 4
Toy Story 4 (2019), directed by Josh Cooley, finds Woody with a new child named Bonnie. Tom Hanks voices Woody, the cowboy who still leads. Tim Allen acts as Buzz Lightyear, the ranger who seeks his voice.
Movies
Wonder by Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith's 2010 release, craft and polish in every chorus. I reached it late and it has stayed with me.
Music
Formatter
The article explores the Formatter class in Swift’s Foundation framework, essential for transforming data into human-readable formats, addressing complexities like user language, calendar, and currency preferences.
Development
United by Newsboys
Newsboys United's 2019 record reunites two eras of the band for a bright set of arena-ready Christian pop rock.
Music