Swift 5.1 Release Process
Swift 5.1 aims to achieve module stability for the language. On Apple platforms, it keeps binary compatibility with Swift 5.0 and future releases because the ABI is now stable.
Development
2019
118 posts
Useful macOS defaults: App Store
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.appstore, controlling App Store behaviour.
Mac
Evolving Swift On Apple Platforms After ABI Stability
Swift 5.0 achieves ABI stability on Apple platforms, allowing apps to use the OS-provided Swift runtime instead of bundling it, which reduces download sizes and enables better performance through deeper integration.
Development
ABI Stability and More
Swift 5 achieves ABI stability on Apple platforms, ensuring binary compatibility for apps and libraries across future Swift versions without needing to embed the Swift runtime in app bundles.
Development
Introducing the sourcekitd Stress Tester
Sourcekitd powers essential editor features like code completion and refactoring in Xcode and SourceKit-LSP, handling both syntactic and semantic requests for Swift files.
Development
Maps of Meaning 02: Marionettes & Individuals (Part 1)
This lecture is the second in the 2017 Maps of Meaning series. Peterson reviews ideas from the first lecture. He stresses that humans see the world through stories. These stories help solve the problem of how to act across time in social groups.
Gems
Swift 5 Exclusivity Enforcement
Swift 5 turns on runtime checks for exclusive access to memory by default in release builds.
Development
Yanni Voices by Yanni
Yanni's 2009 release, bright, well-built pop songs. I found it some years after it appeared and was glad I did.
Music
Monthly update #0345 • January 2019
Monthly update 345 • January 2019 • 2019-01-01 - 2019-01-31
Monthly Updates
What are nand.aspcarry and nand_task_scheduler?
If you see nand.aspcarry or nand_task_scheduler running on your Mac, here is what these storage maintenance processes do.
Mac
Maps of Meaning 01: Context and Background
Jordan Peterson opens this lecture with personal stories from the 1980s. He describes his fear of nuclear war during the Cold War. He recounts a visit to a decommissioned missile silo.
Gems
The Bridge
The Bridge is a Swedish-Danish crime drama series. It aired on SVT1 and DR1 from 21 September 2011 to 18 December 2018. Hans Rosenfeldt created it. A body is found on the Øresund Bridge, exactly on the border between Sweden and Denmark, forcing detectives from both countries to work together.
TV Series
Native Tongue by Switchfoot
Switchfoot's 2019 alternative rock record is a plea to choose love as the first language we speak to one another.
Music
What is accessoryd?
If you see accessoryd running on your Mac, here is what this accessory management process does.
Mac
What are the diagnosticextensions helpers?
If you see diagnosticextensions.osx.spotlight.helper or diagnosticextensions.osx.timemachine.helper on your Mac, here is what they do.
Mac
Dictionary Services
The article explores dictionary-related APIs in Swift across Unix, macOS, and iOS, highlighting their role in features like spell check and semantic analysis.
Development
Monthly update #0344 • December 2018
Monthly update 344 • December 2018 • 2018-12-01 - 2018-12-31
Monthly Updates
Exposing Floating Point
Despite everyday use, floating point numbers are often understood in a hand-wavy manner and their behavior raises many eyebrows.
Gems