2022

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Introducing Swift Async Algorithms

The Swift Async Algorithms package, introduces algorithms tailored for AsyncSequence in Swift 5.5, focusing on seamless async/await integration, time-based operations like debounce and throttle, and cross-platform, open-source development.

Development

Swift.org Website is Now Open Source

The Swift.org website is now an open-source project, welcoming community contributions to enhance its role as a hub for all Swift users, not just contributors.

Development

Swift 5.6 Released!

Swift 5.6 introduces type system enhancements like type placeholders and explicit existential types with the any keyword, improves pointer interactions with temporary buffers and relaxed diagnostics, and refines concurrency safety by suppressing Sendable diagnostics by default.

Development

What is iomfb_bics_daemon?

If you see iomfb_bics_daemon running on your Mac, here is what this display calibration process does.

Mac

Monthly update #0382 • February 2022

Monthly update 382 • February 2022 • 2022-02-01 - 2022-02-28

Monthly Updates

The next steps for Vapor

Vapor, a popular Swift web framework, is planning its next major release, Vapor 5, which will fully embrace Swift Concurrency by eliminating EventLoopFutures and leveraging AsyncSequences, actors, and Sendable conformances for improved performance and safety.

Development

What is relatived?

If you see relatived running on your Mac, here is what this related content process does.

Mac

Monthly update #0381 • January 2022

Monthly update 381 • January 2022 • 2022-01-01 - 2022-01-31

Monthly Updates

What is countryd?

If you see countryd running on your Mac, here is what this country detection process does.

Mac

GPS

Global Positioning System is, without a doubt, one of the most useful inventions of the late 20th century. It made it significantly easier for ships, airplanes, cars, and hikers to figure out where they are with high degree of accuracy.

Gems

Useful macOS defaults: Simulator

Handy defaults write commands for Apple's iOS/iPadOS Simulator, controlling window behaviour and performance.

Mac

Monthly update #0380 • December 2021

Monthly update 380 • December 2021 • 2021-12-01 - 2021-12-31

Monthly Updates