Swift

It’s getting great! — This article is intended as a companion to https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2023/10164/ and does not replace it in any way. If let and switch statements as expressions Instead of using difficult to read Ternary expressions that some can find hard to read we can use inline if statements. struct Account { var balance: Double } let account = Account(balance…

Stop writing boilerplate code! Stop writing code that needs frequently changes! Sourcery it's powerful code generator for swift projects that I implemented to the project at my current job to stop writing mocks and helpers for our tests. When I watched a presentation about Sourcery my mind blowing thinking in a…

Declarative code integration with persistent data has been made easy with the help of SwiftData. We can query and filter data using regular Swift code. It’s designed to integrate seamlessly with SwiftUI. Step 1: Create Models with @Model What is @Model? @Model is a macro which Converts a Swift class into a stored model that’s managed by SwiftData. Let’s try to upgrade one of our simple Data Model to a Persistent Model.

Persist data in your app intuitively with the Swift native persistence framework. — Hello, techno-savants! 🖖 I know the allure of a new iOS update keeps you on your toes, and iOS 17 is no different. This time around, Apple has sprinkled some magic dust, and voila, we have the SwiftData framework, promising to be a game-changer. Let’s dive in! What Is This Upcoming Feature in iOS 17? 🎁 iOS 17 is…

WWDC 2023 — SwiftData enables you to add persistence to your app quickly, with minimal code and no external dependencies. Use SwiftData to save your application’s data for offline use / to cache temporary data. It focuses entirely on code with no external file formats and uses Swift’s new macro system to create…

Data persistence is a crucial aspect of app development, enabling users to store and retrieve data across multiple sessions. In the Swift ecosystem, Apple provides a powerful framework called SwiftData, which simplifies data persistence tasks by building upon Core Data. In this article, we’ll explore the key features of SwiftData…

It isn’t all goggles — I’m in the UK, so WWDC hits after work for us. After the keynote the Platforms State of the Union is quite late. I didn’t let that stop me watching, right there and then. I’ll run through the main things that were covered, and what I think of each of…

Some cool new features of the latest beta version of Xcode — The WWDC23 has just started with a loooot of super exciting news. The second conference “Platforms State of the Union” has just finished and I’ve installed Xcode 15 right now and I’ll show you some cool features that I’m discovering. Previews Xcode 15 brings us a streamlined sintax for previews. …

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