Friday Q&A 2017-10-06: Type-Safe User Defaults
A Swift library for creating type-safe, declarative keys for UserDefaults, eliminating casting and string repetition.
A Swift library for creating type-safe, declarative keys for UserDefaults, eliminating casting and string repetition.
Highlights the key new features and improvements introduced in the Swift 4 programming language.
An in-depth look at Swift 4's Codable protocol, exploring its features for automatic serialization and comparing it to older Apple serialization methods.
A tutorial on implementing a drop shadow effect on a UIVisualEffectView in iOS, similar to the style used in the iOS Maps app.
Troubleshooting guide for common iOS and Android native build errors encountered when using Cordova plugins, focusing on dependency conflicts.
Needle v1.0.0 released with a new native Objective-C agent, adding iOS 10 support and replacing old dependencies.
Lyft's iOS team shares their experience using Interface Builder at scale, addressing common criticisms and sharing custom tools for a better workflow.
A developer shares key insights and architectural lessons learned from adopting reactive programming, specifically with RxSwift, for iOS and Mac app development.
Argues for deprecating UITableView in favor of the more flexible UICollectionView, citing Apple's internal work on table-like collection view layouts.
Lyft engineers detail their approach to making the iOS app accessible, focusing on VoiceOver integration and UI improvements.
A guide to writing maintainable tests for iOS apps, covering the Red-Green-Refactor cycle and the Arrange-Act-Assert pattern.
Explores building a Swift library for real-time, live updates to iOS app UI and themes without recompilation, using Traits and runtime features.
Exploring Pythonista, a powerful Python programming environment for iOS, and its capabilities for automation, scripting, and running pure-Python modules.
Needle v0.1.1 released, adding Theos integration for iOS tweak development and new modules for security testing.
A technical guide addressing iOS 9 jailbreak issues, focusing on freeing up system partition space to install packages.
A developer explains the challenges of using PHLivePhotoView with Auto Layout and the solution to fix ambiguous content size issues.
A guide to using Clang's Address Sanitizer for memory error detection in iOS/macOS development, covering Xcode configuration and xcconfig files.
Needle V0.0.4 released with iOS/OS X support, new security modules, and bug fixes ahead of OWASP AppSec USA 2016.
Exploring UI testing on iOS, comparing KIF and XCUI, and solving flaky tests with better synchronization techniques.
A guide to migrating Swift 2.3 code to Swift 3.0, focusing on replacing C-style for-loops and operators with modern Swift alternatives.