Swift Evolution Monthly

When Getting Sherlocked Leads to Something Better: The TranslateKit Journey A candid story about resilience in indie app development—and how the worst day of your developer life can sometimes lead to building something better.

Apple Sherlocked my biggest indie project... and it turned out to be the best thing that happened to me as a developer!

Here’s the full story on how TranslateKit was born, and how it became the best localization tool for #SwiftUI devs. 🚀✨

Read here: 👇 #iOSDev #Swift
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19.02.2025 14:28 — 👍 10    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0

🐛 Debug String.Index like a pro!

#Swift 6.1 brings clearer String.Index descriptions. Out with cryptic _rawBits, in with readable position info.

More updates 👉 https://www.fline.dev/swift-evolution-monthly-may-november-2024/
#SwiftLang #iOSDev #debugging

09.12.2024 14:00 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

🔍 #Swift tightens up member import visibility!

No more surprise extensions from transitive imports. Explicit imports required for extension methods – just like types.

Full story 👉 https://www.fline.dev/swift-evolution-monthly-may-november-2024/
#SwiftLang #Swift #iOSDev

04.12.2024 16:00 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Four charts that show percentage of VoiceOver Usage, Preferred Content Size, Reduce Motion Usage, and Reduce Transparency Usage as donut charts.

🎉 Celebrate #IDPD with new #Accessibility Insights in TelemetryDeck! See how your users engage with accessibility features and optimize your app for a more inclusive experience.
Learn more 👉 telemetrydeck.com/blog/introdu...
#a11y #iOSDev #InclusiveDesign

03.12.2024 11:37 — 👍 12    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0

⚙️ #Swift compiler warnings are getting way more flexible!

New granular controls let you choose which warnings become errors. Perfect for large codebases and gradual upgrades.

Read more 👉 https://www.fline.dev/swift-evolution-monthly-may-november-2024/
#Swift #SwiftLang #iOSDev

02.12.2024 14:00 — 👍 17    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

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30.11.2024 11:35 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

🎯 The little things matter: Trailing commas everywhere in #Swift!

Function params, tuples, conditional statements – all get trailing comma support. Your git diffs just got way cleaner.

Details here 👉 https://www.fline.dev/swift-evolution-monthly-may-november-2024/
#SwiftLang #iOSDev #coding

28.11.2024 14:00 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

🔑 Swift is getting smarter with Metatype Keypaths!

Finally accessing static properties in keypaths will be possible. #SwiftData & database folks, this one's for you – no more workarounds needed.

Check it out 👉 https://www.fline.dev/swift-evolution-monthly-may-november-2024/
#iOSDev #SwiftLang

26.11.2024 13:00 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

📱 Swift Evolution: ObjectiveC implementations in #Swift is here!
Now you can implement Obj-C headers directly in Swift while keeping full compatibility. Perfect for modernizing legacy iOS apps without breaking things.

More details 👉 https://www.fline.dev/swift-evolution-monthly-may-november-2024/

24.11.2024 12:00 — 👍 11    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

🎉 New issue out now! Covering all #SwiftEvolution highlights from May to November 2024:

– 6 summarized #SwiftLang proposals
– 10 noteworthy pitches you shouldn’t miss
– A new way to follow #Swift changes
…and more!

Dive in now: 👇

21.11.2024 14:00 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

Follow me for:
📜 #SwiftLang proposal summaries
💡 #SwiftEvolution pitch highlights

Stay ahead in #Swift! 🚀

21.11.2024 11:26 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0