Jon Reid

Xcode Key Bindings to Make Refactoring Less Painful Speed up your Swift development with custom Xcode key bindings for automated refactoring. Learn which shortcuts I use, why they matter, and how to stay in flow.

Do you ever skip trying to use automated refactoring because it's too annoying in Xcode? https://qualitycoding.org/xcode-key-bindings-refactoring/

If you enjoyed my book iOS Unit Testing by Example, please leave a review. Reviews matter and help others decide if a book is right for them. Thanks! 📚 https://www.amazon.com/iOS-Unit-Testing-Example-Techniques/product-reviews/1680506811/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_show_all_btm?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=all_reviews

Putting all your controllers in one directory and your views in another
Is like putting the cortisone and hemorrhoid cream in the drawer with toothpaste because they're all tubes.

3 Easy Steps to Refactoring Tests for Greater Clarity | Quality Coding I show the 3 steps I use most when refactoring tests. Includes a practical exercise for your own tests.

Here are the the 3 steps I use most when refactoring tests. Includes a practical exercise for your own tests. Refactor your tests for clarity. https://qualitycoding.org/refactoring-tests/

MAGA gets their panties in a twist about Epstein and Trump and the possibilities Trump was on "the plane".....and yet 27 women come forward and say Trump assaulted them,
and
they
ignore
it.

Weird? You mean "best."

But that may mean my musical tastes are weird, which I accept.

TDD: Where Do You Even Begin? | Quality Coding When you're starting TDD, the hardest part is knowing where to begin. What should the first test be? What even counts as a “first step”?

Ever freeze up trying to decide what the first test should be?
You're not alone — this trips up a lot of developers new to TDD
https://qualitycoding.org/tdd-where-do-you-even-begin/

Lucy pulling football away from Charlie Brown's kick (again)

Xcode supports some automated refactoring — but the options are often disabled when you need them.
They're buried, unpredictable, and easy to give up on. So…
https://qualitycoding.org/xcode-key-bindings-refactoring/

Xcode Key Bindings to Make Refactoring Less Painful Speed up your Swift development with custom Xcode key bindings for automated refactoring. Learn which shortcuts I use, why they matter, and how to stay in flow.

My favorite Xcode key bindings for instant refactoring https://qualitycoding.org/xcode-key-bindings-refactoring/

TDD isn't just "write a test first."
It's also knowing _which_ test matters most
https://qualitycoding.org/tdd-where-do-you-even-begin/

Motherfucking wind farms…

TDD: Where Do You Even Begin? | Quality Coding When you're starting TDD, the hardest part is knowing where to begin. What should the first test be? What even counts as a “first step”?

Here's how I started test-driving a SwiftUI counter app… https://qualitycoding.org/tdd-where-do-you-even-begin/

New in Print - Real-World Kanban, Second Edition
by Mattias Skarin
pragprog.com/titles/...

Leverage insights and expertise from five real-world Kanban case studies to decrease time to market, improve engagement, and save your people and projects.

Yum!

TDD: Where Do You Even Begin? | Quality Coding When you're starting TDD, the hardest part is knowing where to begin. What should the first test be? What even counts as a “first step”?

With TDD, where do you even begin? https://qualitycoding.org/tdd-where-do-you-even-begin/

Seriously, WTF

The sad truth: LLMs were trained on poorly written code

The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going global An epidemic that's been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the milestone approval of the first HIV drug that offers 100% protection with its twice-yearly injections. It's a landmark...

Well, I'll be damned.

It's royalty free and there's already six, generic manufacturers lined up.

newatlas.com/infectious-d...

When I was little, I thought this song was about someone selling trinkets who wasn’t very smart.

I didn't grow up with this one, but it's So Good for anyone famililar with the Second Vatican Council!

YouTube video by Tom Lehrer - Topic I Hold Your Hand in Mine

RIP Tom Lehrer. I used to sing this to my wife. Incomprehensibly, she married me anyway. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnF9...

(sob)

…Now there are numerous agentic tools outside of Xcode. The ability to run tests quickly from a script is suddenly important.
This is where Justin's article comes in.

AppCode was faster at running tests than Xcode. Alas, for some time now I've back in Xcode-land, where I thought everyone else lived, right? Running tests inside Xcode (applying the many speed-ups I show in qualitycoding.org/optimize-xco...). Because `xcodebuild test` is SLOW.
But…

DECADES

📌The President of the United States posted a FAKE VIDEO TO THE WORLD of a kneeling Barack Obama being placed in handcuffs, and we are supposed go along like it is just another day.
Our press has so completely lost the thread it would be laughable if it wasn't so damn dangerous and disgusting.

(true story)

Xcode Key Bindings to Make Refactoring Less Painful Speed up your Swift development with custom Xcode key bindings for automated refactoring. Learn which shortcuts I use, why they matter, and how to stay in flow.

Stop right-clicking to refactor in Xcode https://qualitycoding.org/xcode-key-bindings-refactoring/

Taking this Sunday off from live streaming.
Come back August 3rd for more "TDD with SwiftUI" live coding on Twitch.

I saw a Reddit post titled simply, “How will you celebrate?”