Swift Generics, What's New in Xcode 14 Previews, Background Tasks in SwiftUI, iOS 16 App Launch Improvements

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Generics in Swift explained with code examples

Generics in Swift prevent code duplication by allowing code to be reused.
Check out some examples on when and how to use them.

Articles

How iOS 16 makes your app launch faster

These improvements come down to changes in dyld -- the program responsible for bootstrapping your app and starting execution of your own code.

What's New in Xcode 14 Previews

A tour of the new SwiftUI preview canvas in Xcode 14.

Background tasks in SwiftUI

Learn how to use the BackgroundTasks framework in SwiftUI.

The Facade Design Pattern In Swift

Read about the Facade design pattern in Swift, what it's all about and what its benefits are, and when and how to put it in motion.

Typed Payloads in SwiftUI using NSUserActivity

User activities and SwiftUI never really fit like a glove, but regardless they are key for state restoration.
Luckily, SwiftUI has a little trick to make the process pragmatic and type safe.

New if let shorthand for optional binding

Swift 5.7 introduced a new syntax for optional binding.

The Trade-offs of Using Mirror API to do Code Reflection in Swift

How to use Swift Mirror Reflection API and its advantages and disadvantages.

How to Use ShareLink for Sharing Data

In iOS 16, SwiftUI comes with a new view called ShareLink. When users tap on the share link, a share sheet opens.

Bitmask (bitwise) values in Core Data

OptionSet is a really useful Swift type. Here’s how you can save and read such values in Core Data.

News & Updates

Introducing WeatherKit

WeatherKit brings valuable weather information to your apps and services through a wide range of data that can help people stay up to date, safe, and prepared.

Lockdown Mode

Apple has detailed two initiatives to help protect users who may be personally targeted by sophisticated digital threats.

Other

How to build a chess engine from scratch

Filled with a lots of graphs and clear explanations.

The First Million-Transistor Chip: the Engineers’ Story

Intel’s i860 RISC chip was a graphics powerhouse.

Police CyberAlarm Uses Alarming Cryptography

The cryptography used by Police CyberAlarm is not secure.

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