Best Paul Hudson And Mikaela Caron Podcasts (2025)

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S4E6: The Fruitful Trombone of Great Sadness 39:49

3d ago39:49

39:49

Paul and Mikaela come to you live (-ish) from try! Swift Tokyo, where the air is filled with both cherry blossom and excitement about WWDC 2025! We’ve got advice for attending in-person events (and why we think you should), our first reactions to Swift 6.1 and Swiftly 1.0, plus, the long-running saga of whether Mikaela’s app Fruitful//emwhich would…

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S4E5: Could you just…? 33:05

1M ago33:05

33:05

‘Networking’ is a word to strike fear into the heart of any developer, and upsettingly we’re dealing with both types this episodes: talking to other humans at conferences, but mostly trying to coax computers to talk to each other too. Plus, our Open Ballot this episode is the trifling little matter of the major changes you’re hoping to see in Xcode…

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S4E4: Naming is hard 44:58

2M ago44:58

44:58

Apparently, the secret to a great coding presentation is three Es. You’ll just have to listen to discover if this means Paul is advocating for consuming Class A drugs to get hyped or if they just, like, stand for something inspiring or something. Developers, developers, developers… Plus, as well as your traditional rundown of the news and upcoming …

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S4E3: The existence of Mikaela 45:12

3M ago45:12

45:12

In this episode, we learn that the app that paid for Paul’s house hasn’t even been updated for iPhone X 😶‍🌫️ and Mikaela learns about some useful tools to help with the launch of the app that she absolutely, definitely, 100% is gonna debut in February. 😅 (Pretty sure she meant of 2025, but Paul neglected to press her on this point.) Plus, time is r…

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S4E2: Mikaela is a lesson 1:02:37

5M ago1:02:37

1:02:37

Mikaela is joined by the most English-sounding Irishman you've ever heard for an intensive therapy session. We're talking paper cuts in Swift, those tiny annoyances that, sure, don't stop you in your tracks, but wouldn't it be nice if instead of having to cover ourselves in the coding equivalent of a hundred Band-Aids, Apple just… fixed? Please? Em…

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S4E1: You have to sit down and do it 48:49

6M ago48:49

48:49

We’re back! Many things have happened over that swift summer break, so pour a coffee and let’s jump right back in. In this episode, we’re talking Apple Intelligence and other code-complete co-pilots, the redesign of swift.org, shiny M4 Macs, good UI (and UX) design, and the Swift Foundation’s move to empower the community to fix tiny annoyances — b…

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S3E16: Swift 6 strict 44:11

9M ago44:11

44:11

In this episode: We discuss Apple's worldwide catch up events for WWDC, discuss how we stay up to date with new Swift features in old projects, and share the APIs and features you're most looking forward to adopting in iOS 18. WWDC Catch up Events: ⁠https://developer.apple.com/events/⁠ Microsoft blames the EU for CloudStrike downtime: ⁠https://mash…

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S3E15: Swift turns 10 43:18

11M ago43:18

43:18

In this episode: We discuss Apple's developer academies, share our advice for becoming a fully independent developer, and on Swift's 10th anniversary share your stories of how Swift impacted your lives: Hacking with Swift WWDC24 sale: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/offers Mikaela’s Keyboard: https://zsa.io New Apple forums: https://forums.develop…

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S3E14: An archaeological trove of Mikaela 44:18

11M ago44:18

44:18

In this episode: We discuss Apple's newest accessibility features coming in iOS 18, share our tips for working with difficult colleagues and clients, and read your replies to our open ballot: is Swift Evolution working? Apple’s new accessibility features in iOS 18: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/05/apple-announces-new-accessibility-features-in…

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S3E13: Zero warnings is a good start 44:54

1y ago44:54

44:54

In this episode: We talk about the community events taking place alongside WWDC24, discuss what we're hoping to see change in Apple's APIs this year, and share your tips for getting apps ready for iOS 18. One More Thing conference: https://omt-conf.com/ Sponsoring iOS Dev Happy Hour: https://sponsorships.iosdevhappyhour.com Deep Dish Swift: https:/…

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S3E12: SwiftUI just figures it out 47:03

1y ago47:03

47:03

In this episode: We start to get excited about WWDC24, talk about the pros and cons of pair programming, and share your views on how to make apps more accessible. try! Swift Tokyo: https://tryswift.jp/_en Ignite: ⁠http://github.com/twostraws/Ignite⁠ Vision Pro Dev Camp - ⁠https://visiondevcamp.org⁠ A Beginner’s Guide to Apple Vision Pro, Women Who …

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S3E11: Serendipitous learning 40:54

1y ago40:54

40:54

In this episode: We discuss why it's so important to attend conferences and other meetups, share the best moments from your careers, and play an all-new game: guess how many credit cards Mikaela has? - Exploring Mars from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at NASA: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/exploring-mars/id6475634958 - Paul's iOS Simulator tip: htt…

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S3E10: That was a ball of pain 42:03

1y ago42:03

42:03

In this episode: Swift 5.10 is here, we share our tips on mentoring and being mentored, and try out your Vision Pro apps. - Apple Vision Pro is here: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/02/apple-vision-pro-arrives-in-apple-store-locations-across-the-us/ - Email to Apple developers from Susan Prescott: https://x.com/twostraws/status/1753526820811452…

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S3E9: Don't call it a headset 41:04

1+ y ago41:04

41:04

In this episode: Apple's Vision Pro is almost here and we couldn't be more excited, we share our tips for building a great app portfolio, and discuss your answers to the open ballot: where do you find app inspiration? - Vision Pro is available to pre-order: https://www.apple.com/apple-vision-pro - Slopes: https://getslopes.com - Despair, Inc Demoti…

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S3E8: Step 1 is building a great app 39:25

1+ y ago39:25

39:25

In this episode: We reveal the best way to use your Apple developer subscription, discuss our experience of using AI to build software, and share your tips on the best ways to approach debugging. Merry Christmas, folks! - Everyone gets 25 hours of free Xcode Cloud: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=ik9z4ll6 - How to submit a request to Apple's D…

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S3E7: Scary Fast 51:53

1+ y ago51:53

51:53

In this episode: We review Hacktoberfest and make plans for our future indie projects, share our thoughts on what makes great app architecture, and read out your tips on what's the most useful skill for a developer to have that isn't coding itself. - Packages on Swift.org: https://www.swift.org/packages/showcase.html - Apple's use of Swift and Swif…

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S3E6: Don't be scammy 49:26

1+ y ago49:26

49:26

In this episode: We discuss the value of building a side project you love, chat about Apple's latest Vision Pro sample code, and share your views on our open ballot: should we use Swift everywhere, or learn different languages? - xkcd Ten Thousand: https://xkcd.com/1053/ - Swift Splash: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos/swift-splas…

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S3E5: The tastiest peach 42:47

1+ y ago42:47

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In this episode: It's a job interview special, packed with our tips for preparing for interviews so you can really excel, followed by our listeners' tips so you can do the best on the day. - Shared passwords: https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/share-passwords-iphe6b2b7043/ios - iOS Dev Weekly: https://iosdevweekly.com/ - Swift Coding Challenges…

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S3E4: They took a side quest 39:08

1+ y ago39:08

39:08

In this episode: Vision Pro labs, the worst code we've ever written, and we discuss your answers to our open ballot: do developers also need to be designers? Vision Pro labs: https://developer.apple.com/visionos/labs/ List of APIs that require declared reasons: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=z6fu1dcu Lux apps: https://www.lux.camera/…

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S3E3: Mikaela over Coffee 39:30

2y ago39:30

39:30

In this episode: we discuss the earliest iPhone apps, share our tips for contributing to the community, and discuss your answers to our open ballot: should new developers learn UIKit, or is SwiftUI enough? The original 500 App Store apps and games from 11 July 2008: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EpEm01wn18K1Nh_xDU8jZYwRfL9f6KkYUMjJvUPZpc4…

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S3E2: File feedback, goodbye 35:15

2y ago35:15

35:15

In this episode: we discuss Apple's big SwiftData announcement, our plans for building visionOS apps, and what's missing from SwiftUI after WWDC23. WWDC Notes: https://www.wwdcnotes.com/ James Dempsey and the Breakpoints: https://livenearwwdc.com/ SwiftData: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftdata visionOS: https://developer.apple.com/v…

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S3E1: People want to get together 56:33

2y ago56:33

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In this episode: we discuss Apple's incredible new accessibility features, ask how you can keep learning and growing in your career, and share your wish lists for WWDC23. iOS Dev Happy Hour links: https://links.iosdevhappyhour.com Apple introduces new features for cognitive accessibility, along with Live Speech, Personal Voice, and Point and Speak …

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S2E5: Merry Dubmas, Everyone! 1:30:11

5y ago1:30:11

1:30:11

In this episode: we celebrate Swiftmas and Dubmas all together, plus talk about remote conferences, tuple conformance, Mint, WWDC wishlists, and more. Swift Package Index: http://swiftpackageindex.com Swift AWS Lambda runtime: https://swift.org/blog/aws-lambda-runtime Adding CI support to SPM packages: https://github.com/brightdigit/EggSeed SE-0283…

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S2E4: Erica vs the World 32:39

5y ago32:39

32:39

In this episode: WWDC goes WFH, Swift gets some inspiration from JavaScript, and we review your awesome Breathe app submissions. WWDC is online: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=03132020a Swift Argument Parser: https://github.com/apple/swift-argument-parser SE-0279 Multiple Trailing Closures: https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master…

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S2E3: Sim See Tee Ell 40:56

5y ago40:56

40:56

In this episode: Erica learns to pronounce things the Paul way, we're blown away by how good Swift 5.2's error messages are, and discuss listener views on the future of Swift. Control Room: https://github.com/twostraws/ControlRoom iOS Dev Survey: https://iosdevsurvey.com/ Swift Playgrounds for macOS: https://www.apple.com/uk/swift/playgrounds/ New …

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S2E2: Proing the heck out of that bono 40:53

5y ago40:53

40:53

In this episode: on the road to Swift 6, handling key presses in iOS, and whether to build an app or a website. Xcode 11.4 beta: https://developer.apple.com/download/ On the Road to Swift 6: https://forums.swift.org/t/on-the-road-to-swift-6/32862 SE-0276 Multi-Pattern Catch Clauses: https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/027…

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S2E1: Have your State and eat it 39:55

5+ y ago39:55

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In this episode: Swift 5.2 snapshots are available for download, Paul enjoys some property wrappers, and we dream about what SwiftUI 2.0 might bring. App Updates for HTML5 Apps: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=01212020a Swift 5.2 snapshots now available: https://swift.org/download Swift for Good: https://www.swiftforgood.com Paul's pick: Creat…

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S1E22: Why does Sean hate SwiftUI so much? 29:55

6y ago29:55

29:55

In this episode: Sean's beard is staying in San Francisco, the NeXT era is ending, we discuss SwiftUI's forms system, and explore the many amazing new features from WWDC19.- The NeXT Era Ends, the Swift Era Begins: https://inessential.com/2019/06/07/the_next_era_ends_the_swift_era_begins- WWDC 2019 Session Notes: https://github.com/Blackjacx/WWDC- …

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S1E21: Live from AltConf 2019 50:01

6y ago50:01

50:01

In this special episode we’re joined by our friends Kristina Fox, JP Simard, Gui Rambo, and Kaya Thomas as we discuss everything new from WWDC19. Strap yourselves in – this is a long one!- News: what *isn’t* news this week? We dive into dark mode, Xcode 11, ARKit, RealityKit, Vision OCR, and more.- Focus on Swift 5.1: how opaque return types, funct…

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S1E20: Transcendental Swift 26:40

6y ago26:40

26:40

In this episode: the Apple Developer Academy is open for another year, iOS Dev Jobs launches, we reveal why "Spectre" has British spelling, and ponder what Apple might announce at WWDC19.- Swift over Coffee Live is happening at AltConf 2019! Tickets are free thanks to MacStadium and AltConf, but you need to register for one here: ti.to/altconf/Swif…

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S1E19: Rotato rotato 29:57

6y ago29:57

29:57

In this episode: Swift hits the front-end of the web, Marzipan creeps closer, Paul talks about the importance of data hiding in Swift 5.1, and we discuss what makes for great code review.- Swift over Coffee Live is happening at AltConf 2019! Tickets are free thanks to MacStadium and AltConf, but you need to register for one here: https://ti.to/altc…

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S1E18: Big boy pants 29:32

6y ago29:32

29:32

In this episode: Swift 5.1 gathers strength, Realm gets swallowed up by MongoDB, Sean discovers SwiftLint, and we discuss whether Apple Arcade will be good for the indie game development community.- SE-0255 Implicit returns from single-expression functions: https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0255-omit-return.md - SE-0259…

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S1E17: Now he sounds French 29:50

6y ago29:50

29:50

In this episode: lots of new Swift Evolution proposals are in review, we discuss *that* TechCrunch article, dive into server-side Swift, and try to figure out how to pronounce “Herbert”.- Swift 5 Officially Released: https://swift.org/blog/swift-5-released/- SE-0246 Generic Math Functions: https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/propos…

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S1E16: Live from iOSCon 2019 25:24

6y ago25:24

25:24

In this episode: the Swift style guide marches on to formal review, we pick out our favorite events at iOSCon, and discuss whether it's important for iOS developers to be skilled in more than one platform.- WWDC ticket winners – who got lucky? (Spoiler: it was Paul.) (And not Sean.)- SE-0250: Swift Code Style Guidelines and Formatter – https://gith…

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S1E15: Shiny new side project 29:25

6y ago29:25

29:25

In this episode: WWDC is announced at last, memberwise initializers get better in Swift 5.1, we vent about getting lost in side projects, and discuss Marzipan.- WWDC dates announced: https://developer.apple.com/wwdc19- SE-0242: Synthesize default values for the memberwise initializer – https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/…

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S1E14: Thank you for the paycheck 29:37

6y ago29:37

29:37

In this episode: the first sighting of Swift 5.1, a Swift style guide is on the cards, we talk about toast (the user interface kind!), and look for where there’s still money to be made on the App Store.- Swift 5.1 Release Process: https://swift.org/blog/5-1-release-process/- Pitch for Official Swift Style Guide: https://forums.swift.org/t/pitch-an-…

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S1E13: Bizarre but legal 29:12

6y ago29:12

29:12

In this episode: Swift 5 nears ABI stability, Swift adoption in apps is skyrocketing, we make all our unit tests pass, and discuss how we'd change Swift.- Swift 5 ABI Stability and Evolving Swift on Apple Platforms: https://swift.org/blog/abi-stability-and-apple/- How many apps use Swift in 2019?https://blog.andrewmadsen.com/post/182862756395/how-m…

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S1E12: Really alarming breakpoints 29:26

6y ago29:26

29:26

In this episode: Xcode ships with a Swift 5 beta, Apple smacks down Facebook and Google, we discuss the value of design, and talk about important knowledge for iOS developers.- Xcode 10.2 includes an early Swift 5 version: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode_release_notes/xcode_10_2_beta_release_notes- Apple revokes certificates from Go…

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S1E11: Pandora's rabbit hole 29:58

6+ y ago29:58

29:58

In this episode: we examine the need for manager objects, look at Swift Package Manager’s rise in popularity, discuss the usefulness of ARKit, and - brace yourself - talk extensively about strings.- The trouble with manager objects: https://sandofsky.com/blog/manager-classes.html - It’s time to use Swift Package Manager: http://artsy.github.io/blog…

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S1E10: It's such a glorious week 29:58

6+ y ago29:58

29:58

In this episode: Swift 5 string interpolation gets its first real project, iOS 12 adoption flies ahead, we delve into the (apparently) ancient history of iOS development, and talk about Christmas. Er, WWDC.- Menu bars on iOS: https://codea.io/blog/the-ios-menu/- Templates using string interpolation: https://github.com/ilyapuchka/Interplate- iOS 12 …

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S1E9: Beard of Steel 29:59

6+ y ago29:59

29:59

In this episode: Codable conformance for Range types, string interpolation in Swift 5.0, Paul and Sean discuss their work over 2018 and plans for 2019, and we ask: what would you change about Xcode?- SE-0235: Add Result to the Standard Library – https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0235-add-result.md - SE-0239: Add Codable…

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S1E8: I'd call it Ten Code 25:41

6+ y ago25:41

25:41

In this episode: Result comes to the standard library, the App Store is going down for Christmas, Paul replaces Reachability at last, and we discuss how best to contribute to the community.- Sean's book, It's Only Crazy Until You Do It: https://gumroad.com/l/sean-allen-origin- SE-0235, Add Result to the Standard Library: https://github.com/apple/sw…

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S1E7: I was in prison for that time 27:32

6+ y ago27:32

27:32

In this episode: community news galore, more great features from Swift 5.0, coding tips from the 80s, plus our open ballot: what’s your favorite part of writing iOS apps with Swift?- Swift 5.0 has been branched: https://swift.org/blog/5-0-release-process/- SE-0231, optional iteration, has been rejected: https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob…

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S1E6: What is getting Sherlocked? 24:18

6+ y ago24:18

24:18

In this episode: Swift's strings are now stored as UTF-8, Sherlock lets you poke around in iOS layouts, Paul talks about mocking networking more easily, and we talk about whether surprise and delight in user interfaces is important.- Testing Swift: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/store/testing-swift- String's ABI and UTF-8: https://forums.swift.or…

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S1E5: It Worked That One Time 27:50

6+ y ago27:50

27:50

In this episode: flattening nested optionals is accepted as optional iteration is being reviewed, Apple works on a project to support the language server protocol, Sean talks about Airbnb's Lottie framework, and we discuss the importance of good testing.- SE-0230: Flatten nested optionals resulting from 'try?' – https://github.com/apple/swift-evolu…

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S1E4: Optional optionals 26:06

6+ y ago26:06

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In this episode: iOS 12.0 is picking up speed while 12.1 is already on the way, we dive into DispatchGroup and font metrics, and talk about the many challenges of learning and implementing the latest Swift features.- Add your nominations to the Swift Community Awards: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/awards- iOS 12 adoption is already past 50%: htt…

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S1E3: Very powerful... and sweet 29:58

6+ y ago29:58

29:58

In this episode: Swift 4.2 lands as Swift 5.0 starts to inch closer, Apple gives TestFlight links to the world, we watch Phil Schiller's infamous Jump video for the hundredth time, and Sean admires the sheer mathematical beauty of Bézier curves.- Swift 4.2 is out! - Swift 5.0 release plan: https://swift.org/blog/5-0-release-process/- Public Test Fl…

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S1E2: Always on brand 29:21

6+ y ago29:21

29:21

In this episode: it's iOS conference season, new devices from Apple, the first tips for Swift 5, and we look at what makes a great job interview for Swift developers.- iOSDevUK (https://www.iosdevuk.com), Swift & Fika (http://www.swiftandfika.com), and NSSpain (https://2018.nsspain.com).- Optional binding for self: https://github.com/apple/swift-ev…

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S1E1: No magic bullets 26:17

6+ y ago26:17

26:17

In this episode: raw strings are back in review, Dynamic Type is more popular than you realize, and we look at ways to fix massive view controllers.- Raw strings: https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0200-raw-string-escaping.md- xkcd backslashes: https://xkcd.com/1638- 40% of users use Dynamic Type: https://twitter.com/bro…

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