Stacktrace is back! John and Rambo check their hype levels for WWDC24, and discuss how AI might fit into Apple’s plans for this year’s releases. Also, Xcode wishes, and the challenges of building distributed systems. Links Core ML Rabbit R1 Nvidia DLSS Zed text editor GPT-4 Vision

John and Rambo reflect on what they’ve been learning and how they’ve been aiming to improve as developers during 2023. Also, tips for getting better at debugging, deploying generative AI within existing apps, and are view models really such a good fit for SwiftUI views? Links ChibiStudio OpenAI’s APIs…

Reactions to Apple’s “Scary fast” event, Rambo’s review of the iPhone 15 Pro Max, and under the hood of CleanupBuddy. Links Behind the scenes of Apple’s “Scary fast” event Carrot Weather CleanupBuddy CGEventTapCreate Halide

Will this year’s iPhones switch to USB-C instead of Lightning, what could an Apple Watch Ultra-style action button be used for on a phone, and will Apple give us another look at the Vision Pro at their upcoming “Wanderlust” event? Links Pillow NSSpain Pragma Conference Rambo’s “Fast and Fluid” conference talk…

Rambo’s custom implementation of macOS desktop widgets and how they relate to Apple’s new built-in system feature, why the experience of using SwiftUI depends so much on the environment it’s being used in, and a mini-review of the ASUS ROG Ally. Links App Intents Building interactive widgets SwiftData NSScreencast Episode number 192: “Sundell Silicon” SteamDeck Proton WWDC video about Apple’s Game porting toolkit ASUS ROG Ally…

John and Rambo start diving into the new announcements from WWDC23 — including the Apple Vision Pro and visionOS, the new Apple Silicon-powered Mac Pro, as well as many of the updates to Apple’s various operating systems. Links NSView’s clipsToBounds property UIViewController’s viewIsAppearing method The Talk Show Live From WWDC 2023 Game porting toolkit SwiftUI’s new Shader API MKBHD’s “Apple’s Forbidden Words” video Prompt…

With the start of WWDC23 just around the corner, John and Rambo share their predictions, hopes, and dreams as to what Apple might introduce during this year’s edition of the conference. It’s Keynote Poker time! Links Steve Troughton-Smith’s xrOS binary submission Distributed actors in Swift John on Mastodon Rambo on Mastodon…

Reducing UI flickering, designing in-app purchase and signup flows, and how adding delays can interestingly make a UI feel more smooth and stable. Sponsor Essential Developer : Join the iOS Architect Crash Course to accelerate your journey towards becoming a senior developer. It’s 100% free and held entirely online. Sign up today !…

Integrating AI-powered features into an iOS app, using high refresh rate monitors with a Mac, the advantages of simple abstractions, and how the M1 and M2 Max compare in terms of Xcode work. Sponsor NordVPN : Get an exclusive discount on NordVPN’s two-year plan, including four bonus months, by going to nordvpn.com/stacktrace . Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Links Viticci’s S-GPT shortcut ChibiStudio Carrot Weather The Turing test The OpenAI API David Smith’s post about upgrading to an M2 Max Sony Inzone M9…

John and Rambo celebrate the 5-year anniversary of the show by looking back at how their work and the technology they use have changed since the beginning of the show. Also, how might things change during the next 5 years, specifically when it comes to machine learning, AR, and the openness of Apple’s platforms? Sponsor Essential Developer : Join the iOS Architect Crash Course to accelerate your journey towards becoming a senior developer. It’s 100% free and held entirely online. Sign up today ! Links Declarative programming Discover SwiftUI Unit testing code that uses async/await Swift’s guard statement Symbian…

How game controllers communicate with a Mac, handling asynchronous data and actions in SwiftUI, and various ways to use view models within a code base. Sponsor NordVPN : Get an exclusive discount on NordVPN’s excellent VPN service, by going to nordvpn.com/stacktrace . They even have a 30-day money-back guarantee! Links Rambo’s Mastodon post about adding game controller support to AirBuddy DualSenseM John’s “Advanced SwiftUI” workshop Observing the content offset of a SwiftUI ScrollView Building an asynchronous SwiftUI button The SwiftUI accessibility representation API Sagrada Família Chocolate Salami Tonkatsu…

Thoughts on the most recent Mac Pro rumors, building custom layouts for SwiftUI views in a backward-compatible manner, and the mechanics of making a UI interaction feel responsive and fluid. Sponsor Essential Developer : Join the iOS Architect Crash Course to accelerate your journey towards becoming a senior developer. It’s 100% free and held entirely online. Sign up today ! Links John on Mastodon Rambo on Mastodon Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter UICollectionViewFlowLayout SwiftUI’s new Layout protocol GeometryReader UIViewPropertyAnimator UIScrollViewDelegate UIViewControllerInteractiveTransitioning UIPanGestureRecognizer Deceleration mechanics of UIScrollView…

Building computers, running A/B tests as an indie developer, using UIKit as a layout tool for SwiftUI views, and deciding whether to use Core Data or a more simple on-disk data storage solution. Links CollectionConcurrencyKit Under the Radar episode about optimizing paywalls Rambo’s article about using CloudKit for feature flags Cloudflare’s Workers Analytics Engine Grafana Rambo’s “horrible SwiftUI hack” Switching between SwiftUI’s HStack and VStack “How to Build a Gaming PC in 2022” by Austin Evans Gamers Nexus Linus Tech Tips…

Building custom collection view layouts, introducing new features into a legacy code base, and managing patch releases while also working on a major new version of an app at the same time. Links Building modern collection views UICollectionViewLayout The SwiftUI layout system SwiftUI’s LazyVGrid

John’s got the new AirPods Pro, Rambo’s got the iPhone 14 Pro, so the two share their initial impressions of using these new devices and how features like Dynamic Island and Adaptive Transparency work in day-to-day use. Links Rambo’s 48 MP photos iMazing (disclaimer: former sponsor)