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SwiftLee Weekly by Antoine van der Lee

SwiftLee Weekly - Issue 252

Published 5 months ago • 4 min read

This week's SwiftLee Weekly covers:

  • SwiftLee 2024 In Review
  • SwiftLee's Most Read Articles of 2024
  • What to expect from SwiftLee in 2025

Enjoy this week's SwiftLee Weekly!

THIS WEEK'S BLOG POST

​SwiftLee in 2024: Lessons learned and achievements​

Time flies when you're having fun! I truly started having fun after going indie in March of 2024: one of my significant achievements. This week's article reviews my lessons learned, achievements, and looks ahead into 2025.

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SWIFTLEE'S MOST READ ARTICLES OF 2024

​1. Async await in Swift explained with code examples​

With Swift 6, concurrency is more popular than ever. A clear winner of this year is my article on async/await.
​avanderlee.com​

​2. MainActor usage in Swift explained to dispatch to the main thread​

Recently updated and also related to concurrency: how to properly use @MainActor in Swift?
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​3. Sendable and @Sendable closures explained with code examples​

Unsurprisingly, after basic async/await knowledge and diving into actors, Sendable types often cause confusion.
​avanderlee.com​

​4. @ViewBuilder usage explained with code examples​

Have you ever used @ViewBuilder consciously? It’s pretty valuable for SwiftUI and a popular article in 2024.
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​5. @StateObject vs. @ObservedObject: The differences explained​

While we don’t need these types anymore since the introduction of Observable, this article is still read often enough to be in the top 5 of 2024.
​avanderlee.com​

SWIFT EVOLUTION

An overview of last week's Swift Proposal state changes. Check them out when they're in review, as it's your opportunity to influence the direction of Swift's future.

There are no updates this week due to the holidays!

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