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SwiftLee Weekly by Antoine van der Lee

SwiftLee Weekly - Issue 285

Published 7 months ago • 5 min read

This week's SwiftLee Weekly covers:

  • My Apple Design Workshop experience
  • The end of Property Wrappers?
  • Watch out for 30,000x slower Equatable conformance

Enjoy this week's SwiftLee Weekly!

THIS WEEK'S BLOG POST

​Property Wrappers in Swift explained with code examples​

I'm sure many of you are familiar with Property Wrappers, or at least, you've used built-in wrappers like @State or @Published. I've revisited this article and updated it to have a look at how they relate to Swift Macros and why Strict Concurrency might be the end of Property Wrappers.

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CURATED FROM THE COMMUNITY

​Faster Equatable and Hashable conformances​

Explore the different ways of conforming to Equatable and find out which technique is up to 30,000x slower (Yes, you’re reading that right!).
​erkek.in​

​Why I'm Not Using Xcode 26's AI Chat Integration (And What Could Change My Mind)​

Of course, it’s still early days, but I found this an interesting look at Xcode 26’s AI features and why it might not yet be what you need.
​fline.dev​

​TextKit 2 - the promised land​

​Marcin Krzyżanowski has been working intensively with TextKit 1 & 2 and shares whether TextKit 2 lives up to the expectations.
​blog.krzyzanowskim.com​

​What's New in UIKit​

Prepare yourself for an in-depth exploration of UIKit 26 changes. I love how Seb Vidal covers each change independently with visuals to follow along easily.
​sebvidal.com​

​How to Work with SwiftData in the Background in Swift 6​

Swift 6 introduces various challenges, particularly when working with SwiftData and attempting to perform tasks in the background. Natasha explains how to do it!
​natashatherobot.com​

​How to create a custom reusable toolbar in SwiftUI​

Learn how to effectively reuse toolbar content across your SwiftUI Views using the ToolbarContent protocol.
​tanaschita.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.

WHAT I'M WORKING ON

Apple Design Workshop: Preparing for macOS Tahoe

I've been lucky enough to join the Apple workshop in Amsterdam to prepare RocketSim for macOS Tahoe. Last week, I've visited Amsterdam for three days and made great progress on RocketSim's UI.

Apart from updating the app icon, I've also spent time on revisiting existing user interface elements. A few custom components were ready to be replaced by system components and the new glass background truly makes the UI more part of the system:

If you have the chance to join any of Apple's workshops around the world, I'd highly recommend doing so. I've been able to sit down with an Apple Designer, who gave me dedicated feedback right away. I could even check-in multiple times during the workshop to revisit decisions. Altogether, it's a unique opportunity to set yourself up for success when the new OS updates become generally available.

At anytime, visit the Meet with Apple page to see if there's a workshop you can attend. Good luck!

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