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SwiftLee Weekly by Antoine van der Lee

SwiftLee Weekly - Issue 339

Published about 16 hours ago • 5 min read

This week's SwiftLee Weekly covers:

  • Data dependencies and SwiftUI redraws
  • MVVM in SwiftUI
  • A new warning in Xcode 27

Enjoy this week's SwiftLee Weekly!

THIS WEEK'S BLOG POST

​MVVM in SwiftUI: Using view models without overengineering​

As an iOS developer, should you use MVVM in SwiftUI? You'll get many different answers, but here's at least an article explaining how I think you should use it, if you end up doing so.
​avanderlee.com​

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CURATED FROM THE COMMUNITY

​Dynamically Setting Accessibility Custom Content Pairs in SwiftUI​

Always keep an eye out when Bas Broek writes a new article! He's one of the best engineers in accessibility and he now covers a clever trick he learned while working together with a fellow accessibility expert.
​basbroek.nl​

​SwiftUI data dependencies and their effect on view updates​

When does SwiftUI redraw? It's an important question to ask yourself, essential to know when building apps in SwiftUI. Natalia Panferova shines a light on data dependencies, an interesting one for RocketTrace to keep an eye on!
​nilcoalescing.com​

​Why Swift is introducing a warning for weak captures within nested closures​

Using Xcode 27 beta already? If not, you'll soon do, and you'll soon encounter this warning explained in John Sundell's article.
​swiftbysundell.com​

​How to set a default value in Swift string interpolation​

This hidden API in Swift always reminds me that it remains important to keep reading articles like this one from Sarunw.
​sarunw.com​

​Private properties no longer break the memberwise initializer in Swift 6.4​

One of my favorite Swift 6.4 changes, explained by Sarunw. This has always been annoying when working with structures!
​sarunw.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

Reviving an old app

Not even long ago, it would take quite some effort to build an app, let alone multiple. Not many know, but I developed an app for Stocks a few years ago. I stopped working on it because the return on investment was simply too low. It’s currently generating around $100 in Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR), which isn't particularly impressive (I hope).

Yet, the users who installed it liked it. The ones that did buy a subscription renewed it. There’s something in it, so I kept thinking about it. Now, with AI doing a lot more in less time, I decided to give it another go.

Over the weekend, I’ve been able to implement several high-requested features with a few prompts. Based on the solid structure, my agents were able to implement a few more endpoints pretty simply to produce a UI similar to what I already have. I did some App Store Optimization and improved my screenshots using Sketch’s MCP, while I’m also working on adding support for more languages.

Overall, this will cost me maybe a day or two, but it gives me the opportunity to see if it moves the needle. What if it suddenly moves to $200 MRR quickly? What if I could tell users are coming back to the app more often? What if I decide to spend a few more days on it?

You might have an old app out there too. Consider revisiting it, instructing an agent on the side during your day-to-day job. Who knows what it brings? Maybe you’ve improved your knowledge and can now get it off the ground! Good luck ;-)

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