Issues

Issue #17: 🏟️ Wrapping up 3 unique days of SwiftLeeds 2024 🍺

SwiftLeeds has come to a close, and I am so glad I could attend this fantastic event! It was my first iOS conference, and I couldn't have picked a better one. Even though I went solo, I never felt alone — everyone was so welcoming and friendly.

October 11, 2024

Issue #16: 📻 Generating podcasts from blog articles 📔

NotebookLM's new podcast feature is incredible! For those unfamiliar, NotebookLM is a Google-powered AI research assistant, using Gemini 1.5 Pro to help you understand complex information. Now, with the new feature, you can transform that content into a podcast! Would a podcast summary be something you would find useful to include with the weekly issue?

September 27, 2024

Issue #15: 👀 Generate preview images for blog articles with SwiftUI and GitHub Actions 🖼

Sharing links to your blog on social media looks much better with well-designed previews (e.g., on Twitter). These previews can be set up in various ways, often involving custom images for each post.

September 19, 2024

Issue #14: 🕵️ How to publish your app to the App Store 🚀

Launching an app for the first time or after a long break can be breathtaking. While submitting an app to the App Store isn't as straightforward as pressing a button, it is more manageable than it seems. The first time I went through this, I was overwhelmed by all the information I was getting.

September 6, 2024

Issue #13: 🙋‍♂️ How I created a Swift CLI tool to select the winners for the August Giveaway 🏖️

Earlier this month, I announced a giveaway for all newsletter subscribers, offering a chance to win one of three copies of SwiftUI Picture Books by Big Mountain Studio. When I began learning SwiftUI, the SwiftUI Views Mastery book was instrumental in helping me quickly grasp the framework and best practices.

August 30, 2024

Issue #12: 🧰 My set of must-have tools for Apple platforms developers 👨‍💻

As an Apple platforms developer's, your journey involves creating apps for Apple devices like iPhone, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and more. Developers use specialized tools to design, build, test, and deploy these apps. The right combination of these resources helps companies deliver high-quality apps that function smoothly across the Apple ecosystem.

August 23, 2024