Feb 5, 2021

AppCoda Weekly - Issue #212

By AppCoda Weekly • Issue #212 • View online

We just launched the book update for our Intermediate iOS Programming with Swift book. Now the book fully supports Xcode 12. Other than ensuring its compatibility with the latest version of iOS & Xcode. We also added a number of new content. For example, the WidgetKit framework and Compositional Layout. To learn more about the book, please check it out here.

Apple just released Xcode 12.5 Beta. I haven’t tried out the beta yet, but according to its release, one new feature is that you can record animated GIFs using the built-in simulator:

Simulator can create animated GIFs from video recordings using the new Record Video feature. After recording a video, right-click on the video preview, then select Save as Animated GIF. To keep both the video file and the animated GIF, press and hold Option and select Save Copy as Animated GIF. You can adjust the dimensions and size of the generated GIFs in Simulator Preferences.

As always, I hope you enjoy the tutorials we collected for you. Have a great weekend!

Talk soon,

Simon

Tutorials

Traits Of A Good Accessible iOS App

here are 17 different traits that you can use to define your UI controls. This is a useful post to understand what these traits really mean, or how they affect the user experience.

dadederk.github.io • Share

My First Failed SwiftUI Project

Maxime Heckel shares his experience building his first SwiftUI app, what he learned, the challenges he faced, and the reasons that made him not release it.

blog.maximeheckel.com • Share

Profiling SwiftUI App Using Instruments

In this article, you’ll learn how to profile SwiftUI apps using the SwiftUI template.

swiftwithmajid.com • Share

Customising Apps Based On Scheme

Here is a neat way of customising application between different schemes that will improve your codebase.

jakub.codes • Share

Persistence With Core Data And SwiftUI

This article shows you how you can start using Core Data, and how you can enjoy using it most of the time.

dev.to • Share

Presenting SwiftUI Views From ObjectiveC

Still using ObjectiveC but want to integrate SwiftUI into your project? See how UIHostingController makes it easy.

levelup.gitconnected.com • Share

How To Display Date And Time In SwiftUI

Displaying dates or times is a very common requirement for many apps, often using a specific date formatter. Find out what SwiftUI brings to the table to make it easier for developers.

benoitpasquier.com • Share

Adding Double Column Navigation To A SwiftUI Document App

Discover how Double Column Navigation in SwiftUI Document based apps is unfortunately not as straight forward as one might expect.

lostmoa.com • Share

Closures In Swift Explained With Code Examples

Closure in Swift can be written and used in different ways which are best learned by code examples as given in this post that clearly explain how to use them.

www.avanderlee.com • Share

SwiftUI Patterns: @Bindings

SwiftUI is a young framework, there’s no doubt that new patters will emerge as it grows, and old patterns will sunset as it evolves. Start by exploring SwiftUI’s use of @Binding in views initializers!

fivestars.blog • Share

How To Migrate From SwiftUI To UIKit App Delegate Life Cycle In Xcode

This free tutorial shows how to migrate an existing app with SwiftUI life cycle to use UIKit App Delegate instead.

mokacoding.com • Share

Tips And Practices For Setting Up Diffable Data Sources

In this post, you’ll learn a few approaches that make working with Diffable cleaner and better.

nemecek.be • Share

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Mastering SwiftUI

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UI/ UX

UI Cheat Sheet: Icon Categories + Icon Style Reference Guide

The focus for this cheat sheet will help give you all a common understanding of the different types, categories and styles of icons.

uxdesign.cc • Share

6 Steps To Make Glassmorphic Card

Glass is a popular digitial material. Use this quick tutorial to prepare glassmorphic elements of your UI quickly.

blog.prototypr.io • Share

The Guide To Atomic Design

Atomic Design is a way for design teams to create new products with a calculated and controlled approach. But why is it such a trend? Find out in this guide!

www.justinmind.com • Share