Countdown to WWDC 18

New, free tutorials every day until June 4th!

Paul Hudson    June 3rd 2018    @twostraws

WWDC is the biggest event of the year for any Apple developer, and this year I was lucky enough to win a ticket. So, I wanted to make sure I did all I could to use the opportunity, while also helping folks who didn’t get a ticket. The result is what you can find below: I wrote 60 articles in the lead up to WWDC18, posting one a day until the event hit.

I know that Hacking with Swift is a confusingly big site, with some things being remarkably hard to find. To make things easier, you can find all 60 Countdown to WWDC articles on this page – enjoy!

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• WWDC-60: How to use the coordinator pattern in iOS apps
• WWDC-59: Server-side Swift: Kitura vs Vapor
• WWDC-58: How to render example content using prepareForInterfaceBuilder()
• WWDC-57: Understanding protocol associated types and their constraints
• WWDC-56: Controlling extension points in protocols
• WWDC-55: How to loop over arrays
• WWDC-54: How to use UIKeyCommand to add keyboard shortcuts
• WWDC-53: What’s new in Swift 4.2?
• WWDC-52: How to create interactive Swift playgrounds
• WWDC-51: How to repeat code when debugging using the instruction pointer
• WWDC-50: How to use conditional conformance in Swift
• WWDC-49: How to find and fix slow drawing using Instruments
• WWDC-48: How to find and fix memory leaks using Instruments
• WWDC-47: How to find and fix slow code using Instruments
• WWDC-46: How to safely use reference types inside value types with isKnownUniquelyReferenced()
• WWDC-45: How to activate multiple Auto Layout constraints using activate()
• WWDC-44: How to ignore return values using @discardableResult
• WWDC-43: How to use @available to deprecate old APIs
• WWDC-42: How to check whether a module is available using canImport()
• WWDC-41: How to test your user interface using Xcode
• WWDC-40: Introduction to Sourcery
• WWDC-39: How to move data sources and delegates out of your view controllers
• WWDC-38: How to wrap a C library in Swift
• WWDC-37: How to implement singletons in Swift the smart way
• WWDC-36: How to move view code out of your view controllers
• WWDC-35: How to check whether a value is inside a range
• WWDC-34: How to control the pitch and speed of audio using AVAudioEngine
• WWDC-33: Checklist: How to make your iOS app more accessible
• WWDC-32: How to share structs using boxing
• WWDC-31: How to use storyboard references to simplify your storyboards
• WWDC-30: How to simulate instance variables with an extension
• WWDC-29: How to refactor your app to add unit tests
• WWDC-28: How to add CocoaPods to your project
• WWDC-27: How to deliver a talk at a programming conference
• WWDC-26: How to make array access safer using a custom subscript
• WWDC-25: How to clean up your code formatting with SwiftLint
• WWDC-24: How to streamline your development with Fastlane
• WWDC-23: How to save and share your work with GitHub
• WWDC-22: How to validate code changes using CircleCI
• WWDC-21: How to make UICollectionView headers stay fixed using sectionHeadersPinToVisibleBounds
• WWDC-20: How to debug your view hierarchy using recursiveDescription
• WWDC-19: How to generate random numbers in Swift 4.2 and later
• WWDC-18: Seven useful methods from CGRect
• WWDC-17: Build a unit converter for macOS
• WWDC-16: Build a unit converter for watchOS
• WWDC-15: 10 Quick Swift Tips
• WWDC-14: How to use regular expressions in Swift
• WWDC-13: Five useful methods of dictionaries
• WWDC-12: Build a unit converter for tvOS
• WWDC-11: The Ultimate Guide to WKWebView
• WWDC-10: NSAttributedString by example
• WWDC-9: How to render shadows using NSShadow and setShadow()
• WWDC-8: Objective-C to Swift conversion cheat sheet
• WWDC-7: Swift 4.2 improves Hashable with a new Hasher struct
• WWDC-6: How to fix incorrect VoiceOver pronunciations
• WWDC-5: How to organize a great programming conference
• WWDC-4: How to localize your iOS app
• WWDC-3: The ultimate guide to Timer
• WWDC-2: UIActivityViewController by example
• WWDC-1: Codable cheat sheet

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