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SOLUTIONS

SwiftData

This challenge asks you to upgrade iExpense to use SwiftData, adding sorting and filtering at the same time. Let’s tackle it now…  Continue Reading >

1:38:26

LIVE STREAMS

Flash Math

In this stream we'll build an app I originally designed for my kids, to help them build confidence in mathematics. Along the way we'll meet a couple of great iOS 17 APIs, explore styling in SwiftUI, and more!  Continue Reading >

11:31

SOLUTIONS

Navigation

This challenge asks you to switch both iExpense and Moonshot over to using what you've learned about navigation. Let’s tackle it now…  Continue Reading >

1:43:05

LIVE STREAMS

Share a Meal

In this stream we'll build an app to locate food banks near to users, so they can donate needed items. This uses an external API that's a little bit inconsistent, so we'll need to explore Codable alongside maps, networking, and more.  Continue Reading >

31:19

SOLUTIONS

iTour

In my book SwiftData by Example we build a complete introductory project with SwiftUI and SwiftData. At the end I lay out three challenges to help you build your skills further, and we'll solve them here – then go on to solve five bonus challenges too!  Continue Reading >

52:16

LIVE STREAMS

Scroll Sampler

In this stream we’re going to build something unusual, something powerful, and something fun all at once: it’s a development tool that helps you experiment with one of the powerful new iOS 17 APIs.  Continue Reading >

45:28

LIVE STREAMS

Pointers

In this stream we’re going to build a remarkably simply app that still solves a real-world problem: a sentence builder for non-verbal people.  Continue Reading >

26:20

FUNCTIONAL PROGRAMMING

Condensing data down to a single value with reduce()

In this article we’re going to look at the reduce() function, which allows us to boil down multiple values to a single value as a way of summing up or summarizing a sequence.  Continue Reading >

1:27:46

LIVE STREAMS

Joggle

In this stream we’re going to build a two-player word game where players must make unique words using the same grid – it doesn’t take much to get started, but getting it polished is trickier!  Continue Reading >

27:41

ADVANCED SWIFTUI

How to create Metal shaders for SwiftUI, part 1

From iOS 17 onwards, we can dynamically adjust any SwiftUI views using Metal shaders. I’m going to show you how to do it, but not just how to apply them – I’m going to show you how to write your own shaders using Metal shading language! In this first article I’ll introduce how shaders work, along with some fundamental data types and a handful of Metal functions.  Continue Reading >