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This is a personal blog by Matthew Flint.
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How to tag CloudFormation stacks with the git revision
Tagging a CloudFormation stack with the git revision, and easily reading it back
Radar: Live Activity expanded regions cannot be a single accessibility element
New radar: Live Activity expanded regions cannot be grouped into a single accessibility element
Radar: Smart Stack Live Activities are not sorted by relevancy
New radar: Live Activity alerts on Apple Watch Smart Stack are not sorted by relevancy
Radar: show Live Activities in the watchOS Smart Stack
New radar: Live Activities are a terrific way to view glanceable information, and it would be great if they were also visible in the watchOS Smart Stack.
Radar: show prominent Live Activity alerts on iOS
New radar: Live Activity alerts are displayed on Apple Watch but not on the iPhone home screen. iPhone should show prominent Live Activity alerts if the host app has push notification permissions.
Sized-to-fit SwiftUI bottom sheet
A SwiftUI bottom sheet which is sized to fit its content.
A minimal reachability check for Swift
What reachability is, and now it should be used.
Using Synology NAS "USB Copy" to backup multiple shared folders
By default, USB Copy will only copy one shared folder. Here’s how to copy everything.
Using CoordinateSpace to draw over a SwiftUI List
How to accurately position a View over a ScrollView or List, using CoordinateSpaces.
Solar panels and Powerwall - one year retrospective
It’s a year since we had solar panels and a Tesla Powerwall installed. Here’s how it’s going so far.
Using custom fonts with SwiftUI
Things to watch our for when using custom fonts with SwiftUI.
An indeterminate linear ProgressView that works on iOS
Not sure if ‘bug’ or ‘feature’, but the LinearProgressViewStyle on iOS doesn’t support an indeterminate animation. So I made one that animates as you’d expect.
Investigation of @StateObject lifecycle
A dive into the lifecycle of @StateObject objects, and what causes them to be created and destroyed.
HTML2Markdown Swift Package
A terrible Swift package for converting HTML into Markdown.
An Xcode template for SwiftUI playgrounds
I made a thing, and I can’t wait to see what you do with it.
Custom Back buttons in SwiftUI
How to customise the Back button title in SwiftUI, without replacing it completely - because we still want to keep the standard Back button behaviour.
Exploring Different Behaviours in Swift Enums
I have a dilemma; the Swift enum is a first-class type and, if we’re to obey the laws of encapsulation, an enum type should own its functionality. But can we do this in a nice way, when its behaviour is different for each value in the enum?
Data-driven Screen Dispatching for iOS
The Coordinator Pattern is rather trendy at the moment. There are some great benefits from using Coordinators, but I can’t help feeling it doesn’t go far enough. I propose that app navigation should be driven by data.
SwiftMock - A Mocking Solution for Swift
In 2015, I tried to write a mocking framework for Swift. It was over-engineered, difficult to use, and quickly abandoned. This article introduces a much better re-write.
Accessing Swift Arrays Without Counting on Fingers
I have a confession to make: I’ve been writing code for 35 years, but still need to count on my fingers when coding an array range-check.
Swift Extensions for Protocol Conformance Considered Harmful
I’ve come to the conclusion that using Swift extensions to make types conform to protocols is rather an anti-pattern. Let me explain why.
Handling widgetPerformUpdate in an iOS Today extension
Tips for usind NCWidgetProviding protocol and widgetPerformUpdate.
Enums are meant for switching
My rules for enums should (and should not) be used.