A blog about things that interest me.
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Build an app with SwiftData
Check out “Meet SwiftData” to cover the basics. This is a code along session (https://developer.apple.com/wwdc23/10154) and you should download the code from https://developer.apple.com/documentation/SwiftUI/Building-a-document-based-app-using-SwiftData The code along get’s you to build a cross platform code flashcard app. Meet the App SwiftData models Querying models to display in UI Creating and updating [Bonus] Document-based apps
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Build accessible apps with SwiftUI and UIKit
Accessibility is key for Apple. I agree with this philosophy, having even written an article years ago for the magazine called “Enabled” on how OS/2 was made accessible. I loved that the magazine was called “Enabled” instead of “Disabled” as it sent a message to the reader that they were not less than. Accessibility Enhancements…
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Beyond scroll views
Improvements to scroll views in SwiftUI – this allows for expanding beyond the screen port. You can define which axis it will scroll – horizontal or vertical. It will resolve safe area to show information within its content offset. Margins and safe area Target and Positions Scroll Transitions
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Meet SwiftUI for Spatial Computing
This is a high-level review of SwiftUI’s extensions for xrOS All of xrOS was built in SwiftUI Buttons can provide audio feedback when pressed. With Spatial computing we have to use Scenes, see the three types defined in other sessions – Window, Volume, and Full Space. Breaking down the structure of a windows Interactions Hover…