Comment Naming things is one of the two hard problems in computer science, and Swift 6 has a “naming things” problem at the moment. We’ve been repeatedly told that Swift 6 will include some changes that break source compatibility with Swift 5.x. That makes perfect sense, of course. That’s what a major semantic version should...

Comment Visiting WWDC is always a special experience, but attending is harder than with many other conferences. You have to win the ticket lottery due to the demand, almost everyone will need a flight of some duration, and let’s not even talk about the hotel prices! 😱 That’s a challenge even if you have a company willing...

Comment You probably already saw this week’s announcement of AltStore PAL from Riley Testut and Shane Gill. I promised myself I wouldn’t write more about the DMA and associated fallout until I had something interesting to say, and I felt that for the first time with AltStore. Perceived value can vary wildly, and unfortunately,...

Comment One great thing about WWDC being in San Francisco was that everything was close. It didn’t matter much which event you chose to go to after the conference finished every day, it was all within walking distance. AltConf, which grew to be a critical part of WWDC week was usually hosted across the road in the Children’s...

Comment Did you see the new Swift tutorials Apple released this week? It’s great to see more official tutorials appear, especially ones like these that target people brand new to programming, but as I was browsing the first tutorial it struck me what an amazing first introduction to programming this would be. The code in the...

Comment It’s that time of year again! Apple is hosting their now-usual one-day event, but I’m sure there will be community events popping up all over to complement it. I wish you luck if you’ve applied for a ticket! The announcement of WWDC always prompts wishlists for enhancements to Apple’s operating systems, and this...