Starting with iOS 17, foregroundStyle(_:) in #SwiftUI can be used to style fragments of text inside a string. When applied directly to a Text instance, the modifier returns a Text instead of some View, which allows us to use it inside text interpolation: https://nilcoalescing.com/blog/ForegroundStyleInsideTextInSwiftUI

A ViewModel is a very specific concept. If you think you need a ViewModel in #SwiftUI (probably not necessary because SwiftUI has formatters like AppKit), I'm pretty sure it should be a struct (representing the projection of the actual model to the values required by the View).
Not, ever, a StateObject.

Hi everyone!

Our client had cutbacks and I was one of the casualties. So, I’m back on the job market, looking for a remote iOS developer position.

Let me know if you or someone you know might have something.

If any Boston-area #CircuitPython friends would like to come out to Boston College Arts Fest, Sat. April 26, my students are presenting 1-3pm both Physical Computing & #SwiftUI projects in the new MakerSpace building 245 Beacon St. Room 301. No pressure, but would love to see you there if interested & able! @blitzcitydiy @ecken @danhalbert. All welcome! https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/sites/bc-news/articles/2025/spring/arts-festival-2025.html

I’ve got so many mastodon posts bookmarked, I’ve been trying to find a why to manage them all. So I’ve started building a little iOS app which will let the user tag the bookmarks and also add them to folders.

Cue the influx of people telling me there is ways to do that already

If anyone has any ideas for other handy features, I’m all ears.

Since the foregroundStyle() modifier was introduced in iOS 15, it’s been the preferred way to color text and symbols in SwiftUI. Unlike the now-deprecated foregroundColor(), it accepts a ShapeStyle, supporting gradients and other advanced styling: https://nilcoalescing.com/blog/ForegroundColorStyleAndTintInSwiftUI/#foreground-style
#iOSDev #SwiftUI

Spotted a problem with .textInputAutocapitalization(.words) in a SwiftUI TextField.

It will auto capitalize each word UNLESS you start using swipe typing. Then it doesn’t.

Thanks to @RobW for asking me to add to add this feature. That led me spot this.

FB17255947

When displaying a custom image in SwiftUI, if the image name is included in a string catalog or Localizable.strings, SwiftUI will automatically apply the localized string as the accessibility label, with no need for the accessibilityLabel() modifier. #iOSDev #SwiftUI
https://nilcoalescing.com/blog/ImageAccessibilityLabelsFromLocalizableStringsFiles/

A simple thing that I do all the time in SwiftUI: apply a .border(.red, width: 1.0) to views to make sure the layout meets my expectations. If there are several views, I use different colors. Sometimes, this reveals interesting situations.

My friend Gennaro built a fantastic app getting back nostalgia of OG analogue photographing. Go try it out, it’s a great achievement to release your first app

Wait, .padding() on macOS uses iOS default spacing (16pt) instead of macOS default (20pt)?! Is this that bad? Tell me I'm doing something dumb. It can't be that bad. #SwiftUI #MacDev

macOS: Applying vertical .fixedSize to Text adds huge margins above and below for no apparent reason

Apple folks: FB17238588

Is there any other way that actually works of avoiding cropping text in SwiftUI on macOS? .lineLimit(nil) is not included in the "actually works" bag of solutions. The only way I can fix this is wrapping everything in a ScrollView but that is obviously not ideal.

Looks like .scrollBounceBehavior(.basedOnSize) is broken on macOS. Even if the content does not fit the visible area of the scroll view, it does not bounce when scrolled.

Apple folks: FB17238467

i made a list of things it does with #Swift and #SwiftUI that drives me nuts
https://hachyderm.io/@samhenrigold/114339520282017546

Whisky: The Innovative SwiftUI Wrapper for Running Windows Apps on macOS

Whisky, a graphical wrapper for Wine, offers macOS users a seamless way to manage and run Windows applications. Built on the latest technologies, this tool simplifies the process of bottle creation an...

https://news.lavx.hu/article/whisky-the-innovative-swiftui-wrapper-for-running-windows-apps-on-macos

SwiftUI includes several ways to change the color of text, including foregroundStyle(), tint(), AttributedString, and textRenderer() for advanced cases. My new blog post walks through how they work and which approach to choose for different use cases: https://nilcoalescing.com/blog/ForegroundColorStyleAndTintInSwiftUI/
#SwiftUI #iOSDev

Second #SwiftUI mid-term is in progress. Students have 2.5 hrs to build two apps: SwiftData “ESSI - the Emotional Support Snack Inventory app” and “D&D Monsters” a URLSession API call JSON parsing app. Want talent? Send me your job calls and I’ll pass on to them. Even better! All are welcome to the Student Tech Showcase, Sat April 26, 1-3pm, Boston College bldg 245 Beacon St room 301. Hope to see you there! (1/2)

Coming in the next version of Cork

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