June 5th, 2026 As you may have seen, I recently joined the team at Bitrig (from the co-creators of SwiftUI at Apple). My role there is a mix of content and engineering, but mostly content to help teach developers how to get the most out of the platform. This also means Swift News will be more regular for the foreseeable future. It will be released (roughly) once every two weeks. I'm pumped for this next chapter 😀. Swift News - Video Version - Get my thoughts on the articles below. WWDC It's...
19 days ago • 2 min read
March 28th, 2026 I recently launched a small menu bar app that cleans up all the storage that Xcode builds up over time. I'd love for you to check it out and let me know what you think. More details at the bottom of this email. Swift News - Video Version - Get my thoughts on the articles below. App Store Connect CLI The App Store Connect CLI by Rudrank Riyam allows you to avoid using the website and do everything from the command line. But the bigger win is that AI agents can now use it for...
3 months ago • 2 min read
February 13th, 2026 I recently launched a small menu bar app that cleans up all the storage that Xcode builds up over time. I'd love for you to check it out and let me know what you think. More details at the bottom of this email. Swift News - Video Version - Get my thoughts on the articles below. Xcode 26.3 includes agentic coding With the release of Xcode 26.3 (Currently a Release Candidate and not official yet), you can now use Claude Agent and OpenAI's Codex directly in Xcode. The best...
4 months ago • 1 min read
December 30th, 2025 This is the last Swift News of 2025. I dunno about you, but I'm ready for the year to be over and start fresh. Here's to a prosperous 2026 🥂 Swift News - Video Version - Get my thoughts on the articles below. Shipping at Inference-Speed Peter Steinberger is in the top 10 Codex users in the world and in this article he shares an update to his current AI work flow. I wanted to share this to give you some motivation to up your AI game. But don't get too discouraged and...
6 months ago • 1 min read
December 16th, 2025 🤕 Life has been kicking my ass lately. That's why you haven't seen much of me the past couple months. I'm changing that and trying to build momentum into the new year. It's been tough, but you should start seeing a lot more of my content (if you're into that sort of thing). Swift News - Video Version - Get my thoughts on the articles below. The Year SwiftUI Died This article from Jacob Bartlett is a bit tongue-in-cheek, but it made me think. A huge advantage of SwiftUI...
6 months ago • 1 min read
October 8th, 2025 👋 It's been a few weeks since the last edition of Swift News and that's because I was in the iOS 26 release crunch with my apps and course updates. Speaking of course updates, I've completed my biggest update ever with the Portfolio Project course (SwiftUI, HealthKit, Swift Charts, Source Control). I've added 10 new videos updating the app for Liquid Glass and adding an AI fitness coach feature using Foundation Models. 🥳 It's on sale now for 30% off until October 14th. Get...
9 months ago • 1 min read
August 11th, 2025 Swift News - Video Version - Get my thoughts on the articles below. Forget MVVM in SwiftUI Looks like it's time for the annual MVVM in SwiftUI debate. Personally, I've moved on from MVVM in my apps a couple years ago so I tend to agree with this articles line of thinking. At the same time... I think arguing about architecture on the internet is a giant waste of time. But, I wanted to share this article for those that may only know MVVM and have never considered another way....
11 months ago • 1 min read
July 28th, 2025 Swift News editions have been hit or miss lately. I've been focusing on my latest app and traveling for summer vacations. Blah blah blah, excuses, excuses. I'm working on getting back to a regular filming schedule. Life events should die down towards the second half of August. Swift News - Video Version - Get my thoughts on the articles below. Search in Liquid Glass We're all going to be updating our apps to Liquid Glass this summer. This article walks you through how to...
11 months ago • 1 min read
June 16th, 2025 After brief hiatus due to travel and working on my next app, Swift News is back! And there's a lot to talk about because we're fresh of the best week of the year, WWDC. In this edition of Swift News I share some of my favorite highlights and give my thoughts on them. What are you most excited to build this summer that was announced at WWDC? Swift News - Video Version - Get my thoughts on the articles below. Meet Liquid Glass I'm a fan of the new design because of the crazy...
about 1 year ago • 3 min read