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Nil Coalescing Newsletter – July 2026
We've been putting this year's WWDC announcements into practice and preparing our apps for iOS 27 after a busy start to July at /dev/world on tour in Sydney. I've also released a substantial update to my book “The SwiftUI Way”, with expanded guidance on data flow, view updates, and performance.
Read issueNil Coalescing Newsletter – June 2026
I hope you enjoyed WWDC26, whether you were attending in person or following along online. The most exciting update this year has definitely been the new and improved Siri, but we've also got a lot of smaller updates and improvements across all the platforms and frameworks.
Read issueNil Coalescing Newsletter - April 2026
This month we traveled to Japan for try! Swift Tokyo. The conference was great, really well organized, with strong talks and workshops across the board. It was nice to meet the Japanese iOS community in person, and also connect with developers from many other parts of the world.
Read issueNil Coalescing Newsletter - January 2026
In this issue of the newsletter, I want to share some insights from iOS Conf SG, including the main ideas from my own talk, as well as a few learnings from other talks at the conference. I hope you will find something useful and applicable to your own work.
Read issueNil Coalescing Newsletter - December 2025
I hope you are enjoying the end of the year and finding some time to slow down, reflect, and look ahead to what's next. As 2025 comes to a close, I thought this would be a good moment to look back and revisit some of the most popular topics from the Nil Coalescing blog from this year and also talk about next year's plans and goals.
Read issueNil Coalescing Newsletter - November 2025
The festive season is almost here, and it feels like everyone is preparing for the end-of-year break. This month, we've been wrapping up the work we wanted to finish before the holidays and have begun planning for next year. I've now finished refreshing my books for iOS 26 and Swift 6.2, and they are all currently on sale with 30% off for Black Friday.
Read issueNil Coalescing Newsletter - October 2025
I hope you've had a productive October! This month I've started updating my books for iOS 26, released an update for my app Breve with a special Halloween event, and recorded a Swift Academy podcast episode with Walid SASSI, which will be out in just a few days.
Read issueNil Coalescing Newsletter - September 2025
September was a really eventful month with iPhone 17 launch, iOS 26 release, and many great events running in the iOS developer community. The newsletter got slightly delayed this time, I was focusing on launching my new app Breve and preparing my last minute submission for RevenueCat's Shipaton. I can't wait to share all the updates with you, so let's jump right in.
Read issueNil Coalescing Newsletter - August 2025
With iOS 26 nearly here and Apple’s September event announced, we’ve been busy polishing our apps for the release and diving deeper into the new APIs. Along the way we’ve also discovered some great community resources that have been invaluable in our projects and could be just as useful in yours. This issue brings together both our latest content and the resources we’ve found most helpful.
Read issueNil Coalescing Newsletter - July 2025
We are now almost two months into the iOS 26 beta period, and we’ve been spending more time trying out the new frameworks and APIs. Earlier this month, I also attended an online Apple event recapping the biggest updates from WWDC25 — I thought it was a great overview, and I’ve included some highlights in this issue.
Read issueNil Coalescing Newsletter - June 2025
WWDC brought a lot of exciting updates, and we've been busy working through them bit by bit. We are particularly excited about the new Liquid Glass design, it feels playful and modern, even though there are still a few rough edges, especially around readability.
Read issueNil Coalescing Newsletter - May 2025
WWDC is just around the corner, and like many in the Apple developer community, we are looking forward to the upcoming announcements and updates. This time of year always gets us thinking about what might be coming next. Whether it’s better tools for building SwiftUI apps or advances in lower-level frameworks like Metal, it’s always exciting to imagine what new capabilities we’ll be able to work with soon.
Read issueNil Coalescing Newsletter - April 2025
It’s the end of April, and here in Central Otago, autumn is in full swing. The month has been filled with local harvest festivals, and the landscape is covered in beautiful shades of gold and red. Between enjoying the season, we've also been hard at work, and I’m excited to share what we’ve been up to.
Read issueNil Coalescing Newsletter - February 2025
It’s already the end of February, which means it’s time for the second issue of this newsletter! We’ve been enjoying the last days of summer here in New Zealand, and it has been a busy month for us at Nil Coalescing. The biggest news this month is the release of my new book - "SwiftUI Fundamentals".
Read issueNil Coalescing Newsletter - January 2025
Welcome to the very first issue of this newsletter, I’m so excited to have you on board! In this newsletter, I’ll be sharing updates from our small team at Nil Coalescing, cool projects we’ve worked on, interesting technical learnings, blog posts, and special discounts on my Swift and SwiftUI books, exclusively for newsletter subscribers.
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