Network Requests Optimization using Xcode’s Simulator & Agents
Guide to optimizing network requests in iOS apps using Xcode Simulator, proxies, and AI agents for better performance.
Antoine van der Lee — iOS developer, tech lead, and creator of SwiftLee, helping developers grow their Swift skills, build successful side projects, and advance their careers through in-depth tutorials, podcasts, and mentorship.
12 articles from this blog
Guide to optimizing network requests in iOS apps using Xcode Simulator, proxies, and AI agents for better performance.
RocketSim 15 adds VoiceOver Navigator and post-editor for Xcode simulator recordings, boosting iOS developer productivity.
Guide to optimizing Xcode build performance using new Agent Skills, covering clean/incremental builds and caching.
Explores the 'One More Prompt' risk in agentic coding, where developers over-scope features by continuously prompting AI agents, leading to massive pull requests.
Explores the mental challenges and best practices for managing multiple AI agent-driven software development projects simultaneously.
A framework to help developers evaluate and choose the right AI Agent Skills for their projects, avoiding conflicts and ensuring quality.
A developer shares key lessons from one month of AI-powered app development, focusing on the pitfalls of speed and the importance of maintaining control and code quality.
A developer shares key lessons from using AI agents full-time, focusing on workflow improvements, prompt strategies, and productivity gains in software development.
Introduces Agent Skills, an open format for sharing reusable AI knowledge across projects, replacing project-specific AGENTS.md files.
A Swift developer reflects on their first full year as an indie developer, covering milestones, project growth, and launching a Swift Concurrency course.
A developer shares essential Xcode project configuration changes to prevent technical debt and improve Swift concurrency safety from day one.
Explains iOS/macOS 26+ concurrency-safe notifications using MainActorMessage & AsyncMessage protocols to replace standard Notification Center.