Michael Brown’s blog focuses on Swift and iOS development, covering topics like the Composable Architecture, ReactiveSwift, Xcode tooling, and Apple frameworks. The posts emphasize practical insights, pitfalls, and real-world solutions for iOS developers.
9 articles from this blog
Explores the creation, maintenance, and uncertain future of a ReactiveSwift fork of the Composable Architecture (TCA) for cross-platform compatibility.
Guide to configuring Xcode 12's new 'Editor Tabs' for a better, more modern code editing experience similar to VS Code or Sublime Text.
A technical guide on implementing Touch ID and Face ID authentication in iOS apps, covering common pitfalls and documentation errors.
Explains a Swift KVO crash with .initial option and provides a solution using global/static context variables for thread safety.
A developer explains the challenges of using PHLivePhotoView with Auto Layout and the solution to fix ambiguous content size issues.
A developer explains a subtle bug in date comparison code when ignoring time components, using Swift/NSDate examples.
Explains how to use Swift's stride(to:by:) method to safely replace deprecated C-style for loops, especially for edge cases where ranges fail.
Analysis of the Apple vs FBI encryption case, arguing that longer passcodes can maintain iPhone security even if Apple loses.
A developer explains their decision to start a new blog using Hugo and GitHub Pages, aiming for weekly posts.
