Swift Discovery #14

Welcome to another issue of Swift Discovery newsletter. This week we have visionOS in Xcode 15 beta 2

Articles

visionOS SDK now available

You can now start creating cutting-edge spatial computing apps for the infinite canvas of Apple Vision Pro. Download Xcode 15 beta 2, which includes the visionOS SDK and Reality Composer Pro

Learning Metal for SwiftUI

Resources to learn Metal for SwiftUI

SwiftUI transitions with distortion effect and Metal Shaders

Learn about the PhaseAnimator, KeyframeAnimator and the ability to utilize Metal shaders on SwiftUI views through modifiers .distortionEffect, .layerEffect, and .colorEffect

Mastering ScrollView in SwiftUI

This year we have massive additions to the ScrollView functionality in SwiftUI. Apple has added a bunch of new APIs to work with the ScrollView

Xcode Bookmarks: Save code landmarks & organize tasks

Xcode Bookmarks were introduced during WWDC 2023 as part of the significant Xcode 15 release. They are a new feature that allows you to save quick links to code you want to revisit

AngularGradient in SwiftUI

AngularGradient in SwiftUI is used to create a color gradient of two or more colors where the colors radiate around a center point

WWDC23 SwiftData Lab Notes

WWDC23 SwiftData lab and asked questions in the data-frameworks Slack QA session

The debut of the ButtonRepeatBehavior view modifier

The buttonRepeatBehavior is to let users repeat a button’s action repeatedly while pressing and holding it

Exploring the New Push Notifications Console from Apple

Apple has recently unveiled a powerful new tool for developers: the Apple Push Notifications Console

What’s the difference between @Binding and @Bindable

Apple has introduced a Combine-free version of @ObservableObject and @StateObject which takes the shape of the @Observable macro which is part of a new package called Observation.

Videos

SwiftUI Metal Shader Effects

How to add Metal Shader Effects to SwiftUI View's

Vision Pro Developer Hands-on

Jordi and Malin got a chance to try Vision Pro at WWDC23 and share about their experience trying the Apple Vision Pro