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• Post #4433220

  Want to customize the way links are opened? Tapping a link in SwiftUI opens Safari by default, but a custom OpenURLAction lets you intercept, redirect, or handle the URL yourself. https://www.hackingwithswift.com/quick-start/swiftui/how-to-customize-the-way-links-are-opened

• Post #4144001

  New on the Kickstart blog: What kills apps, and why it *isn’t* being Sherlocked. Apple added Dark Noise’s core job to iOS, and the app still earns over $4,700 a month. Sherlocking is a real risk, but it isn’t an automatic death sentence! https://www.kickstart.tools/blog/what-kills-apps-and-why-it-isnt-being-sherlocked

• Post #4078409

  New on the Kickstart blog: How to make an app press kit journalists actually open. The exact anatomy of a press kit that gets your app covered – the fact sheet, the images journalists use, and a complete template to copy! https://www.kickstart.tools/blog/how-to-make-an-app-press-kit-journalists-actually-open

• Post #3964554

  New on the Kickstart blog: When to call requestReview() – Apple’s rules and the timing that works. Apple limits how often review prompts appear and now gives clear guidance for using them, so here’s how to ask respectfully after a meaningful success. https://www.kickstart.tools/blog/when-to-call-requestreview-apples-rules-and-the-timing-that-works

• Post #3793059

  Kickstart had almost 3,000 downloads in week one, reached #2 in the Mac App Store Developer chart, and I’ve shipped three updates since. The mistake? I still haven’t contacted the press about it 🫠 Here’s my launch retrospective – learn from my mistakes! https://www.kickstart.tools/blog/kickstart-launch-retrospective

• Post #3537326

  Replacing Bool parameters with two-case enums turns cryptic calls like stopAnimation(false) into self-documenting code like stopAnimation(.performingFinalActions). It's a small change that makes a surprising difference to readability. https://www.hackingwithswift.com/articles/172/using-two-cased-enums-in-place-of-a-boolean

• Post #2152602

  @gruber Random, but: Thank you for Markdown. I've never thought to say that before, which is odd in retrospect, but Markdown is such a delightful way to express text, and it has been really transformative for all computer users.

• Post #2152599

  There's an open-source SwiftUI agent skill that catches the mistakes AI tools keep making: deprecated modifiers, accessibility gaps, performance pitfalls. One command to install, and your AI-generated SwiftUI gets a serious quality boost. https://www.hackingwithswift.com/articles/282/swiftui-agent-skill-claude-codex-ai

• Post #1742378

  Catch the error, *then* what? #expect(throws:) and #require(throws:) in Swift Testing return the error directly, so you can inspect it separately from the throw check itself. https://www.hackingwithswift.com/swift/6.1/swift-testing-errors-expect

• Post #1716714

  Today's Hacking with Swift+ live stream starts in four hours – come and build a complete app from scratch! https://www.hackingwithswift.com/plus

• Post #1716713

  Sunday Build with HWS+: I mean who *doesn't* love Regex? Create a SwiftUI app that lets you experiment with regular expressions in real time, with pattern matching, group highlighting, and Swift code generation. #SundayBuild https://www.hackingwithswift.com/plus/live-streams/regexcoach

• Post #1669771

  First ice cream of the year - living the good life!

• Post #1648529

  For HWS+ subscribers: Building a fully scalable, animated clock face with Canvas and TimelineView is a satisfying exercise in precise, relative drawing - and it looks great at any size. 🕰️ https://www.hackingwithswift.com/plus/recreating-ui/remaking-the-clock

• Post #1648528

  What if you could build websites the same way you build SwiftUI apps, declaratively in pure Swift with no HTML required? That's the idea behind Ignite, and it works surprisingly well. 🔥 https://www.hackingwithswift.com/articles/266/build-your-next-website-in-swift

• Post #1648527

  @rmondello I saw this and thought of you. https://apple.news/AOMs_ZOZTSLuHxkeLRBWq4A

• Post #1648525

  I picked up a lovely piece of 3D printing for Apple fans! 🤩

• Post #1648524

  RE: https://mastodon.social/@twostraws/116455657942809795 I appreciate all the replies and reposts 🙇‍♂️ Kickstart will be released in exactly three weeks, but you can preorder today here: https://apps.apple.com/app/kickstart-app-accelerator/id6758355178

• Post #1648523

  Use scrollTargetLayout() with .viewAligned to snap between individual child views, or .paging to move exactly one screen at a time. https://www.hackingwithswift.com/quick-start/swiftui/how-to-make-a-scrollview-snap-with-paging-or-between-child-views

• Post #1645329

  After months of work, my new app is finally available to preorder on the Mac App Store. It's called Kickstart, and it has just one job: to help indie app developers make more money on the App Store. How does it do that? Let me explain…

• Post #1365270

  Tomorrow I'm releasing four (4!) new GitHub repositories, a new YouTube video, and an article to bring it all together. Set your alarms for 10am EST to hear it all first 😎

• Post #1260254

  @superbetsy@mastodon.social One for your collection, if you don't already have it!

• Post #1093869

  Today I'm launching my new app, Hacktivate. It teaches real-world computer science skills through 240 "capture the flag" challenges, and works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac with one purchase. I've poured a ton of love into it, and I'd love to hear what you think 🙌 https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/hacktivate-capture-the-flag/id6748286602

• Post #1016303

  Last week I released SwiftUI Pro, a free and open-source agent skill to help everyone write better SwiftUI code using agents such as Codex and Claude. It's already at 1800 stars on GitHub and rising, but it was just the beginning. https://github.com/twostraws/SwiftUI-Agent-Skill

• Post #984818

  Recently I launched four agent skills for Swift developers, but I left the best power up for last. Today I'm finally revealing exactly how to teach your AI to write Swift the Hacking with Swift way! #Boom https://www.hackingwithswift.com/articles/284/teach-your-ai-to-write-swift-the-hacking-with-swift-way

• Post #984817

  Agent skills are lightweight Markdown files that teach AI coding assistants things they don't already know, like deprecated APIs and platform-specific edge cases. They load into context on demand, so nothing gets wasted. https://www.hackingwithswift.com/articles/283/how-to-install-and-use-ai-agent-skills-in-xcode

• Post #984816

  See you in Cupertino! #WWDC26 (If you also won a ticket, you *must* confirm your place!)

• Post #984815

  Did you know you can build static websites using Swift code and SwiftUI-like syntax, with no HTML or CSS required? Ignite comes with built-in components like accordions, carousels, and syntax highlighting, plus a local preview server for testing. https://github.com/twostraws/Ignite

• Post #984814

  Today is my monthly "reply to all the emails that have been silently judging me," day. If you've been waiting for a reply from me, it will hopefully arrive today! (Sorry for the delay – I've been going all out with preparing my try! Swift talk and workshop; my brain is more than usually overloaded!)

• Post #984813

  Hacktivate v1.11 is out! This is my most ambitious app update yet – 10 new cybersecurity challenges that are gigantic, challenging, and lots of fun. I can't wait to hear what you all think 😎 https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/hacktivate-capture-the-flag/id6748286602

• Post #984811

  Sunday Build with HWS+: Build a live Markdown previewer for macOS using test-driven development from start to finish. #SundayBuild https://www.hackingwithswift.com/plus/live-streams/livescribe