Natalia Panferova
@natpanferova.bsky.social
Software Engineer | iOS | macOS | Swift | SwiftUI | Previously SwiftUI at Apple | Author of books for Swift developers: https://books.nilcoalescing.com
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SwiftUI Fundamentals
The essential guide to SwiftUI core concepts and APIs
books.nilcoalescing.com
I released a new book 🎉
SwiftUI Fundamentals combines my knowledge and experience from using SwiftUI since its release and working on its source code at Apple to give you a solid understanding of the most important aspects of the framework: books.nilcoalescing.com/swiftui-fund...
#SwiftUI #iOSDev
SwiftUI Fundamentals combines my knowledge and experience from using SwiftUI since its release and working on its source code at Apple to give you a solid understanding of the most important aspects of the framework: books.nilcoalescing.com/swiftui-fund...
#SwiftUI #iOSDev
Reposted by Natalia Panferova
Thanks to those who generously shared their wisdom with us: LingJueYa, @jacobstechtavern.com, @natpanferova.bsky.social, Oleksii Oliinyk, Mattt, @avanderlee.com, @massicotte.org, Doug Gregor, Rauhul Varma, Paweł Kozielecki, Constantine Fry, Aether and Grady Zhuo
Fatbobman’s Swift Weekly #112 is out!
When AI Makes "Seeing Is Believing" Impossible
🌟 Deep Dive into iMessage
📲 2025: The Year SwiftUI Died
📘 MainActor by Default
💬 Embedded Swift
🪟 QuickLayout
and more...
weekly.fatbobman.com/p/fatbobman...
When AI Makes "Seeing Is Believing" Impossible
🌟 Deep Dive into iMessage
📲 2025: The Year SwiftUI Died
📘 MainActor by Default
💬 Embedded Swift
🪟 QuickLayout
and more...
weekly.fatbobman.com/p/fatbobman...
Fatbobman's Swift Weekly #112
When AI Makes "Seeing Is Believing" Impossible
weekly.fatbobman.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Thanks to those who generously shared their wisdom with us: LingJueYa, @jacobstechtavern.com, @natpanferova.bsky.social, Oleksii Oliinyk, Mattt, @avanderlee.com, @massicotte.org, Doug Gregor, Rauhul Varma, Paweł Kozielecki, Constantine Fry, Aether and Grady Zhuo
Reposted by Natalia Panferova
My books: "macOS Apps Step by Step" and "Escape from Tutorial Hell" are now on sale for Black Friday.
Check out all the details here: https://troz.net/post/2025/black_friday_2025/
#macos #swift #swiftui #techbooks #blackfriday
Check out all the details here: https://troz.net/post/2025/black_friday_2025/
#macos #swift #swiftui #techbooks #blackfriday
November 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
My books: "macOS Apps Step by Step" and "Escape from Tutorial Hell" are now on sale for Black Friday.
Check out all the details here: https://troz.net/post/2025/black_friday_2025/
#macos #swift #swiftui #techbooks #blackfriday
Check out all the details here: https://troz.net/post/2025/black_friday_2025/
#macos #swift #swiftui #techbooks #blackfriday
Reposted by Natalia Panferova
Extend your app’s functionality to the entire macOS system by implementing services that users can access from the context menu or the Services menu in other apps: nilcoalescing.com/blog/macOSSy...
#macOSDev
#macOSDev
Provide macOS system-wide services from your app
Extend your app’s functionality to the entire macOS system by implementing services that users can access from the context menu or the Services menu in other apps.
nilcoalescing.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Extend your app’s functionality to the entire macOS system by implementing services that users can access from the context menu or the Services menu in other apps: nilcoalescing.com/blog/macOSSy...
#macOSDev
#macOSDev
Reposted by Natalia Panferova
SwiftUI Fundamentals is great!
My Black Friday book sale has started! All of my Swift and SwiftUI books are now 30% off!
Find out more: books.nilcoalescing.com
#iOSDev #SwiftUI #SwiftLang
Find out more: books.nilcoalescing.com
#iOSDev #SwiftUI #SwiftLang
November 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
SwiftUI Fundamentals is great!
Reposted by Natalia Panferova
A must for Swift developer. If you’re looking for books this Black Friday, these are the ones.
My Black Friday book sale has started! All of my Swift and SwiftUI books are now 30% off!
Find out more: books.nilcoalescing.com
#iOSDev #SwiftUI #SwiftLang
Find out more: books.nilcoalescing.com
#iOSDev #SwiftUI #SwiftLang
November 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
A must for Swift developer. If you’re looking for books this Black Friday, these are the ones.
Reposted by Natalia Panferova
My Black Friday book sale has started! All of my Swift and SwiftUI books are now 30% off!
Find out more: books.nilcoalescing.com
#iOSDev #SwiftUI #SwiftLang
Find out more: books.nilcoalescing.com
#iOSDev #SwiftUI #SwiftLang
November 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
My Black Friday book sale has started! All of my Swift and SwiftUI books are now 30% off!
Find out more: books.nilcoalescing.com
#iOSDev #SwiftUI #SwiftLang
Find out more: books.nilcoalescing.com
#iOSDev #SwiftUI #SwiftLang
UIKit now supports automatic observation tracking, making it easier to share data between UIKit and integrated SwiftUI components. I wrote a post looking into how this works on iOS 26 and iOS 18: nilcoalescing.com/blog/Automat...
#iOSDev
#iOSDev
Automatic property observation in UIKit with @Observable
UIKit now has native support for Swift Observation, automatically tracking reads of @Observable properties in update methods, making it easier to share data between UIKit and integrated SwiftUI compon...
nilcoalescing.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:38 AM
UIKit now supports automatic observation tracking, making it easier to share data between UIKit and integrated SwiftUI components. I wrote a post looking into how this works on iOS 26 and iOS 18: nilcoalescing.com/blog/Automat...
#iOSDev
#iOSDev
Reposted by Natalia Panferova
Starting with iOS 18, we can use SwiftUI animations to animate UIKit views, making it easier to bring SwiftUI’s expressive and flexible animations into UIKit projects: nilcoalescing.com/blog/Animate...
#iOSDev #SwiftUI #UIKit
#iOSDev #SwiftUI #UIKit
Animate UIKit views with SwiftUI animations in iOS 18
With iOS 18, we can now use SwiftUI animations to animate UIKit views, making it easier to bring SwiftUI’s expressive and flexible animations into UIKit projects.
nilcoalescing.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Starting with iOS 18, we can use SwiftUI animations to animate UIKit views, making it easier to bring SwiftUI’s expressive and flexible animations into UIKit projects: nilcoalescing.com/blog/Animate...
#iOSDev #SwiftUI #UIKit
#iOSDev #SwiftUI #UIKit
I've just released a new version of "Integrating SwiftUI into UIKit Apps", with all the projects updated for iOS 26 and Xcode 26!
And it's currently 30% off as part of my Black Friday book sale: books.nilcoalescing.com/integrating-...
#iOSDev #SwiftUI
And it's currently 30% off as part of my Black Friday book sale: books.nilcoalescing.com/integrating-...
#iOSDev #SwiftUI
Integrating SwiftUI into UIKit Apps
A detailed guide on gradually adopting SwiftUI in UIKit projects
books.nilcoalescing.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I've just released a new version of "Integrating SwiftUI into UIKit Apps", with all the projects updated for iOS 26 and Xcode 26!
And it's currently 30% off as part of my Black Friday book sale: books.nilcoalescing.com/integrating-...
#iOSDev #SwiftUI
And it's currently 30% off as part of my Black Friday book sale: books.nilcoalescing.com/integrating-...
#iOSDev #SwiftUI
My Black Friday book sale has started! All of my Swift and SwiftUI books are now 30% off!
Find out more: books.nilcoalescing.com
#iOSDev #SwiftUI #SwiftLang
Find out more: books.nilcoalescing.com
#iOSDev #SwiftUI #SwiftLang
November 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
My Black Friday book sale has started! All of my Swift and SwiftUI books are now 30% off!
Find out more: books.nilcoalescing.com
#iOSDev #SwiftUI #SwiftLang
Find out more: books.nilcoalescing.com
#iOSDev #SwiftUI #SwiftLang
Reposted by Natalia Panferova
Make your views and controls fit perfectly within their containers using new SwiftUI APIs in iOS 26 such as the ConcentricRectangle shape and the containerShape() view modifier: nilcoalescing.com/blog/Concent...
#iOSDev #SwiftUI
#iOSDev #SwiftUI
Corner concentricity in SwiftUI on iOS 26
Make your views and controls fit perfectly within their containers using new SwiftUI APIs in iOS 26 such as the ConcentricRectangle shape and the containerShape() view modifier.
nilcoalescing.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Make your views and controls fit perfectly within their containers using new SwiftUI APIs in iOS 26 such as the ConcentricRectangle shape and the containerShape() view modifier: nilcoalescing.com/blog/Concent...
#iOSDev #SwiftUI
#iOSDev #SwiftUI
Reposted by Natalia Panferova
A new recipe has just arrived!
Elevate your coffee moments with the Rose and Pistachio Latte, a fragrant blend of espresso, pistachios, and rose water topped with creamy milk.
Learn how to make it in Breve: apps.apple.com/app/apple-st...
#Coffee #CoffeeLovers #iOSApp
Elevate your coffee moments with the Rose and Pistachio Latte, a fragrant blend of espresso, pistachios, and rose water topped with creamy milk.
Learn how to make it in Breve: apps.apple.com/app/apple-st...
#Coffee #CoffeeLovers #iOSApp
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 AM
A new recipe has just arrived!
Elevate your coffee moments with the Rose and Pistachio Latte, a fragrant blend of espresso, pistachios, and rose water topped with creamy milk.
Learn how to make it in Breve: apps.apple.com/app/apple-st...
#Coffee #CoffeeLovers #iOSApp
Elevate your coffee moments with the Rose and Pistachio Latte, a fragrant blend of espresso, pistachios, and rose water topped with creamy milk.
Learn how to make it in Breve: apps.apple.com/app/apple-st...
#Coffee #CoffeeLovers #iOSApp
Reposted by Natalia Panferova
Discover easy-to-implement techniques for supporting Dynamic Type with larger text in SwiftUI apps using system and custom fonts, the ScaledMetric property wrapper, dynamic type size environment value, and more: youtu.be/wflWj5l7wlk
#SwiftUI #iOSDev #Accessibility
#SwiftUI #iOSDev #Accessibility
Tips for Supporting Dynamic Type in SwiftUI Apps
YouTube video by Nil Coalescing
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Discover easy-to-implement techniques for supporting Dynamic Type with larger text in SwiftUI apps using system and custom fonts, the ScaledMetric property wrapper, dynamic type size environment value, and more: youtu.be/wflWj5l7wlk
#SwiftUI #iOSDev #Accessibility
#SwiftUI #iOSDev #Accessibility
Reposted by Natalia Panferova
Learn how to add Codable conformance to Swift enums, including automatic synthesis, customizations, and fully manual implementations for complex cases: nilcoalescing.com/blog/Codable...
#SwiftLang #iOSDev
#SwiftLang #iOSDev
Codable conformance for Swift enums
Learn how to add Codable conformance to Swift enums, including automatic synthesis, customizations, and fully manual implementations for complex cases.
nilcoalescing.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Learn how to add Codable conformance to Swift enums, including automatic synthesis, customizations, and fully manual implementations for complex cases: nilcoalescing.com/blog/Codable...
#SwiftLang #iOSDev
#SwiftLang #iOSDev
Reposted by Natalia Panferova
Explore SwiftUI APIs for customizing scroll behavior, including paging and view-aligned snapping, and learn what to watch out for to avoid unexpected results: nilcoalescing.com/blog/ScrollV...
#SwiftUI #iOSDev
#SwiftUI #iOSDev
ScrollView snapping in SwiftUI
Explore SwiftUI APIs for customizing scroll behavior, including paging and view-aligned snapping, and learn what to watch out for to avoid unexpected results.
nilcoalescing.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Explore SwiftUI APIs for customizing scroll behavior, including paging and view-aligned snapping, and learn what to watch out for to avoid unexpected results: nilcoalescing.com/blog/ScrollV...
#SwiftUI #iOSDev
#SwiftUI #iOSDev
I've published a new video! I shared some tips for implementing Dynamic Type support in SwiftUI apps, covering system and custom fonts, ScaledMetric API, and dynamicTypeSize environment value: youtu.be/wflWj5l7wlk
#SwiftUI #iOSDev #Accessibility
#SwiftUI #iOSDev #Accessibility
Tips for Supporting Dynamic Type in SwiftUI Apps
YouTube video by Nil Coalescing
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I've published a new video! I shared some tips for implementing Dynamic Type support in SwiftUI apps, covering system and custom fonts, ScaledMetric API, and dynamicTypeSize environment value: youtu.be/wflWj5l7wlk
#SwiftUI #iOSDev #Accessibility
#SwiftUI #iOSDev #Accessibility
Reposted by Natalia Panferova
Fatbobman’s Swift Weekly #0109 is out!
Dangerous but Fortunate — Twice!
🔄 onChange in same Time
📱 ScrollView snapping
🗺️ Roadmap for improving the type checker
🧩 AnyLanguageModel
and more...
weekly.fatbobman.com/p/fatbobman...
#swift #swiftUI #iOS
Dangerous but Fortunate — Twice!
🔄 onChange in same Time
📱 ScrollView snapping
🗺️ Roadmap for improving the type checker
🧩 AnyLanguageModel
and more...
weekly.fatbobman.com/p/fatbobman...
#swift #swiftUI #iOS
Fatbobman's Swift Weekly #0109
Dangerous but Fortunate — Twice!
weekly.fatbobman.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Fatbobman’s Swift Weekly #0109 is out!
Dangerous but Fortunate — Twice!
🔄 onChange in same Time
📱 ScrollView snapping
🗺️ Roadmap for improving the type checker
🧩 AnyLanguageModel
and more...
weekly.fatbobman.com/p/fatbobman...
#swift #swiftUI #iOS
Dangerous but Fortunate — Twice!
🔄 onChange in same Time
📱 ScrollView snapping
🗺️ Roadmap for improving the type checker
🧩 AnyLanguageModel
and more...
weekly.fatbobman.com/p/fatbobman...
#swift #swiftUI #iOS
Reposted by Natalia Panferova
📜 𝑆𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑉𝑖𝑒𝑤 𝑠𝑛𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝑆𝑤𝑖𝑓𝑡𝑈𝐼 by Natalia Panferova (@natpanferova.bsky.social)
Want your scrolling to snap perfectly to pages or specific views? This guide explores SwiftUI's 𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑇𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑡𝐵𝑒ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑜𝑟 and 𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑇𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑡𝐿𝑎𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑡 APIs for precise control.
#SwiftUI
nilcoalescing.com/blog/ScrollV...
Want your scrolling to snap perfectly to pages or specific views? This guide explores SwiftUI's 𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑇𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑡𝐵𝑒ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑜𝑟 and 𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑇𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑡𝐿𝑎𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑡 APIs for precise control.
#SwiftUI
nilcoalescing.com/blog/ScrollV...
ScrollView snapping in SwiftUI
Explore SwiftUI APIs for customizing scroll behavior, including paging and view-aligned snapping, and learn what to watch out for to avoid unexpected results.
nilcoalescing.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
📜 𝑆𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑉𝑖𝑒𝑤 𝑠𝑛𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝑆𝑤𝑖𝑓𝑡𝑈𝐼 by Natalia Panferova (@natpanferova.bsky.social)
Want your scrolling to snap perfectly to pages or specific views? This guide explores SwiftUI's 𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑇𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑡𝐵𝑒ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑜𝑟 and 𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑇𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑡𝐿𝑎𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑡 APIs for precise control.
#SwiftUI
nilcoalescing.com/blog/ScrollV...
Want your scrolling to snap perfectly to pages or specific views? This guide explores SwiftUI's 𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑇𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑡𝐵𝑒ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑜𝑟 and 𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑇𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑡𝐿𝑎𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑡 APIs for precise control.
#SwiftUI
nilcoalescing.com/blog/ScrollV...
I noticed that on iOS 26.1 there are some small improvements to the Liquid Glass tab bar: the selected tab color looks less saturated, making it more readable on top of colorful backgrounds, and the edge effect is stronger.
Here is @brevecoffeeapp.bsky.social on iOS 26 and 26.1:
Here is @brevecoffeeapp.bsky.social on iOS 26 and 26.1:
November 3, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I noticed that on iOS 26.1 there are some small improvements to the Liquid Glass tab bar: the selected tab color looks less saturated, making it more readable on top of colorful backgrounds, and the edge effect is stronger.
Here is @brevecoffeeapp.bsky.social on iOS 26 and 26.1:
Here is @brevecoffeeapp.bsky.social on iOS 26 and 26.1:
Excited to share my recent appearance on the Swift Academy podcast! In this episode, Walid Sassi and I talk about iOS 26, Liquid Glass, SwiftUI, and Accessibility, and explore some of the new APIs along with ways to make apps more inclusive: youtu.be/CEZbwcv60MA
#iOSDev #SwiftUI
#iOSDev #SwiftUI
iOS26, SwiftUI and Accessibility with Natalia Panferova
YouTube video by Walid SASSI
youtu.be
November 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Excited to share my recent appearance on the Swift Academy podcast! In this episode, Walid Sassi and I talk about iOS 26, Liquid Glass, SwiftUI, and Accessibility, and explore some of the new APIs along with ways to make apps more inclusive: youtu.be/CEZbwcv60MA
#iOSDev #SwiftUI
#iOSDev #SwiftUI
Reposted by Natalia Panferova
The Swift project is starting up digest posts on their blog, and I had the good fortune to be the guest voice, sharing some of the cool things from October. www.swift.org/blog/whats-n...
I kind of expect the format to morph as we try this out, but i’m really happy to see this happenin’ #swiftlang
I kind of expect the format to morph as we try this out, but i’m really happy to see this happenin’ #swiftlang
What's new in Swift: October 2025 Edition
Editor Note: This is the first of a new series, What’s new in Swift, a monthly digest featuring what’s new in the Swift project and ecosystem, with insights and perspectives from across the Swift worl...
www.swift.org
November 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The Swift project is starting up digest posts on their blog, and I had the good fortune to be the guest voice, sharing some of the cool things from October. www.swift.org/blog/whats-n...
I kind of expect the format to morph as we try this out, but i’m really happy to see this happenin’ #swiftlang
I kind of expect the format to morph as we try this out, but i’m really happy to see this happenin’ #swiftlang
Reposted by Natalia Panferova
Prevent unnecessary text truncation at larger text sizes in SwiftUI apps with the fixedSize(horizontal:vertical:) modifier, forcing the text to expand vertically as needed: nilcoalescing.com/blog/Avoidin...
#SwiftUI #iOSDev
#SwiftUI #iOSDev
Avoiding text truncation in SwiftUI with Dynamic Type
Prevent unnecessary text truncation at larger text sizes with the fixedSize(horizontal:vertical:) modifier, forcing the text to expand vertically as needed.
nilcoalescing.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Prevent unnecessary text truncation at larger text sizes in SwiftUI apps with the fixedSize(horizontal:vertical:) modifier, forcing the text to expand vertically as needed: nilcoalescing.com/blog/Avoidin...
#SwiftUI #iOSDev
#SwiftUI #iOSDev
The October issue of the Nil Coalescing newsletter has gone out to all subscribers 📬
I've shared news on my SwiftUI Fundamentals book update, and my recent technical learnings on supporting iOS 26 and 26.1.
You can also read the issue online: nilcoalescing.com/newsletter/2...
I've shared news on my SwiftUI Fundamentals book update, and my recent technical learnings on supporting iOS 26 and 26.1.
You can also read the issue online: nilcoalescing.com/newsletter/2...
Nil Coalescing - Nil 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 e...
nilcoalescing.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The October issue of the Nil Coalescing newsletter has gone out to all subscribers 📬
I've shared news on my SwiftUI Fundamentals book update, and my recent technical learnings on supporting iOS 26 and 26.1.
You can also read the issue online: nilcoalescing.com/newsletter/2...
I've shared news on my SwiftUI Fundamentals book update, and my recent technical learnings on supporting iOS 26 and 26.1.
You can also read the issue online: nilcoalescing.com/newsletter/2...
Reposted by Natalia Panferova
It's almost Halloween 👻 👻👻 Time to brew something spooky!
Find your perfect coffee recipe in Breve and get into the Halloween spirit: apps.apple.com/us/app/breve...
#Coffee #Halloween #iOSApp
Find your perfect coffee recipe in Breve and get into the Halloween spirit: apps.apple.com/us/app/breve...
#Coffee #Halloween #iOSApp
October 31, 2025 at 7:19 AM
It's almost Halloween 👻 👻👻 Time to brew something spooky!
Find your perfect coffee recipe in Breve and get into the Halloween spirit: apps.apple.com/us/app/breve...
#Coffee #Halloween #iOSApp
Find your perfect coffee recipe in Breve and get into the Halloween spirit: apps.apple.com/us/app/breve...
#Coffee #Halloween #iOSApp
Reposted by Natalia Panferova
Learn how to use NWPathMonitor as an async sequence for real-time network status updates in your SwiftUI views: nilcoalescing.com/blog/ReactTo...
#iOSDev #SwiftUI
#iOSDev #SwiftUI
React to network status updates in SwiftUI
Learn how to use NWPathMonitor as an async sequence for real-time network status updates in your SwiftUI views.
nilcoalescing.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Learn how to use NWPathMonitor as an async sequence for real-time network status updates in your SwiftUI views: nilcoalescing.com/blog/ReactTo...
#iOSDev #SwiftUI
#iOSDev #SwiftUI