I’ve been putting off this project for the past ~18 months. Most resources I’ve found focus primarily on US-based investors. Sadly, most of the assets listed in those resources are unavailable to investors located in other parts of the world. What came to my rescue was the Banker on Wheels blog. I did not find any other resource that came even close to this one. It was a one-stop shop for my use case....

This note describes the steps I take when setting up a new Mac. This process could be mostly automated, but I can’t get myself to do it. It takes me around 90 minutes to go through all the steps. Let’s get started! Files to Import .gitconfig .zshrc Apps to Install Apps marked with “🌕” emoji are optional (it depends if it’s a work or a personal Mac). App Store Pause Clean Links Dynamo Meeter Preferences -> General -> Open at login Disable non-work related calendars Disable “Show countdown to next meeting” in Preferences -> Advanced Bear Notes Set themes Update Preferences -> Editor Set keyboard shortcuts Magnet Pixelmator Pro Balance Lock SourceryPro Vimari 🌕 Amphetamine 🌕 Color slurp 🌕 Boop 🌕 Wipr Web HomeBrew Alfred Disable both shortcuts for Spotlight Import preferences from /Users/$USER/Library/Application Support/Alfred/Alfred....

Development Assets in Xcode that allow developers to provide test data to use within SwiftUI previews and other code during development. Assets marked for development will only be included in debug builds and removed once you create an archive of your app. This solution is preferred to having larger assets in the production binary size. Developers can add different types of data as Development Assets, such as JSON files for mocked network requests, images to use in SwiftUI previews, Core Data sample databases, and Swift files representing mocked or sample data....

After installing macOS Ventura, I began experiencing connectivity issues when using MX Keys keyboard through Bluetooth. The keyboard would disconnect from my Mac whenever it was inactive for a few minutes. What made this issue especially frustrating was that it didn’t happen every time, and the time it took for the keyboard to reconnect varied widely. It drove me insane. I’ve been following several threads in r/logitech, reaching out to Logitech support multiple times, and submitting bug reports through the Logi Options+ app....

After SPM asset support has been added to Xcode 12, there is no reason not to use modularization in your iOS projects. It brings value no matter the project and team size. However, after some time, you might encounter problems like increased complexity, difficulty with integration testing, or code duplication. Today we’ll focus on the last one, specifically, testing doubles duplication. Let’s jump in! Introduction When saying “module” I’m always referring to a group of related targets....

“Kill It with Fire” exceeded my expectations. I initially anticipated a boots-on-the-ground review of technical debt handling. What I’ve got instead was almost everything but that. The book has changed the way I think about technical debt and how to communicate it upwards. It provides sound advice on various topics, including how to fight tech debt, schedule maintenance work, and communicate with stakeholders. I have not come across any other book that provides this much credible advice on the topic of technical debt without exclusively catering to a particular audience....

Swift Package Manager (SPM) is a powerful tool for modularizing your code and managing dependencies in your projects. If you’re working on a project that uses SPM for modularization, you may need to add internal dependencies to connect different parts of your codebase. In this article, we’ll go over how to add internal dependencies in SPM and configure your Package.swift file to properly connect them. Assumptions Before we get started, let’s make a few assumptions about your project and its structure:...

How to Recover a Corrupted APFS Encrypted Drive As a Mac user, I have always felt secure knowing that my data is protected with APFS encryption. However, that sense of security was shattered when I was unable to mount a disk and Disk Utility reported it as corrupted. I couldn’t use Disk Utility’s First Aid as it failed to repair the disk. Here is the story of how I recovered a corrupted encrypted APFS drive....

Today, I wanted to give you a high-level look at what tools I use to organize my work and life and how I use them. The setup I’m about to show you is a product of 5 years of refinement. I still tweak some things, so there’s a high chance it will evolve further in the coming months. Before we start, I wanted to mention that I’m deep into the Apple ecosystem....

Context I’m currently developing a chat-based app that requires the implementation of coping messages. Essentially, when a user long-presses a message bubble, an edit menu will appear with the option to “Copy.” This feature is a common element across most chat applications. For the purpose of this article, let’s assume that all message bubbles are constructed using a subclass of UITextView called MessageTextView. To make the “Copy” option appear on a long-press gesture, we’ll first need to add the appropriate gesture recognizer:...

Alfred allows you to save your frequently used text clips as Snippets. Over the past few years I’ve created hundreds of them. There’s one problem. Alfred snippets only work on your Mac. Today we’ll focus on how we can convert them into macOS snippets. That way, you’ll be able to use them across all your Apple devices! How Alfred stores snippets as a Zip archive. On macOS, you can open it with the Archive Utility app that’s shipped with the system....