Issues
Issue #18: 👀 Reaching (almost) my personal goals for 2024! 🏋🏼♀️
Earlier this year, I set several personal milestones, and as we enter the final quarter, I am happy to say that the only goal I haven't hit yet is going to the gym four times a week 😅🏋🏼♀️! On the bright side, I have not only posted more on my blog, but I also built this newsletter from scratch, which now has over 250 email subscribers and is close to 1k unique visitors!
October 20, 2024
Issue #17: 🏟️ Wrapping up 3 unique days of SwiftLeeds 2024 🍺
SwiftLeeds has come to a close, and I am so glad I could attend this fantastic event! It was my first iOS conference, and I couldn't have picked a better one. Even though I went solo, I never felt alone — everyone was so welcoming and friendly.
October 11, 2024
Issue #16: 📻 Generating podcasts from blog articles 📔
NotebookLM's new podcast feature is incredible! For those unfamiliar, NotebookLM is a Google-powered AI research assistant, using Gemini 1.5 Pro to help you understand complex information. Now, with the new feature, you can transform that content into a podcast! Would a podcast summary be something you would find useful to include with the weekly issue?
September 27, 2024
Issue #15: 👀 Generate preview images for blog articles with SwiftUI and GitHub Actions 🖼
Sharing links to your blog on social media looks much better with well-designed previews (e.g., on Twitter). These previews can be set up in various ways, often involving custom images for each post.
September 19, 2024
Issue #14: 🕵️ How to publish your app to the App Store 🚀
Launching an app for the first time or after a long break can be breathtaking. While submitting an app to the App Store isn't as straightforward as pressing a button, it is more manageable than it seems. The first time I went through this, I was overwhelmed by all the information I was getting.
September 6, 2024
Issue #13: 🙋♂️ How I created a Swift CLI tool to select the winners for the August Giveaway 🏖️
Earlier this month, I announced a giveaway for all newsletter subscribers, offering a chance to win one of three copies of SwiftUI Picture Books by Big Mountain Studio. When I began learning SwiftUI, the SwiftUI Views Mastery book was instrumental in helping me quickly grasp the framework and best practices.
August 30, 2024