I noticed a snag when using NavigationLink(value:label:) and .navigationDestination(for:destination:) with the new @Observable vs the old Combine ObservableObject (which “just worked™️”). There are 2 compilation errors: Fortunately it is relatively simple to add Hashable conformance to an @Observable class by implementing a static func == and a func hash that Read more…
In SwiftIUI, when requiring the reference semantics of a class and wanting to upgrade from Combine’s ObservableObject and @StateObject to the new @Observable it requires a bit more work to get the life-cycle correct. The reason for this is we have to store the object in @State which is designed Read more…
Today I successfully cloned my M1 MacBook Air to a new M3 MacBook Pro, it took some effort so thought I would share the steps here. Before I begin, the reason I prefer to clone rather than use Migration Assistant is I have many command line tools installed all over Read more…
Sharing @AppStorage without having to pass it into every feature of the app is simply done in the same way it’s done for anything else you want to share: EnvironmentKey. It lets you share a source of truth into a View hierarchy without needing to pass it into every View. Read more…