Nil Coalescing

“The SwiftUI Way” is a new book by @natpanferova written for SwiftUI developers who want to develop a deeper intuition for working with the framework, recognize potentially harmful anti-patterns, and build more maintainable and performant SwiftUI apps: nilcoalescing.com/blog/TheSwiftU…

Master programmatic scroll control in SwiftUI using defaultScrollAnchor(_:), scrollPosition(_:anchor:), and ScrollPosition to configure, drive, and read scroll position in your apps: nilcoalescing.com/blog/ModernSwi…

When we need to compare arrays based on custom criteria in Swift, we can use elementsEqual(_:by:) method. It allows us to define custom comparison logic with a closure, offering more flexibility than using == operator: nilcoalescing.com/blog/CompareAr…

I wrote a new post about TimelineView in SwiftUI and how it can be used to build views that update periodically or continuously without relying on explicit state changes, making it possible to create dynamic interfaces and visual effects: nilcoalescing.com/blog/TimelineV…

SwiftUI’s resizable sheet APIs let us present half sheets, define custom detents, and control sheet behavior across different device configurations: nilcoalescing.com/blog/Resizable…

To sort an array based on a particular property in Swift, we can use the KeyPathComparator API from Foundation in combination with sorted(using:) method: nilcoalescing.com/blog/SortEleme…

To programmatically scroll to an edge, a raw offset, or a view with a provided identity in SwiftUI, we can use the scrollPosition(_:anchor:) modifier. It takes a binding to a ScrollPosition, available from iOS 18: #programmatic-scrolling-with-scrollposition" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">nilcoalescing.com/blog/ModernSwi…

BackgroundStyle in SwiftUI exposes hierarchical levels via .secondary, .tertiary, and similar properties, giving us system background colors that adapt to context and color scheme without the need to bridge through UIColor: nilcoalescing.com/blog/Hierarchi…

We can customize where the scroll view should initially position its content in SwiftUI using the defaultScrollAnchor() modifier and even set a different anchor per situation, for example when the content is smaller than its container: #setting-the-initial-scroll-position" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">nilcoalescing.com/blog/ModernSwi…

Sorting arrays in Swift can be made more concise and readable by using comparison operators as closures in the sorted(by:) method: nilcoalescing.com/blog/SortingAr…

I've just published a post covering the modern SwiftUI APIs for programmatic scrolling, including defaultScrollAnchor(), scrollPosition(), and others, also highlighting some nuances that are easy to miss: nilcoalescing.com/blog/ModernSwi…

Customize the appearance of the macOS window toolbar in SwiftUI using scene and view modifiers to control its layout, title visibility, and background: nilcoalescing.com/blog/AGuideToM…

AI coding agents tend to hardcode spacing in SwiftUI, which can look wrong and cramped when a user adjusts their font size preference. SwiftUI's default container spacing adjusts for Dynamic Type automatically, but if you need custom spacing, consider using the ScaledMetric API.

Explore the practical applications and distinctions of self, Self, and Self.self in Swift, clarifying their roles in instance referencing, protocol conformance, and metatype access: nilcoalescing.com/blog/UseCasesF…

Such a great feeling seeing my recent book out in the world ☺️

Learn how to build a SwiftUI mindset, use the framework more effectively in your projects and avoid common pitfalls from Natalia Panferova, former SwiftUI Frameworks Engineer at Apple. ▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=Y_Ov-d…

Excited to share that I'll be speaking at /dev/world on tour in Sydney in July! Can't wait to try out new SwiftUI APIs after WWDC26 and present my learnings 🤩 ontour.devworld.au

Configure a SwiftUI app to schedule and handle a background fetch task using the Background Tasks framework and the backgroundTask(_:action:) SwiftUI modifier: nilcoalescing.com/blog/Schedulin…

Starting from iOS 26, we can make a block of text easier to read at a glance by applying a loose line height with the new lineHeight() modifier in SwiftUI. The modifier comes with many overloads to make customized line height adjustments: nilcoalescing.com/blog/Adjusting…

While toolbars are relatively easy to configure, I always forget how they’ll look after building. Having this article by @nilcoalescing at hand will make it easier to apply proper styling in one go. Curated in this week's #swiftleeweekly nilcoalescing.com/blog/AGuideToM…

My friends from @ThoseWhoSwift are running a special promotion on my recent book "The SwiftUI Way - A field guide to SwiftUI patterns and anti-patterns" this week! Make sure to check out this week's issue and take advantage of the deal: thosewhoswift.substack.com/p/those-who-sw…