WWDC Speedrun - AppDevCon, Amsterdam, June 2022

Speedrunning a video game is trying to beat the game as quickly as possible. In WWDC terms, this means I shoved as much of WWDC into my face as time allowed in the 2.5 weeks between WWDC and AppDevCon. I share some of the neatest stuff that *didn’t* get mentioned in the Developer Tools State of the Union, and go a little deeper on some stuff that did.

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1. WWDC SPEEDRUN APPDEVCON | AMSTERDAM | JUNE 2022 ELLEN SHAPIRO | DESIGNATEDNERD.COM | @DESIGNATEDNERD
11. MACOS
12. !
13. ! ⛰
14. VENTURA
21. BRIEF META DIVERSION
22. PLAN A: WATCH AS MANY WWDC VIDEOS AS I COULD
23. PLAN A: WATCH AS MANY WWDC VIDEOS AS I COULD *- In three weeks without giving up my life
24. I WAS FUNEMPLOYED
25. I WAS FUNEMPLOYED I HAD PLENTY OF TIME
27. ! DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME
29. 35 / 120
31. PLAN B: WATCH THE SESSIONS I WOULD NORMALLY WATCH WAY LATER
32. FIND SOME ! HIDDEN GEMS
33. !
34. OPINONS ARE MINE
35. OPINONS ARE MINE (TAKE THEM WITH A BIG GRAIN OF SALT)
36. ! WEATHERKIT
37. MEET WEATHERKIT https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10003
38. HISTORICAL WEATHER https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10003
43. SWIFT <GENERICS>
45. MEET DISTRIBUTED ACTORS IN SWIFT https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110356
46. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110356
47. START WITH LOCAL DISTRIBUTED ACTORS https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110356
48. ACTOR SYSTEM https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110356
49. ACTOR SYSTEM? https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110356
50. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110356
51. Holy shit, this seems complicated and full of giant holes where stuff can fail or block if you're not careful https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110356
52. WHAT'S NEW IN SWIFT-DOCC https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110368
53. STATIC PUBLISHING https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110368
55. !
56. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110368
57. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110368
58. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110368
59. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110368
60. ! SPM PLUGINS
63. MEET SWIFT PACKAGE PLUGINS + CREATE SWIFT PACKAGE PLUGINS https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110359 || https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110401
64. CUSTOM COMMAND PLUGINS https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110359 || https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110401
65. func performCommand(context: PluginContext, arguments: [String]) async throws https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110359 || https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110401
67. BUILD TOOL PLUGINS
68. LIMITATIONS
69. LIMITATIONS ▸ No network access
70. LIMITATIONS ▸ No network access ▸ Cannot write outside the plugin's work directory by default
71. LIMITATIONS ▸ No network access ▸ Cannot write outside the plugin's work directory by default ▸ Can ask permission to write within package's root directory
74. LIMITATIONS ▸ No network access ▸ Cannot write outside the plugin's work directory by default ▸ Can ask permission to write within package's root directory
75. LIMITATIONS ▸ No network access ▸ Cannot write outside the plugin's work directory by default ▸ Can ask permission to write within package's root directory ▸ Cannot show UI
78. TESTING
80. AUTHOR FAST AND RELIABLE TESTS FOR XCODE CLOUD https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110361
81. XCODE CLOUD-SPECIFIC TIPS https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110361
82. XCODE CLOUD-SPECIFIC TIPS ▸ Variables set in Xcode Cloud take precedence https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110361
83. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110361
84. XCODE CLOUD-SPECIFIC TIPS ▸ Variables set in Xcode Cloud take precedence ▸ Tests are run on a fresh simulator every time https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110361
85. XCODE CLOUD-SPECIFIC TIPS ▸ Variables set in Xcode Cloud take precedence ▸ Tests are run on a fresh simulator every time ▸ Xcode itself is tested on Xcode Cloud https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110361
86. AUTHOR FAST AND RELIABLE TESTS FOR XCODE CLOUD ANY CI https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110361
87. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110361
88. TESTING PROTIPS https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110361
89. TESTING PROTIPS ▸ Do all configuration in setUp, don't rely on tearDown https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110361
90. TESTING PROTIPS ▸ Do all configuration in setUp, don't rely on tearDown ▸ Prefer mocking tests of external services to retry on failure https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110361
91. TESTING PROTIPS ▸ Do all configuration in setUp, don't rely on tearDown ▸ Prefer mocking tests of external services to retry on failure ▸ Create separate test plans for PRs vs full test suite https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110361
92. TESTING PROTIPS ▸ Do all configuration in setUp, don't rely on tearDown ▸ Prefer mocking tests of external services to retry on failure ▸ Create separate test plans for PRs vs full test suite ▸ Prefer async/await to waitForExpectations https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110361
93. TESTING PROTIPS ▸ Do all configuration in setUp, don't rely on tearDown ▸ Prefer mocking tests of external services to retry on failure ▸ Create separate test plans for PRs vs full test suite ▸ Prefer async/await to waitForExpectations ▸ Add execution time allowances to kill infinite loops https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110361
95. WHAT'S NEW IN THE PHOTOS PICKER https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10023
96. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10023
97. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10023
101. DESIGN
103. ADOPT VARIABLE COLOR IN SF SYMBOLS https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10158
104. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10158
107. WRITING FOR INTERFACES https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10037
108. WRITING FOR INTERFACES HOW TO MAKE YOUR APP'S LANGUAGE LESS MADDENINGLY VERBOSE https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10037
109. WRITING FOR INTERFACES HOW TO MAKE YOUR APP'S TEXT EASIER TO READ https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10037
110. WRITING FOR INTERFACES HOW TO WRITE SIMPLE, CLEAR COPY https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10037
111. QUICK HITS
112. WHAT'S NEW IN WKWEBVIEW https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10049
113. WHAT'S NEW IN WKWEBVIEW ▸ Remote debugger now works with all browser types https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10049
114. WHAT'S NEW IN APP STORE CONNECT https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10043
115. WHAT'S NEW IN APP STORE CONNECT ▸ Version 2.0 of the App Store Connect API https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10043
117. DISCOVER BENCHMARKS IN APP ANALYTICS https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10044
118. DISCOVER BENCHMARKS IN APP ANALYTICS ▸ Compare your app's performance to other ones in your category. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10044
119. WHAT'S NEW IN APP CLIPS https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10097
120. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10097
121. MEET TRANSFERABLE https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10062
122. MEET TRANSFERABLE ▸ Specify how data is passed between apps https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10062
123. ! APPLE KREMLINOLOGY
124. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10049
125. AUGMENTED REALITY
129. CREATE PARAMETRIC 3D ROOM SCANS WITH ROOMPLAN https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10127
130. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10127
131. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10127
132. !
133. ! "
134. !
135. BRING YOUR WORLD INTO AUGMENTED REALITY https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10128
136. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10128
139. !
140. ! AWARDS
141. ! MOST PUNS
142. ! MOST PUNS GET MORE MILEAGE OUT OF YOUR APP WITH CARPLAY https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2022/10016/
143. ! BEST JOKE DELIVERY
144. BEST JOKE DELIVERY https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2022/110354/
146. ! BEST EXAGGERATED PAUSE
147. ! BEST EXAGGERATED PAUSE WRITING FOR INTERFACES https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10037
148. BEST EXAGGERATED PAUSE https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10037
149. ! BEST EXCUSE TO WORK YOUR HOBBY INTO A VIDEO
152. ! BEST EXCUSE TO WORK YOUR HOBBY INTO A VIDEO
153. ! BEST EXCUSE TO WORK YOUR HOBBY INTO A VIDEO https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10128
154. ! BEST EXCUSE TO WORK YOUR HOBBY INTO A VIDEO https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10128
155. ! BEST EMOJI ABUSE
156. ! BEST EMOJI ABUSE CREATE SWIFT PACKAGE MANAGER PLUGINS https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110401
157. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110401
158. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110401
160. OBLIGATORY SUMMARY SLIDE
161. OBLIGATORY SUMMARY SLIDE ▸ Trying to watch 120 WWDC videos in 2.5 weeks is not possible
162. OBLIGATORY SUMMARY SLIDE ▸ Trying to watch 120 WWDC videos in 2.5 weeks is not possible ▸ There's tons of things never mentioned in the SOTU that will make your life easier
163. OBLIGATORY SUMMARY SLIDE ▸ Trying to watch 120 WWDC videos in 2.5 weeks is not possible ▸ There's tons of things never mentioned in the SOTU that will make your life easier ▸ Apple is definitely trying to send messages through WWDC videos, if you know what to look for.
165. DANK JULLIE WEL!