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
   

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11. MACOS
    

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12. !
    

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13. ! ⛰
    

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14. VENTURA
    

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21. BRIEF META DIVERSION
    

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22. PLAN A: WATCH AS MANY
    WWDC VIDEOS AS I COULD
    

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23. PLAN A: WATCH AS MANY
    WWDC VIDEOS AS I COULD
    *- In three weeks without giving up my life
    

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24. I WAS FUNEMPLOYED
    

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25. I WAS FUNEMPLOYED
    I HAD PLENTY OF TIME
    

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27. !
    DO NOT
    TRY THIS AT HOME
    

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29. 35 / 120
    

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31. PLAN B: WATCH THE SESSIONS
    I WOULD NORMALLY WATCH WAY LATER
    

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32. FIND SOME
    !
    HIDDEN GEMS
    

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33. !
    

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34. OPINONS ARE MINE
    

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35. OPINONS ARE MINE
    (TAKE THEM WITH A BIG GRAIN OF SALT)
    

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36. !
    WEATHERKIT
    

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37. MEET WEATHERKIT
    https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10003
    

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38. HISTORICAL WEATHER
    https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10003
    

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43. SWIFT
    

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45. MEET DISTRIBUTED
    ACTORS IN SWIFT
    https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110356
    

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46. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110356
    

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47. START WITH LOCAL
    DISTRIBUTED ACTORS
    https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110356
    

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48. ACTOR SYSTEM
    https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110356
    

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49. ACTOR SYSTEM?
    https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110356
    

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50. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110356
    

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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
    

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52. WHAT'S NEW IN
    SWIFT-DOCC
    https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110368
    

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53. STATIC PUBLISHING
    https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110368
    

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55. !
    

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56. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110368
    

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57. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110368
    

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58. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110368
    

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59. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110368
    

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60. !
    SPM PLUGINS
    

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63. MEET SWIFT PACKAGE PLUGINS
    +
    CREATE SWIFT PACKAGE PLUGINS
    https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110359 || https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110401
    

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64. CUSTOM COMMAND PLUGINS
    https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110359 || https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110401
    

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65. func performCommand(context: PluginContext,
    arguments: [String]) async throws
    https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110359 || https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110401
    

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67. BUILD TOOL PLUGINS
    

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68. LIMITATIONS
    

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69. LIMITATIONS
    ▸ No network access
    

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70. LIMITATIONS
    ▸ No network access
    ▸ Cannot write outside the plugin's work directory by default
    

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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
    

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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
    

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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
    

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78. TESTING
    

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80. AUTHOR FAST AND RELIABLE TESTS
    FOR XCODE CLOUD
    https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110361
    

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81. XCODE CLOUD-SPECIFIC TIPS
    https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110361
    

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82. XCODE CLOUD-SPECIFIC TIPS
    ▸ Variables set in Xcode Cloud take precedence
    https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110361
    

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83. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110361
    

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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
    

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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
    

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86. AUTHOR FAST AND RELIABLE TESTS
    FOR XCODE CLOUD ANY CI
    https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110361
    

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87. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110361
    

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88. TESTING PROTIPS
    https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110361
    

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89. TESTING PROTIPS
    ▸ Do all configuration in setUp, don't rely on tearDown
    https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110361
    

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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
    

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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
    

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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
    

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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
    

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95. WHAT'S NEW IN THE
    PHOTOS PICKER
    https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10023
    

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96. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10023
    

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97. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10023
    

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101. DESIGN
     

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103. ADOPT VARIABLE COLOR
     IN SF SYMBOLS
     https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10158
     

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104. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10158
     

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107. WRITING FOR INTERFACES
     https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10037
     

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108. WRITING FOR INTERFACES
     HOW TO MAKE YOUR APP'S LANGUAGE LESS MADDENINGLY VERBOSE
     https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10037
     

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109. WRITING FOR INTERFACES
     HOW TO MAKE YOUR APP'S TEXT EASIER TO READ
     https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10037
     

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110. WRITING FOR INTERFACES
     HOW TO WRITE SIMPLE, CLEAR
     COPY
     https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10037
     

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111. QUICK HITS
     

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112. WHAT'S NEW IN WKWEBVIEW
     https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10049
     

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113. WHAT'S NEW IN WKWEBVIEW
     ▸ Remote debugger now works with all browser types
     https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10049
     

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114. WHAT'S NEW IN APP STORE CONNECT
     https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10043
     

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115. WHAT'S NEW IN APP STORE CONNECT
     ▸ Version 2.0 of the App Store Connect API
     https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10043
     

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117. DISCOVER BENCHMARKS
     IN APP ANALYTICS
     https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10044
     

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118. DISCOVER BENCHMARKS IN APP ANALYTICS
     ▸ Compare your app's performance to other ones in your category.
     https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10044
     

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119. WHAT'S NEW IN APP CLIPS
     https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10097
     

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120. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10097
     

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121. MEET TRANSFERABLE
     https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10062
     

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122. MEET TRANSFERABLE
     ▸ Specify how data is passed between apps
     https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10062
     

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123. !
     APPLE KREMLINOLOGY
     

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124. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10049
     

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125. AUGMENTED
     REALITY
     

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129. CREATE PARAMETRIC
     3D ROOM SCANS WITH ROOMPLAN
     https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10127
     

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130. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10127
     

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131. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10127
     

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132. !
     

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133. ! "
     

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134. !
     

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135. BRING YOUR WORLD
     INTO AUGMENTED REALITY
     https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10128
     

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136. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10128
     

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139. !
     

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140. !
     AWARDS
     

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141. !
     MOST PUNS
     

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142. !
     MOST PUNS
     GET MORE MILEAGE OUT OF
     YOUR APP WITH CARPLAY
     https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2022/10016/
     

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143. !
     BEST JOKE DELIVERY
     

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144. BEST JOKE DELIVERY
     https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2022/110354/
     

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     BEST EXAGGERATED PAUSE
     

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147. !
     BEST EXAGGERATED PAUSE
     WRITING FOR INTERFACES
     https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10037
     

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148. BEST EXAGGERATED PAUSE
     https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10037
     

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149. !
     BEST EXCUSE TO WORK
     YOUR HOBBY INTO A VIDEO
     

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     BEST EXCUSE TO WORK
     YOUR HOBBY INTO A VIDEO
     

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153. !
     BEST EXCUSE TO WORK YOUR HOBBY INTO A VIDEO
     https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10128
     

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154. !
     BEST EXCUSE TO WORK YOUR HOBBY INTO A VIDEO
     https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/10128
     

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155. !
     BEST EMOJI ABUSE
     

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156. !
     BEST EMOJI ABUSE
     CREATE SWIFT PACKAGE MANAGER PLUGINS
     https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110401
     

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157. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110401
     

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158. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc22/110401
     

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160. OBLIGATORY SUMMARY SLIDE
     

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161. OBLIGATORY SUMMARY SLIDE
     ▸ Trying to watch 120 WWDC videos in 2.5 weeks is not possible
     

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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
     

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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.
     

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165. DANK JULLIE WEL!
     

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