Dave Verwer

Dave Verwer

@daveverwer.com

Author of iOS Dev Weekly and co-founder of the Swift Package Index.

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Dave Verwer
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Claude adds an essay-length tome covering the package what it did when opening an "Add package" PR for Swift Package Index. Mail for iOS summarises the email down to a "Pull request opened. Adds `package name`. Review requested." notification. I think everything is working as intended 😂

Dave Verwer
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Is it just me that can hear a shade of Kermit the frog in the opening line of "New York, I Love You" by LCD Soundsystem? Oh, and if this makes you go listen to it, you're welcome. 😂

Dave Verwer
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I really like the new increased colour saturation across iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate, especially in stock app icons. It'll be interesting to see if third party developers go that way too now it has shipped.

Dave Verwer
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I wrote about package registries last week on the SPI blog. If you've not used one before, there's a follow-along example of using the @tuist.dev registry, and it starts with a reminder of how indexes and registries fit into the ecosystem. Here it is! swiftpackageindex.com/blog/what-is...

swiftpackageindex.comWhat is a package registry? on the Swift Package Index Blog – Swift Package IndexSwiftPM tooling has three main components – SwiftPM resolves dependencies for the compiler, a package index helps you discover packages, and a package registry hosts and serves verified, immutable so…

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What's the difference between a package index and a package registry? One helps you discover packages, the other hosts and serves them. 📦 A new post explains how they fit together. Read more: swiftpackageindex.com/blog/what-is...

swiftpackageindex.comWhat is a package registry? on the Swift Package Index Blog – Swift Package IndexSwiftPM tooling has three main components – SwiftPM resolves dependencies for the compiler, a package index helps you discover packages, and a package registry hosts and serves verified, immutable so…
Dave Verwer
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It's so great that macOS has inertial scrolling so you can quickly scroll through very long lists until you need to use it to select your birth year 👴

Dave Verwer
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It's amazing how sensitive to change I am when it comes to keyboards. I've been using a Apple keyboard with the numpad for years and just got a new one, which has a very slightly different layout (they moved the fn key) and it's suddenly like I'm using someone else's hands 😂

Dave Verwer
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I’m also going through a “season change” at the moment with the transition away from iOS Dev Weekly, and very much enjoyed this post from @viticci.macstories.net. Certainly worth your time

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Ticci is a master storyteller. This is an all-timer you should read. https://www.macstories.net/stories/wwdc-2026-between-seasons/

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Cabel Sasser
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Here's an easter egg in the new Lego Batman that I think all of you will REALLY appreciate. It's so good, I had to make a video.

Dave Verwer
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Participating as a mentor in the Swift Mentorship Programme is one of the highlights of my year every year. If you're involved in open source Swift in any way, I'd thoroughly recommend signing up. bsky.app/profile/swif...

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Want to give back to the Swift community, or level up your open source skills? The 2026 Swift Mentorship Program is open! 🤝 Mentor others, or contribute to ANY Swift open source project as a mentee. Mentor surveys are due June 1! Learn more: www.swift.org/mentorship/

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Dave Verwer
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Oh my gosh bsky.app/profile/kott... Listen to it all, but make sure not to miss Fitter Happier in Mario's accent 😂 I really love how they have echoed the feel of the specific games, too. Incredible.

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Radiohead’s OK Computer reimagined as Nintendo 64 songs, featuring reworked sounds from Mario Kart, Super Mario 64, Ocarina of Time, Goldeneye 007, and more. [youtube.com]

youtube.comOK Nintendo 64 (Radiohead - OK Computer / N64 Soundfonts)Radiohead's OK Computer reimagined as N64 songs. Download it free or pay what you want at my Bandcamp page (includes bonus material and uncompressed audio): https://on4word.bandcamp.com
Dave Verwer
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GitLab has been fundamentally broken for *months* now. In addition to the long standing error where it gives a 500 error during 4/5 login attempts, the last few months it has been completely unable to list projects you are a member of or have starred. How does anyone use it?

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We’re interviewing @orta.io tomorrow about how CocoaPods is transitioning into maintenance mode. Do you have questions you’d like answered about the transition? Is there anything concerning you? Would you like to say thanks to the team? Reply or mail contact@swiftpackageindex.com with questions.