Swift Pal - Learn to code iPhone and iPad applications

Feb 10
Feb 10 Adding Gradient Colors to your View (UIView, UIButton, UILabel, etc.) - UIKit

We all have come across apps with gradient colors in them. Some look elegant, some roughly done. It depends upon what your UI designer asked you to make. I have seen some pretty gradient color combinations, and the worse too. We can’t add gradient colors directly to our button in the storyboard, but we can do that in our code. There are so many tweaks we can do with that. I can’t wait to tell you about it, so let’s get started.

Feb 3
Feb 3 Custom Transition in Swift with present view controller - Non-interactive

Custom transitions can be achieved in View Controllers getting presented or dismissed, Navigation Controllers Pushing or Popping, or even when a Tab Bar Controller switches its views. We do have a few built-in transitions which we can use. But indefinite ideas are evolving, and you might just need to make your own custom transition.

Jan 26
Jan 26 Building Peek and Pop with UICollectionView ...and UITableView

Peek and Pop is there in many apps like Instagram and WhatsApp. What’s stopping us from building it in our apps? Having something playful at your fingertips is good, and I would say Peek and Pop is not just an animated feature, but it also gives us an option to quickly add some actions onto our preview without presenting the view controller.

Sep 25
Sep 25 Concurrency Programming with Operation Queues - Part 2

Operations is a great way of executing asynchronous functions with extra support like canceling the operation or adding dependencies to it. Let’s improve our iOS Development Skills together, and don’t forget to subscribe.

Jul 25
Jul 25 Concurrency Programming with Operation Queues - Part 1

Operations is a great way of executing asynchronous functions with extra support like canceling the operation or adding dependencies to it. Let’s improve our iOS Development Skills together, and don’t forget to subscribe.

Jul 10
Jul 10 Generics Introduction in Swift

A deep introduction of Generics in Swift. Learn how to create Generic functions with protocol conformance to restrict types passed in your generic function.

Jul 8
Jul 8 How to use Result in Swift?

Still using Do-Catch? “try” using the Result instead. Learn how to use Result in your code and subscribe so that we learn together. 😉

Jul 4
Jul 4 How to create Custom Animations in SwiftUI?

Learn how to create and customize animation in SwiftUI with your SwiftPal. Don’t forget to subscribe if you like it.

Jul 2
Jul 2 SwiftUI - How to create a Grid View in iOS 13?

There’s no Grid View for iOS 13, but you can create your own, or use one created by your Swift Pal. Read this article now and Improve your knowledge and skills in SwiftUI with me. 😉

Jun 29
Jun 29 SwiftUI - How to use LazyVGrid and LazyHGrid in iOS 14?

WWDC20, iOS 14, SwiftUI

New to iOS 14 LazyVGrid and LazyHGrid, an UICollectionView alternative to SwiftUI. Read this article now and learn how to create a Grid Layout new in SwftUI.

Jun 28
Jun 28 New UIDatePicker in iOS 14

There’s a new beautiful style introduced for UIDatePicker in WWDC20. Read this article and explore the all-new possibilities in iOS 14 with me.

Jun 28
Jun 28 How to use UIColorPickerViewController in Swift?

UIColorPickerViewController is new to iOS 14, and an excellent way for you to let your users choose colors. Read this article now, and don’t forget to Subscribe.

Jun 21
Jun 21 Combine - Creating your own Publishers with PassthroughSubject and CurrentValueSubject

Create your own publishers with PassthroughSubject and CurrentValueSubject in Combine, and there’s a Bonus for you in this article. So explore Combine with me, read this article now.

Jun 21
Jun 21 Combine - Creating your own Publisher with @Published

Create your own publishers with @Published annotation in Combine. Explore Combine with me, read this article now.

Jun 20
Jun 20 Combine - Processing Values with Operators in Swift

Combine reduces your use of the function and helps you write more readable and structured code. Read this article to learn how to use operators in Combine and explore some of them with me.

Jun 19
Jun 19 Combine Framework Beginner Tutorial in Swift - Working with NotificationCenter

Combine Framework is the future of iOS App Development, like SwiftUI. Dive in with me and explore the possibilities of Combine.

Jun 15
Jun 15 How to avoid Thread Explosion and Deadlock with GCD in Swift?

Learn how to use GCD (Grand Central Dispatch) and know-how to avoid Thread Explosion and Deadlock. Remember, Threading is essential to make use of our multi-core iPhones.

Jun 14
Jun 14 What is a DispatchWorkItem in GCD (Grand Central Dispatch)? - Swift

Store your task and use it later, learn how to use DispatchWorkItem with GCD in Swift.

Jun 14
Jun 14 What is QoS (Quality of Service) in GCD? - Swift

Learn how to use GCD (Grand Central Dispatch) and understand what QoS is and how to use it. Remember, Threading is essential to make use of our multi-core iPhones.

Jun 14
Jun 14 How to group dispatch queues in Swift? (GCD - Grand Central Dispatch) Handling Completion of DispatchQueue

Learn how to use GCD (Grand Central Dispatch), and know-how to handle completion of DispatchQueue’s. Remember Threading is essential to make use of our multi-core iPhones.