iOS 27: Notable UIKit Additions

Times…they are.concact(.haveBeen) changing. In years past, I’d wait for the “What’s New in UIKit” video to hit towards the end of dub dub week, pour through the new docs to see what was added, and then fumble my way around Xcode to get the first examples of the changes up and running. And now? Well, I just…kinda, did this: Within minutes, I now had workable code samples of all the changes, explanations of what they were, and docs. I prayed for days like this, man. It used to take so much more work! There’s even a skill for this sort of thing, I have to imagine Cupertino & Friends™️ made it just to throw me a bone for my annual UIKit post: As of today, the pathway to utilizing UIKit is virtually nothing. I’d argue now is a better time than ever (yes — really!) to give our trusty ol’ UI framework a go in your app. Apple has given access to skills to do it correctly, efficiently, and quickly. So, let’s see what’s new. If you want to catch up on this series first, you can view the iOS 11,…