Swift

When working with SwiftUI, developers often encounter unexpected behaviors that can be challenging to debug. Recently, my team in klivvr faced an interesting issue with text view animations that led us down a path of discovery and ultimately revealed a long-standing framework bug.

As iOS developers, we often find ourselves working with system frameworks and third-party libraries, Sometimes, we need these types to conform to certain protocols, especially when working with SwiftUI. This is where Swift’s powerful but lesser-known `@retroactive` keyword comes into play.

With the release of Swift 5.9, Apple introduced a new feature called Macros. Macros allow you to generate code at compile time, helping you avoid repetitive code.