Weekly Digest
Apr 12 - Apr 18, 2021
5 articles that week
Management of Native Code and React Native at Shopify
Shopify went all-in on React Native, but quickly learned that sometimes you need to break the rules. Here's when they write native code anyway.
How We Reduced Pinterest’s iOS App Size by 30+% / 50MB
Pinterest slashed their iOS app size by 30% (50MB) and immediately saw install rates climb. The culprit? A sneaky localization bug multiplying files across app extensions.
Resizing Images In SwiftUI
Kari Grooms from Expedia Group's Vrbo team cracked one of SwiftUI's most frustrating puzzles: resizing images without distortion. What should be simple turns into a 10-step journey through modifier hell.
Bringing Hermes to iOS in React Native
Callstack just brought Hermes to iOS, and the performance gains are real. After years of Android exclusivity, React Native's lightweight JavaScript engine finally runs on Apple platforms.
Scaling iOS at Bumble (Part 2)
Bumble's iOS team migrated their entire codebase to Tuist in Q2 2023, choosing it over SPM and Bazel. Here's what happened after the dust settled.