Weekly Digest
Jan 27 - Feb 2, 2025
3 articles that week
Saturday, Feb 1
The Next Chapter in Swift Build Technologies
Owen Voorhees from Apple just dropped a bombshell: the build engine that powers millions of App Store apps is now open source. This changes everything for Swift developers working across platforms.
Wednesday, Jan 29
Building 3D Animations in Mobile Apps
Yağız Gürgül from Wise Engineering reveals how they shipped interactive 3D animations in their mobile app—and crushed a 324 MB asset bundle down to just 3.7 MB. The secret? A clever web-based approach that delivers 60-120 FPS without going native.
Tuesday, Jan 28
Adopting Jetpack Compose for Etsy’s Android App
Etsy just rewrote major parts of their Android app with Jetpack Compose and saw conversion rates climb. Here's how they pulled off the migration without breaking production.