Previews work best for rapid iteration when you're writing code, *not* tapping around. SQLiteData makes it simple to build previews around functionality that is usually impossible, like CloudKit sharing. Watch how: www.pointfree.co/episodes/ep3...

In SQLiteData you can seed iCloud-shared data in previews without taps. Leverage @‌Previewable dependencies, syncEngine.share, and sendChanges. Watch the full video here: www.pointfree.co/episodes/ep3...

Xcode Previews are better when they start in the desired state. Stop manually clicking a preview just to test iCloud sharing! Call syncEngine.share directly, instead, to instantly simulate a shared record when the screen first appears. Watch: www.pointfree.co/episodes/ep3...

This video is showing us navigating to a game, “sharing” it with others, and then we instantly see that the game is put into a separate section of “Shared games” at the root. This is all happening in an Xcode preview without needing to load everything into a simulator or device.

Want to experiment with iCloud sharing functionality in Xcode previews? Good luck! Well, unless you are using SQLiteData. We ship a mock CloudKit stack that lets previews show shared records and even the sharing sheet. We walk through it all: www.pointfree.co/episodes/ep3...

Xcode previews and iCloud do not mix. If you sprinkle CloudKit code into your features you break your ability to preview them. That's why we built an in-memory version of CloudKit. You get to test more functionality of your features without ever touching iCloud! www.pointfree.co/episodes/ep3...

SQLiteData apps are easy to preview in Xcode because we ship an in-memory version of CloudKit directly in the library. This gives you realistic iCloud behavior in environments that you do not have access to iCloud. Learn all about it: www.pointfree.co/episodes/ep3...

We spent many hours building an in-memory version of CloudKit so that SQLiteData can run its sync engine in Xcode previews. That means you get to test more functionality of your features in previews without ever touching iCloud! Learn all about it: www.pointfree.co/episodes/ep3...

When you use SQLiteData there is no need to painstakingly mock your persistence layer: Xcode previews actually hit the database, and the library automatically supplies a mock CloudKit sync engine so you can easily preview how iCloud sharing looks in your UI. www.pointfree.co/episodes/ep3...

This week we saw that with the proper skill documents, you can add iCloud synchronization *and* sharing to your code base without writing a single line of code. See how: www.pointfree.co/episodes/ep3...

We conclude our tour by adding iCloud synchronization and data sharing, in under 30 minutes! We show how support will not require any major changes to our app (it just works!), and we will use our upcoming “Point-Free Way” skills to let Xcode write a lot for us. 👉 www.pointfree.co/episodes/ep3...

Our upcoming Point-Free Way skill docs make it even easier to build Swift applications, with or without our libraries! In this week’s video we use them to define a new database table and migration in seconds: www.pointfree.co/episodes/ep3...

Prompt: Associate an image to each Player and create a database migration. 🤯 www.pointfree.co/episodes/ep3...

Sometimes our libraries have bugs. We're merely human! But often we fix bugs and release the fixes in a matter of hours, not months. 😊 github.com/pointfreeco/...

Learn more about these techniques in this week's episode: www.pointfree.co/episodes/ep3...

This week we gave another sneak peek at our “Point-Free Way” AI skills by showing it could properly design a new database table for associating an asset to a player, and create the proper database migration. It even took care of many important, nuanced details for us!

We love to hear this! See what SQLiteData can do for you today: github.com/pointfreeco/...

We’re back from holiday break and kicking things off with a banger!

We explore how SQLiteData gives you precise control over your data model, including larger blobs of data, by adding a photo avatar feature to our scorekeeping app. Along the way we will explore a new iOS 26 style confirmation dialogs and a SwiftUI binding trick. www.pointfree.co/episodes/ep3...

@pointfree.co (www.pointfree.co) dropped 2 new SQLiteData episodes for free. Worth a look if you’re considering options beyond SwiftData. It’s fast, powerful, and syncs CloudKit + assets smoothly. Here’s a project I’m building showing live iPhone ↔ iPad sync:

Our end-of-year sale is wrapping up soon! Subscribe today, save 25%, and get instant access to hundreds of hours of Swift educational material, with topics including: 🏇 Concurrency 🏗️ Architecture 💾 Persistence Subscribe now: www.pointfree.co/blog/posts/1...

Learn what we’ve been up to in 2025! 📺41 episodes 🎞️30 hours of video ☁️A SwiftData replacement with iCloud sync and sharing 🔎A type-safe and schema-safe query builder alternative to Predicate And more! Read all about it: www.pointfree.co/blog/posts/1...

Are you a fan or interested in TCA (the Composable Architecture)? Big changes are coming to the library in 2026 as we prepare for a major 2.0 release! Learn more in our 2025 recap: www.pointfree.co/blog/posts/1...

What did we do in 2025? 📺41 new episodes 🎞️30 hours of video ☁️A SwiftData alternative with iCloud sync/sharing 🔎A type-safe and schema-safe query builder alternative to Predicate And more! Read about it in our recap: www.pointfree.co/blog/posts/1...

We are running one last sale this year. Get 25% off the next year of your Point-Free subscription and unlock instant access to the most advanced and original Swift content out there! www.pointfree.co/discounts/eo...

What were we up to in 2025? 📺We released 41 new episodes 🎞️30 hours of material ☁️A SQL replacement for SwiftData with iCloud sync/sharing 🔎A type-safe and schema-safe query builder alternative to Predicate And more! Learn about it in our recap: www.pointfree.co/blog/posts/1...

2025 was a big year of Point-Free content: • 41 episodes • 30 hours of video • 2 new libraries • 2 major updates to existing ones • Dozens of minor updates Join us for our year-in-review: www.pointfree.co/blog/posts/1...

Subscribe to Point-Free today and: • Save 25% on the first year • Get immediate access to all our content from 2025 (and from the previous 7(!) years) www.pointfree.co/discounts/eo...

We are running one last sale this year. Get 25% off the next year of your Point-Free subscription and unlock instant access to the most advanced and original Swift content out there! www.pointfree.co/discounts/eo...

We are taking a break from episodes this week, but you can take that time to catch up on our SQLiteData tour: • SwiftData alternative • First 2 episodes 🆓! • Full access to SQL • Value types instead of reference types • iCloud sync+sharing www.pointfree.co/collections/...

This year we spent a lot of time talking about SQL, but for good reason! Over the course of 6 months we built and released an open-source SwiftData alternative, and already thousands of developers are using it! www.pointfree.co/blog/posts/1...

We are taking a break from episodes this week, but you can take that time to catch up on our SQLiteData tour: • First 2 episodes free! • SwiftData alternative • Value types instead of reference types • Full access to SQL • iCloud sync+sharing www.pointfree.co/collections/...

We are taking a break from episodes this week, but you can take that time to catch up on our SQLiteData tour: • First 2 episodes 🆓! • SwiftData alternative • Full access to SQL • iCloud sync+sharing • Value types instead of reference types www.pointfree.co/collections/...

We are running one last sale this year. Get 25% off the next year of your Point-Free subscription and unlock instant access to the most advanced and original Swift content out there! www.pointfree.co/discounts/eo...

We're celebrating the end of the year by offering one last discount to Point-Free. Get 25% off the first year of your subscription, and unlock access to everything we have planned for next year (it's a lot!). 🎁 www.pointfree.co/blog/posts/1...

The sharing library is a game changer in our production app. This makes development so much smoother and enjoyable.

Point-Free in 2025: • SwiftData replacement with iCloud sync+sharing • Type-safe & schema-safe SQL • Observation back port to iOS 13+ • Sharing 2: universal solution to persistence of all kinds If we covered only half of this it would have been a lot! www.pointfree.co/blog/posts/1...

Point-Free in 2025: • Type-safe & schema-safe SQL • SwiftData replacement with iCloud sync+sharing • Observation back port to iOS 13+ • Sharing 2: universal solution to persistence of all kinds If we covered only half of this it would have been a lot! www.pointfree.co/blog/posts/1...

Happy holidays everyone! To celebrate we are offering one last discount to Point-Free. Get 25% off the first year of your subscription, and unlock access to everything we have planned for next year (it's a lot!). 🎁 www.pointfree.co/blog/posts/1...

Anyone who has used SwiftData knows all too well that its amazing tools do not work outside of SwiftUI views. SQLiteData, on the other hand, works basically everywhere, including @Observable models, UIKit, and someday even cross-platform! Learn more: pointfree.co/collections/...

In this week's episode we demonstrate how to execute dynamic SQL queries based on actions the user takes. It works great from an @Observable model (and SwiftUI view, of course), and it's also animatable! 👉 www.pointfree.co/collections/...

Did you notice? This week’s episode is completely 🆓! In it we demonstrate how to execute dynamic SQL queries based on actions the user takes. It works great from an @Observable model (and SwiftUI view, of course), and it's also animatable! 👉 www.pointfree.co/collections/...

Anyone who has used SwiftData knows all too well that the its amazing tools do not work outside of SwiftUI views. SQLiteData, on the other hand, works basically everywhere, including @Observable models and even UIKit! Learn more: www.pointfree.co/collections/...

Want to learn the basics of SQLiteData, the SQL alternative to SwiftData? Join us for a quick tour where we explore integrating the library’s persistence tools with a SwiftUI application. Watch the full episode today: www.pointfree.co/episodes/ep3...

Curious about what a modern alternative to SwiftData looks like? • iCloud sync and sharing • Works everywhere (SwiftUI, UIKit, AppKit, ...) • Value types instead of reference types • Type-safe & schema-safe tools • Full access to SQL Well… www.pointfree.co/collections/...

Curious about what a modern alternative to SwiftData looks like? • Works everywhere (SwiftUI, UIKit, AppKit, ...) • Value types instead of reference types • Full access to SQL • iCloud sync and sharing • Type-safe & schema-safe tools Well… www.pointfree.co/collections/...

Curious about what a modern alternative to SwiftData looks like? • Value types instead of reference types • Full access to SQL • Works everywhere (SwiftUI, UIKit, AppKit, ...) • iCloud sync and sharing • Type-safe & schema-safe tools Well… www.pointfree.co/collections/...

Every episode of Point-Free starts with a fully written script that we provide to all subscribers. It is not AI generated, and it is not conversational like a regular video transcript. We've even added a special new paragraph style for prompts! 👉 www.pointfree.co/collections/...

New Xcode 26 projects come configured with: • Approachable Concurrency • MainActor Isolation • Swift Language Version 5 This makes it very easy to write warning-free code that crashes at runtime! We *strongly* recommend bumping to Swift 6 with complete concurrency checking.

In case you didn't know this already, all of our episodes come with full transcripts that are human written. In fact, we write these first and then record episodes from them. We've even added a special new paragraph style for prompts! 👉 www.pointfree.co/collections/...