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A SwiftUI Fanatics WWDC 2021 Session Watchlist

Focusing on SwiftUI, UIKit, CoreML, Swift, Xcode (Cloud), Accessibility, and Diversity

That’s right fellow devs! WWDC 2021 is officially underway! Following the same virtual format as last year, with enhanced community interaction and events, it certainly looks to be jam-packed with sessions covering a wide-range of topics.

While Apple certainly has a number of areas of focus, I specifically choose 6 topics I plan to follow this week, in particular. They are CoreML, Swift, SwiftUI/UIKit, Xcode, Accessibility, and Diversity.

If you know me, I’m a SwiftUI fanboy to the MAX. But, Xcode Cloud has particularly caught my eye this year (and yours, too, of course). However, I also wanted to highlight the advances in Accessibility and Diversity this year, with the former always being a valuable resource to bring accessibility into apps, and the latter getting a welcomed spotlight this year.

So, without further ado:

CoreML

• June 8
  • Discover built-in sound classification in SoundAnalysis
• June 9
  • Build dynamic iOS apps with the Create ML framework
  • Detect people, faces, and poses using Vision
• June 10
• June 11

Swift

• June 8
  • Explore structured concurrency in Swift
  • Meet async/await in Swift
  • Protect mutable state with Swift actors
  • What’s new in Foundation
  • What‘s new in Swift
• June 9
  • Meet the Swift Algorithms and Collections packages
  • Swift concurrency: Update a sample app
  • Use async/await with URLSession
• June 10
• June 11

SwiftUI/UIKit

• June 8
  • Add rich graphics to your SwiftUI app
  • Craft search experiences in SwiftUI
  • Meet the UIKit button system
  • What’s new in SwiftUI
  • What’s new in UIKit
• June 9
  • Build interfaces with style
  • Customize and resize sheets in UIKit
  • Demystify SwiftUI
  • Discover concurrency in SwiftUI
  • SF Symbols in SwiftUI
  • SF Symbols in UIKit and AppKit
• June 10
• June 11

Xcode

• June 8
  • Explore Xcode Cloud workflows
  • Host and automate your DocC documentation
  • Meet DocC documentation in Xcode
  • Meet Xcode Cloud
• June 9
  • Analyze HTTP traffic in Instruments
  • Customize your advanced Xcode Cloud workflows
  • Diagnose Power and Performance regressions in your app
  • Elevate your DocC documentation in Xcode
  • Review code and collaborate in Xcode
  • Triage TestFlight crashes in Xcode Organizer
• June 10
• June 11

Accessibility & Diversity

• June 8
  • Bring accessibility to charts in your app
  • The practice of inclusive design
  • The process of inclusive design
• June 9
  • SwiftUI Accessibility: Beyond the basics
• June 10
• June 11

Did I miss any sessions? Any demos or code-alongs that were worth it? Post them in the comments below!