John and Rambo discuss some of the key new features that are being introduced in iOS 14.5 and Xcode 12.5, as well as their preferred debugging workflows, and how to deal with tech debt and refactoring in a pragmatic and sustainable way.

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Links

• John’s SwiftUI articles
• Avoiding SwiftUI’s AnyView
• Emitting custom compiler warnings
• SwiftLint
• Apple’s Core ML Models
• An overview of what’s new in iOS 14.5
• Xcode 12.5 beta release notes