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Vera Dias

Vera Dias

I'm an iOS Developer with far too many hobbies. Love to talk about Swift and Software.

https://github.com/Sailor-Saturn

Top 3 Productivity Tips From the Book: Deep Work

If you're like me, you spend a good portion of your working hours fighting for focus time. Problems arise, your colleagues need help, and the world is on fire. So, you may feel like you're catching up on your duties while trying to do everything simultaneously.

How I Switched: From QA to Senior iOS Developer

I gave a technical talk to the Geek Girls Community in Portugal earlier this year Geek Girls Community in Portugal. When it was time for the Q&A at the end of the session, I had several questions. But none of them were about the topic that I prepared.

How Senior Developers Fix Problems

If you're new to software development, you might've encountered problems you don't know how to solve. You might ask yourself, "How would a senior developer solve this? How do they know everything already?". In this article, you will learn the secret.

Top 5 Lessons From The Book Clean Coder

Want to read Clean Coder but don't have the time? Check out my 5 most essential tips from this book.

How to Setup Your Own Blog

Have you ever wondered how you could set up your blog? Even when searching online, it's challenging to understand what you need. How does everything work? In this article, I aim to tackle this by giving you a step-by-step tutorial on how you can set up your blog in minutes.

How Stardew Valley Helped Me With My Perfectionism 🐓

Stardew Valley is an open-ended country-life RPG (role-playing game) that tells the story of your character, who just inherited your grandfather's old farm in, you guessed it, Stardew Valley. I don't consider myself a gamer, but I indulge heavily in games occasionally. I had been postponing

What's Coming to Xcode 16🔥

At this year's WWDC, Apple unveiled new shiny✨ features for Xcode 16. With Swift Testing already exciting iOS Developers, Swift 6 and all the new features look promising.

Get to Know Swift Testing

At this year's WWDC, Apple unveiled Swift Testing, a new testing framework. This does not replace XCTest, which iOS developers were already using, but it enhances the introduction of our test writing practices with new features such as tagging, parameterizing testing, and more.

Top 5 Exciting Features From WWDC24

Apple holds an event called WWDC, or Worldwide Developer's Conference, every year. This week, Apple showcased all the new software features for all platforms. Over 100+ videos teach other developers about new and upcoming features, and they are available on the Apple Developer's website. I highly

How To Ace The Coding Challenge ⭐️

In this article, I aim to help all engineers who may be intimidated by technical challenges and give them more power to deliver a successful challenge, regardless of their years of experience.