In this episode: Swift 5.1 gathers strength, Realm gets swallowed up by MongoDB, Sean discovers SwiftLint, and we discuss whether Apple Arcade will be good for the indie game development community.

  • SE-0255 Implicit returns from single-expression functions: https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0255-omit-return.md

  • SE-0259 Approximate Equality for Floating Point: https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0259-approximately-equal.md

  • Swift 5.1 snapshots available: https://swift.org/download/

  • Realm acquired by MongoDB: https://realm.io/blog/mongodb-to-acquire-realm-the-future-is-bright/

  • Docker Hub security breach: https://thehackernews.com/2019/04/docker-hub-data-breach.html

  • Paul's pick: Zephyr – https://github.com/ArtSabintsev/Zephyr

  • Sean's pick: SwiftLint – https://github.com/realm/SwiftLint

  • Open ballot: Do you think Apple Arcade will be good for the wider iOS game development community?