Have you noticed that all the examples on Apple's website, on Medium, and by prominent SwiftUI bloggers only use List views for the sidebar(s) and don't have a NavigationStack in the final detail view that they push additional content onto? There's a reason for that, and unfortunately it's not a pleasant one.

If you're looking to build a seemingly simple split-view app with a 1-depth sidebar and an n-depth detail view, using List in the sidebar view is a fine choice. But if you do not want the cookie-cutter look and feel List is not your friend. Unfortunately, NavigationSplitView really, really wants you to use List and if you don't use one then don't you dare try to programmatically push more content onto the detail view's navigation stack.

This split view demo from WWDC looks great, but what if your side-bar UI would look better if it were layed out as a grid?

If you're curious or confused by all the hype about the Twitter-like social network called Mastodon, but all the jargon and tech lingo are giving you cold feet about trying it out, this three-point guide is all you need to get started.

Just like you don't have to be a mechanical engineer to drive your car, you don't need a tech degree to use Mastodon. If you've used email, Facebook groups, or Twitter, you are 1/3 to 3/3 of the way to understanding Mastodon.

It's Similar To Email

Maybe you're [email protected], or bob@gmail, or [email protected]. You're that person who signed up for an email account from one company years ago but you don't think twice about sending mail to your friends whose addresses have a different company after the @-symbol than you.