Compiler messages as developer reminders in your SwiftUI code

While I'm designing a view, I tend to first create all the components using hardcoded mock data. I want to see how the flow and navigation will look before coding the real logic. I found that sometimes I forgot to remove some of the duplications of code, messages, or hardcoding text that I used to define the look and fill. This could be a real issue if you deliver unwanted mock data to production.

To solve this problem, I found two useful compiler directives while working in my first app:

#warning("some message")
#error("some message")

When you use these directives in your code the compiler will give you the appropriate message and will remind you what you are missing. It's like to create your compiler-to-do list.

Some examples are:

#warning("TODO: Mock data")

#warning("TODO: .constant Binding to enable the preview")

#warning("TODO: Create a Model object to reduce complexity")

Hope you find this useful.

Don't worry, be pathient!