Daniel Inoa

I'm Daniel Inoa, a design-conscious iOS engineer focused on building polished native products with clean architecture, strong UI systems, and thoughtful interaction details.

I've worked on apps like Tinder and Farmers Insurance, built internal tools, shipped client apps, and maintained open-source libraries. I use this site to write about Swift, iOS development, and the engineering choices that keep software fast, maintainable, and pleasant to use.

Find me on GitHub , LinkedIn , X (Twitter) , or via email .

Products I've worked on

Tinder Consumer App Farmers Insurance Consumer App DrainIQ Medical App Tall Chess Game Reporter Productivity App Pin Open Source DIFlowLayout Open Source HStackView Open Source DIImageView Open Source SnapchatCheckbox Open Source TextFieldsTraversalController Open Source

Writing

SwiftUI Stacks Are a Little Too Helpful

SwiftUI sneaks a little breathing room between views and calls it a default.

Ternary Unwrapping in Swift

A custom Swift operator that combines ternary conditional and nil-coalescing for elegant optional unwrapping.

November 20, 2017

Function Composition in Swift

Learn how to chain functions together using custom operators in Swift for cleaner, more readable code.

October 31, 2017

Rendering Markdown in Xcode 9

Discover how to enable full Markdown rendering in Xcode 9 projects using a hidden Apple configuration file.

September 19, 2017