https://www.thefinalartefact.xyz/tags/xcode/Recent content in Xcode on The Final ArtefactHugoen-gbMon, 24 Nov 2025 16:01:56 +0000https://www.thefinalartefact.xyz/post/build-pre-post-actions-observe-default/Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:01:56 +0000https://www.thefinalartefact.xyz/post/build-pre-post-actions-observe-default/Because UserDefaults persistence is opportunistic, it’s often hard to tell when values truly flush and what changed between runs. In the article I set up an app group prefs watcher with fswatch, convert the binary plist to XML via plutil, and log a timestamped diff for every write—no breakpoints, no in-app logging. If you’ve ever wondered “what did my app really persist?”, this workflow makes it obvious.