The latest articles on DEV Community by Bob (@bob-dragon). https://dev.to/bob-dragon https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3546170%2Ff95765b3-6212-4f95-b79c-29bd0a457e2c.jpg https://dev.to/bob-dragon en Bob Sat, 21 Mar 2026 13:20:50 +0000 https://dev.to/bob-dragon/the-honest-confession-59l7 https://dev.to/bob-dragon/the-honest-confession-59l7 <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fjvxnu6wvzdiensao3plv.jpg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fjvxnu6wvzdiensao3plv.jpg" alt=" " width="736" height="414"></a></p> <p>Spoiler: It did not go well.</p> <p>SwiftUI previews already require a blood sacrifice. Adding Docker to the mix was like putting a hat on a hat — except the hat is on fire and the other hat is also on fire.</p> <p>What I learned:</p> <p>Xcode in a container is technically possible</p> <p>Technically possible and "worth the effort" are very different zip codes</p> <p>My Mac's fans have never been so opinionated</p> <p>Current status: Back to building natively. My sanity thanks me.</p> <p>Side note: If you've successfully run iOS builds in CI with containerization, please teach me your ways. I'll trade you my SwiftUI preview workflow (it works 60% of the time, every time).<br> apple containerization like <a href="https://github.com/Bob-dragon/containerization" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/Bob-dragon/containerization</a></p>