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Vera Dias

Vera Dias

I'm an iOS Developer with far too many hobbies. Love to talk about Swift and Software.

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What is @MainActor In Swift?

Today I want to explain a simple topic: the use of @MainActor when you're using Swift. I came across this macro while programming async with SwiftUI, so I want to share my findings with you. Let's start with a scenario so we can understand the problem

Book Review: Radical Respect ✊

I've never heard of this book before, but it was recommended after reading The Clean Coder. The book is called "Radical Respect" and was written by Kim Scott. The synopsis looked promising: it explains how to work in an environment that follows radical respect guidelines. Why

Swift 5.9: Copyable Syntax

Introduction With the introduction of Swift 5.9 a lot of new and exciting features were introduces such as Macros, improvements on Swift-Syntax and many more. In this article I want to go over a term that I hadn't heard before called noncopyable structs and enums, which is

Swift 101: Protocols

Introduction When I started college, I was introduced to a completely new concept: interfaces. We were using Java at the time, and I quickly realized how useful they could be. In programming projects, we used interfaces to create different domain objects that shared some similarities but also had their unique

Swift 6: Typed Throws

Typed Throws Swift 6 was released in September 2024 [1]. It introduced new testing frameworks, such as Swift Testing, and improved other fields, such as concurrency. Also, with this new update, Swift has introduced Typed Throws. Before I explain how you can use it, let's go over what

🎙️ How to Build A Great CV ft Ana Nogal

CVs have always been my downfall when I was searching for a job. I hate trying to summarize myself into text to get a job. That's why I tried many different approaches: a long CV, a one-page CV, or a CV created in Canva (yes, I see you.

Upgrade Your Pull Requests With ChatGPT

I love reviewing pull requests and always make sure I spend enough time to give a thorough review. And for me, a good description and explanation of the content of the code goes a long way. We strive to write code that humans can read and understand easily. That'

The Strategy Pattern

How can you avoid making massive objects that can do anything but are not scalable? You can encapsulate the behaviors and make them interchangeable using the strategy pattern featured in this week's post.

Why Do View Controllers Need init(coder:)?

🩷I love sharing free content to help fellow developers. Your support means a lot! Please follow me on LinkedIn, GitHub, and Twitter. Let's connect and grow together! 🚀 If you've ever tried using UIKit, you know you need to create a view controller that conforms to the

Using Characterization Tests When Working With Legacy Code

Every software engineer has worked with legacy code in some way. Knowing how to work in different environments is essential, especially with legacy. Let's reflect on the following definition of legacy code from the book Working Effectively With Legacy Code by Michael C. Feathers: "In the industry,