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Swift

A collection of 9 issues

Beginners Guide to SwiftData

SwiftData is an O/RM (Object-Relational Mapping) framework introduced by Apple in WWDC23. Built on top of Core Data, it also shares some of the basic functionalities. However, it seamlessly integrates macros for an improved API experience and is designed explicitly with SwiftUI in mind.

What the **** is an App Lifecycle?!

Every app has a life cycle from when the user taps to open it to the end when the user chooses to close it. In this article, I'll review the different states of an app's life cycle and the methods for utilizing them.

Review Of iOS Lead Essentials Course

Hello everyone! This article differs slightly from what you may be used to. Today, I will present my full, non-sponsored review of the iOS Lead Essentials Course from Essential Developer Academy. This is my personal experience, and it may not be the same as that of other developers. Personal Background

Deep Dive Into Macros

Swift 5.9 (WWDC23) introduced Macros to make your codebase more expressive and easier to read. In this article, I'll go over why swift macros exist, how they work and how you can easily set up one of your own.

What the **** is an @escaping closure in Swift

It's a fundamental question in every Apple Developer tech interview. What is the main difference between closures marked with @escaping and non-escaping closures? In this article, I'll go over the fundamentals of this question so you can better understand the how and why of using @escaping.

Struct vs Class: Which One Do I Need?

It's an age-old question that is asked frequently in iOS interviews, what is the difference between a class and a struct? In this article I'll go over the two and how they work in memory so you can gain complete knowledge about the topic. Before starting,

What the **** is a Memory Leak?!

In any software environment, it's very common to talk about memory leaks, according to NetGuru, a memory leak is a block of memory that was allocated at some point in time but for some reason, was never released and is no longer being referenced in the app [1]

Setup GitHub Actions on Your iOS Project

Introduction With the introduction of Github Actions it's now easier than ever to implement CI on your project. You can even use the latest version of iOS on the free tier! In this post we're going to go briefly through the setup and you can visit

Fix Github Actions Error on XCode 14

If you're using Github Actions with XCode 14, you probably need to make some changes to your project to avoid getting errors on your pipeline. Especially if the Xcode version you're using is different than the one that the pipeline uses (in my case I was