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Published in Geek Culture·PinnedSwift 5: Useful Protocols to Write Like a ProHi iOS Developers, I’m guessing we have all experienced the pain of spending a lot of time implementing a function, only to realize later that Swift has a built-in function that does the same thing. …I OS4 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Pinned7 Powerful Keywords to Streamline Your Swift CodeHi iOS Developers, In one of my previous articles, I discussed some powerful protocols to take your code to the next level. Today, I’m going to tell you about some handy keywords to streamline your code. …I OS App Development6 min read
Jan 17Three Things I Do Everyday to Create TimeHi folks, I’m a full-time iOS developer, and I have two kids to take care of. In addition, I also publish articles, develop personal apps, etc. People, who know me sometimes ask, “How do you have enough time to do all that you do?” Well, we all have the same…Productivity6 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Sep 20, 2021Swift 5.5: Async/AwaitHi In WWDC 2021, Apple introduced async functions to Swift 5.5. Async functions allow us to run complex tasks asynchronously, just like some other programming languages, such as JavaScript. Asynchronous functions must be defined with the async keyword, to call asynchronous functions, we need to use the await keyword. Why do we need asynchronous functions? Our…I OS3 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Sep 18, 2021SwiftUI: StateObject and ObservedObjectHi, SwiftUI is all about states. Common property wrappers are State, EnvironmentObject, AppStorage, StateObject and ObservedObject, etc. Views in SwiftUI are structs. Structs aren't designed to be mutatable. Initially, once a view is rendered, it won’t be changed. But, in most cases, views contain dynamic data. They will be updated…Xcode3 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Sep 17, 2021Swift 5: UIKit is Dying-Part 2.Hi, From the feedback I’ve gotten already, it looks like readers really liked my previous story, Swift 5: UIKit is Dying-Part 1. People are afraid of changes. When Swift first came out, people didn’t believe in it. People are generally fearful of change. But now, after a few years, everyone…Xcode5 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Sep 15, 2021Swift 5: UIKit is Dying-Part 1.Hi iOS Developers, SwiftUI 3.0 is right around the corner. Among the many cool features, Apple recently added, it is apparent that SwiftUI is going to eliminate the need to use UIKit. Of course, SwiftUI is still in its early stages, so it may still take some time for it…Xcode5 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Sep 13, 2021Build a Swift Package in 5 MinutesHey iOS developers, Are you working on multiple projects? Do you write repetitive code across different projects? For example, each of your apps may have a sign-in and sign-up page, Settings page or messaging page, etc. The UIs may vary but the logic behind the scene can be very similar…I OS App Development5 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Sep 10, 2021Swift 5: Linked Lists for BeginnersHi iOS developers, Data Structures are containers that are used to organize and store data in the computer so that we can efficiently perform operations. They are the most fundamental components of programming. The best known and most used data structures are Array, Stacks, and Queues, among others. Today, I’m…I OS App Development6 min read
