Topic

software engineering

A collection of 16 issues

Using The Proxy Pattern In Swift 5

Today, we'll take a closer look at the proxy design pattern. We'll get the formal definition out of the way quickly and then we'll jump into some practical examples. What Is The Proxy Pattern? The proxy pattern is a structural pattern that helps you limit access to another class. In

How To Notify Users About App Updates

Whenever you release an app update, it's important to make sure existing users don't fall behind and that your user base doesn't become fragmented across multiple versions. So, some apps will choose to notify users when a newer version is available or will force them to upgrade if they fall

Regex In 10 Minutes

We'll cover everything you need to know about regular expressions and some tips to help you get the most out of them in Xcode.

Improved Type Safety With SwiftGen

We'll see how we can use SwiftGen to add type-safety to our project's resources and enable us to write cleaner code.

Easier Code Review With Pre-Commit Hooks

In this article, we'll see how we can use Git hooks to establish a common set of checks and balances for our team and simplify the code review process.

How to Test Private Variables in Swift

Let's take a look at how we can use Swift's Mirror class to allow access to a class's private properties from our testing target.

Pull Request Checklist for iOS Developers

In this article, I cover the checklist I use to ensure I create only high-quality, well-tested, and bug-free pull requests.

Functional Programming in Swift [Beginner's Guide | Swift 5 | 2021]

Today, we’re going to take a look at functional programming and I’ll show you why it’s one of the best ways to write thread-safe and readable code and how it differs from your more traditional imperative programming.

Implementing Feature Flagging in iOS

Today, we’re going to take a look at feature flagging in iOS. Though it’s a fairly intuitive idea, when done right, it opens the door to more robust functionality and improved app stability. Feature flagging is simply a means of hiding and showing specific features in an application

Logging In Swift [The Right Way]

Today, we’re going to create a lightweight logging utility that you can use in any iOS application.