Marking variables as immutable, isolating code to the main actor, or using specific annotations to manage concurrency safety.
Typed throws have been in high demand ever since Swift gained the throws keyword, now you can handle errors exhaustively, propagate errors from arguments, etc.
Working with dates in Swift is a fundamental skill for iOS developers, especially as app functionalities increasingly rely on accurate date and time management.
Remember, weak is for cases where the reference might become nil, while unowned assumes it won’t. Choose wisely based on your specific use case.
Swift 6 is set to launch in 2024, alongside Xcode 16 in September. This update builds on the features introduced in the Swift 5.x series, such as async/await, existentials, and macros.
This is a global actor that describes the main thread, pretty handy given how often you need to make quick changes that update the user interface.
The builder pattern allows you to create objects with varying configurations without the need to have multiple constructors with different parameter combinations.
Choose Codable for well-defined JSON structures, JSONSerialization for simple parsing tasks or legacy codebases, and SwiftyJSON for dynamic or exploratory parsing needs.
While KVO and KVC are related and both are part of Cocoa's observation mechanism, they serve different purposes and operate at different levels of abstraction.
In DI, dependencies are provided to it from an external source, typically through constructor injection, property injection, or method injection instead of a class creating itself.