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Using NSBatchDeleteRequest to delete batches in Core Data

An NSBatchDeleteRequest can be used to efficiently delete a batch of entries from a Core Data SQLite persistent store. It runs …
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Weak self and unowned self explained in Swift

Weak self and unowned self in Swift for many of us are hard to understand. Although Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) …
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Self-documenting code to improve readability in Swift

Self-documenting code can improve the readability of your codebase. It basically means that you don’t have to write comments to …
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Using NSBatchDeleteRequest to delete batches in Core Data

An NSBatchDeleteRequest can be used to efficiently delete a batch of entries from a Core Data SQLite persistent store. It runs ...
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Weak self and unowned self explained in Swift

Weak self and unowned self in Swift for many of us are hard to understand. Although Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) ...
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Self-documenting code to improve readability in Swift

Self-documenting code can improve the readability of your codebase. It basically means that you don’t have to write comments to ...
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Developer productivity boost with Google Search Tips & Tricks

Developer productivity is important to deliver your project on time. There’s a lot you can do as I already described ...
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Speeding up development: a collection of tips

Speeding up development to increase productivity can bring you a lot. You’ll work more efficient, deliver faster, and you’ll feel ...
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Danger plugins to speed up code reviews

Danger plugins can help improve something we do every day: code reviews. Code reviews inside pull requests help you to ...
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Get better at debugging

Simulator tools to get more out of the simulator

Especially the rulers can help you stop using the Mac screenshot pixel feedback to measure distance in your UI. Simulator ...
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UI Debugging by making use of third-party apps

Although Xcode brings us the Debug View Hierarchy tool , it’s often not enough for more advanced UI debugging. Luckily ...
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OSLog and Unified logging as recommended by Apple

OSLog as a replacement of print and NSLog is the recommended way of logging by Apple. It’s a bit harder ...
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Improve your workflow

Speeding up development: a collection of tips

Speeding up development to increase productivity can bring you a lot. You’ll work more efficient, deliver faster, and you’ll feel ...
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/ Optimization, workflow

Cheat sheet examples for Xcode and Swift development

A cheat sheet can be a handy tool to quickly reference Xcode, Swift or iOS logic from a compact overview ...
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/ workflow, Xcode

Simulator tools to get more out of the simulator

Especially the rulers can help you stop using the Mac screenshot pixel feedback to measure distance in your UI. Simulator ...
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/ Debugging, workflow

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Be an expert on Xcode

Unused localized strings clean up from a Strings file

Strings files are used for localization in iOS and MacOS apps. These files can grow over time and make it ...
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Dark mode on iOS preparations using asset catalog colors

Although still rumors, it’s likely that Apple is going to announce system-wide dark mode support for iOS 13. We’re not ...
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Cheat sheet examples for Xcode and Swift development

A cheat sheet can be a handy tool to quickly reference Xcode, Swift or iOS logic from a compact overview ...
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/ workflow, Xcode

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