The Hidden Costs of Your Dependencies.
It's the title of
an article written by
Jason Zurita, which perfectly aligned with this week's
SwiftLee article paragraph.
Back in the days when I was working at an agency, we would add 3rd party libraries all the time. They saved us time and allowed us to build apps within the given time.
Nowadays, I'm working at WeTransfer, and we have more time to build solutions ourselves. Which we do! Though, there are many cases we still leverage the open-source community, save time, and contribute back accordingly.
Using open-sourced libraries from the community and helping make them better by contributing is a great way to progress with your apps. The main thing you need to watch out for is adding dependencies that don't fulfill your quality standards and risk becoming unmaintained.
Both me and Jason share our perspectives of 3rd party libraries, which will give you a good understanding of what it takes to determine whether a public library is worth adding.
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It's already week 3 of April, so it's about time to introduce you to this month's SwiftLee Giveaway!
I'm thrilled to share with you this new giveaway. A few years back, I enjoyed the best-picked beers and pizzas with
Michael Flarup at SwiftHeroes in Turin, and I have followed him ever since. I was impressed by his
App Icon Book and asked him for a single copy to giveaway this month! Make sure to follow his Twitter for
frequent updates on the process and:
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Enjoy this week's SwiftLee Weekly!
