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What have I done to expose myself to programming?

In order to answer what I have done to expose myself to programming, I think it’s important to clarify my perception of programming. I view programming and Swift more specifically as a living language(s). In order to…

High-Order Functions

What is a high order function?

A function that takes in a function as an argument, returns a function, or both. Yes, functions can take in other functions, they are closures. A closure is a self-contained block of code that can be passed around. Functions are…

Algorithms — Min and Max

In today’s blog post, let’s go over a recent algorithm problem I solved without any helper/high order functions. I was told to find the minimum and maximum value in an array without the functions min and max.

Binary Search Tree

Implementing a Binary Search Tree:

Let’s get one thing clear, if you’re going to implement a BST, the underlying assumption is that you have the values that you are trying to sort in the order that you want them to be sorted in. If you call your binary search tree…

Cute QUEUES

I know that y’all have been waiting on this queue for too long. So let’s get right down to the code of the matter. Unlike Stacks, Queues are all about FIFO, think about FIFA, except not really. When you are in a queue you would hope that the first person in line would get served first. With this in mind…

Memory Management!

History:

Manual Retain Release (MRR): In the past developers would determine that an object would be kept in memory by claiming ownership on the objects that they created and relinquish it when the object was no longer needed. MRR had a reference counting system, where…

Core Data Part 2 . — Child Contexts and Multiple Managed Object Contexts

Multiple Managed Object Contexts

Core Data’s default configuration provides you with a single managed object associated with the main queue. To refresh a managed object context is…

Core Data Refresher Part 1

What is Core Data?

Core Data is an object graph management framework that manages a potentially large graph of object instances to persist data. It stores data in a lasting state so when the app relaunches or you reboot your device the data is there for you access. Core…

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