Swift

Computed Variables vs Property Observers — Disambiguation

So, when I first started programming in Swift, one of the things that I found confusing is Computed Properties {get set} and Property Observers { willSet didSet }. Visually, both look very similar and both can trigger side effects…

What does “extension” do in Swift?

There are lots of things that I like about the Swift language. In my opinion, it is a beautifully crafted language with very thoughtful opinions about what programming should be. One of my personal favorite features about the language is the ability to use the…

Organizing your Api Endpoints

A tip to make working with multiple environments easy.

In my day to day job working, I’m lucky enough to work with a really great set of people that do an awesome job making easy to consume APIs. For our app we have both Development and Production…

Making Your Own Delegates

If you’ve spent some time working in iOS in Swift, you may have noticed that you see the word Delegate everywhere. Delegation is a powerful pattern that can be really useful, and it’s easier than you might think to create your own delegates.

Using Getters and Setters with User Defaults

Most people know that user defaults is a really simple way to store lightweight data and to keep track of user preferences. By using computed properties, you can streamline how you store items into user defaults.

Cleaning Up CollectionViews and TableViews using Enums

UITableViews and UICollectionViews can very easily get out of hand. Especially if you have a table where you need to display different types of items in different sections.