Algebraic types… seems like the kind of math-y work Haskell programmers would use. But in reality you don’t need to know type theory or have a PhD in mathematics to understand them. Algebraic types arent new types. They are simply a new way of thinking ab... (more…)

Value types vs. reference types, stack vs. heap allocation, and more... (more…)

Eric Wing gives you a conceptual understanding of how Swift works on Android and how you can use it (more…)

Let's start with something simple: reference counting... (more…)

A tuple in Swift is a construct that groups multiple values together into a single compound value. Tuples can be useful when more than one value type can provide more useful information about the outcome of a behavior or action than simply returning a sin...