I typed up some quotes from Chris Lattner on a recent panel discussion about Swift. (more…)

Discover which problems random access may cause on Swift String and how to perform it efficiently. String tips and tricks are included. (more…)

Lack of ABI stability, slow compile times, poor Xcode support, and more hold Swift back... (more…)

Many times when designing software, we have to deal with the possible absence of a value. This is especially true when working with third party libraries, APIs, databases, or user input. A user may submit a form without filling it out, or we may not get a...

Protocols in Swift and Objective-C are a powerful tool to decouple your code. They allow you to specify a contract between classes that consume them, but defer a concrete implementation to conformers. They allow you to segregate interfaces and invert cont... (more…)