Swift 5.1, Swift Algorithms, Designing APIs and How To Efficiently Display Large Amounts of Data on iOS Maps

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Swift 5.1, Swift Algorithms, Designing APIs and How To Efficiently Display Large Amounts of Data on iOS Maps

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What’s new in Swift 5.1

Swift 5.0 arrived in Xcode 10.2, but work has been underway on its successor for months and there’s already lots to look forward to.

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Specialization is the key to mastery; functional programming specializes only on function. Thats all there is. The mastery with FP is to reduce complexity, which is what software engineering is all about.

Designing Swift APIs

Have I done everything in my power to make this API as easy to use, and as clear, as I possibly can?

Don't try this at home: Why software engineers shouldn't build chat in-house

Building chat in-house is difficult. Read CTO Harry Kim's personal experience building chat to learn why it could lead to wasted engineering resources.

Ode to Unit Tests

The degree to which you know how your software behaves is the degree to which you have accurately tested it.

How to create a continuous “rain” of nodes in SpriteKit

I needed to create a “rain” of objects (nodes) that are generated continuously, frame by frame, like it was actually rain. In a few simple steps, I will show you how to create this type of effect.