Clean iOS Architecture pt.4: Clean Memory Management in Swift with WeakRef

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We must be careful with weak properties as they can sometimes damage the design of our systems, especially when crossing module boundaries. In this video, we’d like to share with you a way to avoid retain cycles by using a WeakRef type, so there's no need to make your class properties weak.

WeakRef is a type-safe alternative to weak properties that maintains a clean cross-boundary separation of concerns. By using a WeakRef, we can leave the composition (and memory management) responsibility to the Main (or Factory/Composer) module.

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