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Clean iOS Architecture pt.2: Good Architecture Traits February 05, 2018

Today we’re carrying on our discussion on software architecture, specifically on the iOS Analytics Architecture Overview example.

Clean iOS Architecture pt.1: Analytics Architecture Overview December 29, 2017

In this episode, we'll show an architect's point of view on some analytics articles and see how we can use architecture to make better decisions, enable independent deployment and development, and find and fix bottlenecks and code smells. Our goal is to simplify our codebases and accelerate the development cycle while maintaining our core values as software developers.

Composing View Controllers pt.2: Testing Storyboards December 15, 2017

Can you TDD storyboards? Absolutely! In this episode, we show how important it is to have automated tests for your storyboards wiring and how fast it is to write clean and flexible tests.

Clean iOS Codebases pt. 1: Common mistakes preventing developers from achieving clean code December 08, 2017

In today’s episode, we go over ideas on how to increase the likelihood of building clean, successful and sustainable codebases.

Composing View Controllers pt.1: Storyboards composition December 03, 2017

Storyboards still open long debates on their usefulness vs. trade-offs. While their visual map of the app interface and flow is a big win for some developers, their string-y APIs and tight coupling between UI, controllers and navigation is a no-no for others.

How safe are Swift structs? November 23, 2017

Do you think Swift structs are safe? This video may change your mind. “Structs should be the default choice” and “Only use classes when necessary” is common advice but might be misleading. We’d like to show you a different way of looking at the “Structs vs. Classes” debate.

How a clean iOS codebase looks like November 21, 2017

Have you ever wondered how a clean codebase looks like? Wonder no more!

Are you building products or “just iOS apps”? November 17, 2017

So you want a salary raise? Let me tell you how a small change in your mindset can increase your value as a software developer and progress your career much faster.

Building Beautiful iOS Apps with TDD – A first look at Neat Trivia [S01 Extras] November 06, 2017

We are very excited to share with you our new app, Neat Trivia – a multiplayer trivia game for iOS!

Migrating the project to Swift 4 [S01 Extras] October 13, 2017

In this episode, we show you how to migrate a project and its dependencies to Swift 4 , step by step.

S01E25: Xcode Swift code coverage and Quiz App recap (Season finale) May 31, 2017

In the final episode of the first season, we organize the project structure to match our modular design, and we investigate the code coverage data from Xcode.

S01E24: [TDD 🍅 21] Running the complete Swift Quiz app for the first time May 24, 2017

In this episode, we plug all the modules together and play the Quiz game for the first time!

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