Decomposing Swift code into modules – Intro to modular design

Decomposing Swift code into modules – Intro to modular design

In this episode, we zoom out from the component level view of the system created previously and we showcase how to organize it into modules.

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Composable Code Can Be Simple – Intro to dependency diagrams and composition

Composable Code Can Be Simple – Intro to dependency diagrams and composition

In this episode, we continue exploring the dependency inversion principle and composition, while documenting our system's evolution in diagrams.

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Careful With “Singleton” Lookalikes (WAY TOO COMMON)

Careful With “Singleton” Lookalikes (WAY TOO COMMON)

Have you ever been told that Singleton is an anti-pattern? Well, Singletons can be ok, but if you are not careful, they aren’t just an anti-pattern. THEY CAN BE DANGEROUS!

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“How do you think when writing tests?” – It’s simpler than you may think

“How do you think when writing tests?” – It’s simpler than you may think

In this episode, we reply to an important question raised by a member of our community.

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What’s More Essential for Developers to Focus On: Result or Process?

What’s More Essential for Developers to Focus On: Result or Process?

In this video, I'd like to ask you an important question, but before that let me tell you what we believe to be one of the best skills a software developer can master: Long-term vision.

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iOS Interview Experience: Why You Didn't Pass the iOS Technical Test

iOS Interview Experience: Why You Didn't Pass the iOS Technical Test

At Essential Developer, we help many developers go through the iOS Interview Experience. Recently, we got this message from one of the members of our community…

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The Minimum You Should Do To Prevent Memory Leaks in Swift

The Minimum You Should Do To Prevent Memory Leaks in Swift

In this episode, we continue the Clean Swift Tests discussion, and we demonstrate a way for preventing memory leaks through automated testing.

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XCTest + Swift: SetUp/TearDown vs Factory Methods

XCTest + Swift: SetUp/TearDown vs Factory Methods

In this episode, we dive into `XCTestCase`’s lifecycle and show different ways for configuring your system under test.

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How to prepare for an iOS interview

How to prepare for an iOS interview

A question we are frequently asked, usually by less experienced iOS developers, is how to prepare for an iOS interview. Most candidates look for our advice for preparing on technical details such as what frameworks or libraries to invest their time in, what architectural patterns should they be using, and other technical details.

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iOS Interview Experience – 7 Essential Nontechnical Skills

iOS Interview Experience – 7 Essential Nontechnical Skills

Have you ever had an iOS interview experience, never heard back and wondered what went wrong? In this article, we’d like to share some reasons why that might have happened.

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