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I have tried switching from Xcode to AppCode for iOS programming

Here are some of my findings when trying to switch from Xcode to AppCode for writing Swift code.

Encoding, Decoding and Serialization in Swift 4

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to achieve these tasks by converting your instances to another representation, this process is known as encoding, also known as serialization.

UICollectionView Custom Layout Tutorial: Pinterest

In this tutorial, you'll build a UICollectionView custom layout inspired by the Pinterest app, including how to cache attributes and dynamically size cells.

UITableView load animation effect

Improving load UITableView presentation by adding an animation effect on the first load, a good tool to impress user interactions.

Sneak peek into iOS 11 Drag & Drop API using Swift

iOS 11 brought a lot of new APIs for iOS developers. In this article, I’ll guide you how to easily implement Drag & Drop feature in your applications…

How iOS Apps Adapt to the iPhone X Screen Size

How does the iPhone X display apps on its distinctive screen? That depends on which version of Xcode the apps were built with.

Instruments Tutorial with Swift: Getting Started

Learn the easy way to catch and fix memory leaks in your iOS 11 apps and make it faster and more responsive by using Xcode 9 Instruments.

Carthage Tutorial: Getting Started

In this Carthage tutorial, you'll learn all about what Carthage is, how to install it, and how to declare, install, and integrate your dependencies.

Swift guard & defer

Swift 2.0 introduced two new control statements that aim to simplify and streamline the programs we write: `guard` and `defer`.

What's New in Swift 4

Swift 4 has been in the works for the last few months. If you're like me, you might follow Swift Evolution to stay up to date with all the proposals and changes.

Introducing RxSwift: Reactive Programming with Swift!

We’re excited to introduce our latest book — RxSwift: Reactive Programming with Swift. See what’s inside, and learn how to grab your launch week discount!

Why MVC Might Not Be the Best Pattern for Cocoa Apps

MVC stands for Model-View-Controller, and it's a widespread architectural pattern for software development. It's the de facto design pattern for Cocoa development.