Matteo Manferdini

Matteo has been developing apps for iOS since 2008. He has been teaching iOS development best practices to hundreds of students since 2015 and he is the developer of Vulcan, a macOS app to generate SwiftUI code. Before that he was a freelance iOS developer for small and big clients, including TomTom, Squla, Siilo, and Layar. Matteo got a master's degree in computer science and computational logic at the University of Turin. In his spare time he dances and teaches tango.

How to Become an iOS Developer [2023 Salary and Skills]

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Becoming an iOS developer is a great career choice that allows you to demand a high salary and work on interesting projects at top companies.

Learning iOS development can take time, but you can speed up the process and optimize your learning following the steps I outline in this article.

REST API Calls in Swift: iOS Networking Architecture [in SwiftUI]

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You can make a REST API call in Swift in just three lines of code thanks to URLSession and async/await.

However, implementing a networking layer in a full-fledged app presents several architectural pitfalls.

In this article we will see how REST works, how to perform API calls in a SwiftUI app, and the best way to architect the networking layer of an iOS app.

Switch Statements in Swift: Selecting Among Multiple Options

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Switch statements are a powerful tool for controlling the flow of your program based on the value of a variable or expression. Although they resemble if-else statements with multiple clauses, switch statements offer several advantages.

Learn Swift Programming: The essential step to creating iOS apps

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The first step to making iOS apps is learning Swift.

But learning a new programming language can be daunting if you approach it for the first time.

Nonetheless, if you follow the right path, learning Swift can be fun and rewarding. Many developers worldwide use Swift because they like to build well-crafted programs.

In this article, I show you the right path to learning Swift.

I won’t only cover the how, but I will also explain why each piece is essential to build the whole puzzle.

Organizing Data by Key in Swift Dictionaries

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In Swift programs, it is often necessary to organize large amounts of data within collections.

Arrays are the most commonly used collection in programming. However, it is not always necessary to order data sequentially.

Frequently, data retrieval requires using a specific key, such as when searching for the definition of a word in a dictionary.

Downloading Data in SwiftUI with URLSession and async/await

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Many modern iOS apps are connected to the internet.

When you need to download or upload data, URLSession is the solution.

Together with other types, URLSession not only transfers data over a network but also groups transfers together.

This allows you to:

  • Optimize data transfers.
  • Handle authentication, cookies, and caching.
  • Pause, resume, or cancel network transfers.
  • Download data in the background when your app is suspended.

Due to the complexity of network transfers, using URLSession is not straightforward and presents a few architectural challenges, especially in SwiftUI apps.

We will explore all of the above in this article.