If you've cared about code quality and consistency before AI-assisted coding became standard, you surely understand the pain of setting development standards in the team. It's an endless cycle: writing documentation that nobody reads, explaining conventions everyone forgets, and leaving the same code review comments for the hundredth time... Finally,…
Imagine you've just built an amazing iOS app for a restaurant. The client loves it, the users love it, their dogs love it, etc. As expected, soon enough you get a call from the client: Hey, can you make the same app for my other restaurant? Sounds simple. Just copy-paste…
While most people share common fears like death, public speaking, and rejection, software developers have an additional dread - receiving a bad code review. But why does a simple checkup cause so much stress and negative emotions? Is it because we fear being judged or appearing incompetent in front of…
Have you ever joined a development team that was a team in name only? Torn apart by internal conflicts, petty quarrels, clashing egos, and office politics? Or perhaps you've seen a seemingly perfect candidate join a well-organized team, only to fail to integrate and quickly leave? Finding and recruiting exceptional…
Remote styling in iOS apps is becoming increasingly important for modern development workflows. Picture this: you're finalizing a banking app with remote UI configuration capabilities. From the project's inception, you've implemented a robust remote styling system with SwiftUI view modifiers that make UI updates seamless. Your codebase includes well-structured style…
So you've been promoted to a Tech Lead position? Or perhaps you're eyeing it as the next step in your career? But what does a Tech Lead actually do? What new responsibilities come with this title? Beyond the usual job-change jitters, is there anything you should know before taking the…
Picture this: you're just dying to play a car racing game. After a quick scroll through the App Store you find the perfect one. It has cool graphics and some sweet retro cars to race. And it's even free! You're pumped, hit download and wait. Finally, you launch the game…
Imagine you’ve just implemented a nice feature. Cleanly separated UI from business logic, added some unit tests, etc. Surely, code review would be a formality. Instead, this insufferable Senior Dev requested that you wrap one of the services with abstraction. Surely, you’ve read somewhere that you should operate on abstractions…
We absolutely must meet this deadline! Can you please do some overtime?Honestly, how many times did you hear that question throughout your career? What was your answer? If you said “no” did the business add any sweeteners?Only you can do it! You're my hero, the best developer I’ve ever met!…
Although SwiftUI is a great framework, it’s not without its limitations. If you’ve ever had to implement a complex application, utilizing branching navigation flows, you probably know what I am talking about. Yes, navigation components in SwiftUI have been a constant source of headache… An iOS 16 addition, the NavigationStack,…