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📘 Combine Mastery in SwiftUI

A visual reference guide for mastering Combine in SwiftUI. This book covers the fundamental concepts of Combine, practical examples, and advanced techniques to effectively use Combine with SwiftUI applications.

Details

URL: 🔗 https://www.bigmountainstudio.com/combine

Published: September 4, 2023

Authors: Mark Moeykens

Tags:
Combine, SwiftUI, iOS Development, Programming, Reactive Programming

Key Points​

  • Visual and practical reference guide for using Combine with SwiftUI
  • Detailed explanations of Combine concepts and techniques
  • Practical examples and step-by-step tutorials
  • Covers basic to advanced topics, including publishers, subscribers, operators, and custom pipelines

Summary of Contents​

  • Introduction:

    • Overview of the book’s purpose and structure
    • Explanation of Combine and its importance in SwiftUI development

  • Combine Concepts:

    • Introduction to Combine, its terminology, and basic concepts
    • Understanding publishers, subscribers, and operators
    • Examples of how Combine relates to plumbing concepts

  • Swift Foundation:

    • Building a solid foundation in Swift language features required for Combine
    • Covering protocols, generics, associated types, and type aliases

  • Your First Pipeline:

    • Step-by-step guide to creating a simple Combine pipeline
    • Using @Published property wrappers, map operator, and assign subscriber
    • Explanation of ampersand (&) and dollar sign ($) usage in Combine

  • Cancellable Pipelines:

    • Introduction to the sink subscriber for cancellable pipelines
    • Examples of long-running processes and handling cancellation
    • Explanation of unowned self and weak self in closures

  • Advanced Combine:

    • Creating custom Combine pipelines and operators
    • Handling errors and retries in Combine pipelines
    • Integrating Combine with Core Data and URLSession

  • Performance Optimization:

    • Techniques for optimizing Combine pipelines for performance
    • Best practices for memory management and avoiding retain cycles

Conclusion​

  • Recap of key Combine concepts and techniques
  • Encouragement to practice and experiment with different Combine pipelines
  • Emphasis on hands-on learning and building real-world projects
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