Bonus! We talked about Automattic and Apple here...

Guest

• Aaron Douglas (@astralbodies)
  • The Dangling Pointer (homepage)
  • Core Data by Tutorials

Related Episodes

• Episode 61 - Machine Learning and Core ML with Jameson Toole
• Episode 57 - SwiftUI with Majid Jabrayilov - Part 2
• Episode 49 - Vapor 4 with Tibor Bödecs

Related Links

• Fetching objects from Core Data in a SwiftUI project by Donny Wals
• Why NetNewsWire Is Fast by Brent Simmons
• Hibernate
• Libraries
  • stephencelis/SQLite.swift
  • ccgus/fmdb
  • GRDB.swift 
• Tools
  • ChristianKienle/Core-Data-Editor
  • SimPholders
• Alternatives
  • Realm 
  • Parse

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Why Local Storage?

• Local cache is import for speed and being off-line
• Benefits of a flat file vs local database
• Why not run a server on your iPhone?

Why SQLite

• How SQLite works?
• What's missing from SQLite as opposed to a relational database server?
• How to get started with SQLite in Swift?
• Dealing with data types in SQLite
• What is Journaling and Why not use it?

Why CoreData

• What is Object Relational Mapping?
• What is an Object Graph?
• What is a Context?
• Why use Core Data vs SQLite?
• Challenges in Dealing with Migrations

CoreData Tips and Tricks

• Optimizations in CoreData
• How to Debug CoreData
• Building for Cross-Platform
• Testing Different Versions
• How Syncing to makes your app more tolerant based on API changes
• Dealing with CloudKit
• Dealing with SwiftUI

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