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Diagnose dropped frames during animation
Use Core Animation and color-debug options to spot off-screen passes, blending, and overdraw; cache, flatten, and set shadowPath.
Allow simultaneous pan and pinch gestures
Attach pan and pinch recognizers, set yourself as delegate, return true from shouldRecognizeSimultaneouslyWith, apply translation to center and scale to transform.
Build a custom circular progress bar in UIKit
Draw an arc with UIBezierPath, assign it to a CAShapeLayer path, set lineWidth and no fill, animate strokeEnd 0 to 1.
Difference between frame, bounds, and center
Frame and center are in the superview's space; bounds is the view's own space, usually origin zero. A non-identity transform makes frame undefined to read.
Add shadow and rounded corners to a UIView
CornerRadius needs masksToBounds true, but that clips the shadow; set shadowPath to keep both and stay performant.
Implicit .animation() vs explicit withAnimation
.animation(value:) animates a view when a tracked value changes; withAnimation wraps the state mutation so all dependent views animate.
What is an actor and how does it prevent data races
Actors serialize access to mutable state, reachable only via await; compiler blocks unsafe access. Token-refresh actor coalesces concurrent refreshes.
How task cancellation works with async/await
Cancellation is a flag, not a kill; check Task.isCancelled or call checkCancellation, URLSession throws CancellationError automatically.
Add a default header to every URLSession request
Set httpAdditionalHeaders on a URLSessionConfiguration, build the session from it, mention per-request overrides win.
What is @MainActor and why does it matter?
@MainActor is a global actor guaranteeing code runs on the main thread; annotate UI-updating types or methods so post-network state changes are main-thread safe.
Run two API calls concurrently with async let
Use async let to start two independent fetches that run concurrently, then await both, so total time approaches the slower call rather than the sum.
URLSession data vs download vs upload tasks
Data tasks buffer responses in memory for small API calls; download tasks stream to a file and support background transfers for large files; upload tasks send bodies from data or files and report…
Map JSON keys to differently named Codable properties
Declare a nested CodingKeys enum mapping userID to the raw value "user_id", or set the decoder's keyDecodingStrategy to convertFromSnakeCase for blanket conversion.
Fetch and decode JSON with async/await and URLSession
Call URLSession.shared.data(from:) inside an async throws function, check the HTTPURLResponse status, then JSONDecoder().decode([User].self) and let errors propagate via try.
Design offline-first sync and conflict resolution
Queue local mutations with timestamps and sync state, push and pull deltas using a change token or updatedAt cursor, and resolve conflicts with a chosen policy like last-write-wins or field-level merge.
Bulk-import large JSON into Core Data efficiently
Use NSBatchInsertRequest to write rows directly to the store, bypassing context object materialization, for huge memory and speed wins; limitation is it skips validation, relationships, and does not notify…
Optimize a slow NSFetchedResultsController screen
Set fetchBatchSize so rows load in pages, use relationshipKeyPathsForPrefetching to avoid per-row faulting round trips, and add indexes matching sort and predicate to make queries fast.
Why store auth tokens in Keychain, not UserDefaults?
UserDefaults is an unencrypted plist readable from backups and on jailbroken devices; use Keychain Services, which stores encrypted items with access control; save with SecItemAdd and read with…
Compare MVVM with unidirectional flow (TCA, Redux)
MVVM is lightweight with bidirectional binding and per-screen view models; unidirectional flow centralizes a single state mutated only by reducers via actions, gaining predictability and testability at…
Diagnose and fix slow iOS app launch time
Pre-main covers dylib loading, rebasing, and static initializers; main covers didFinishLaunching and first frame; profile with Instruments, then defer work, reduce dynamic libraries, and trim…