SwiftUI vs UIKit: A Senior Engineer's Honest Take
After 11 years building iOS apps, here's how I actually think about choosing between SwiftUI and UIKit, and why the question itself is often wrong.
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Thoughts on iOS development, Swift, and building apps for Apple platforms.
After 11 years building iOS apps, here's how I actually think about choosing between SwiftUI and UIKit, and why the question itself is often wrong.
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