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Running async network operations in parallel on iOS using async-await

Running async network operations in parallel on iOS using async-await

Running parallel network operations on iOS was not always a smooth process. I remember that at my previous jobs, developers opted to use either third-party libraries or DispatchGroup to trigger parallel requests. These solutions had their own pros and cons. Using DispatchGroup in the code was tedious and its block-based

How to use WebSockets on iOS using Swift

How to use WebSockets on iOS using Swift

From Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebSocket], > WebSocket is a computer communications protocol, providing full-duplex communication channels over a single TCP connection. Although very useful on Web using JavaScript, we don't use it a lot on iOS platform. From MDN [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebSockets_

Using Charles Proxy for Debugging Network Requests

TIL to how to use Charles proxy [https://www.charlesproxy.com] on browser and mobile device. Earlier when I wanted to debug network requests on these two platforms, Charles proxy would not catch them because of lack of configuration and my laziness to do appropriate settings. > However, as they say

iOS - Checking the reachability status of network internet connection in Swift

iOS - Checking the reachability status of network internet connection in Swift

Today I am going to write about classic problem we all face in the app, Detecting network outage. There are times with bad internet connections or no connection at all. This could cause severe distress to app user or even bad ratings. Worse, if network outages continue and there is