Viktor

iOS Developer

Viktor has a strong background in Swift, Objective-C, C/C++, and Python (basic level) . Despite that, he is able to find time for my own crazy hobbies, like sailing, surfing, and skateboarding. He worked in a studio from 2017-2019 and has participated in numerous successful projects as an iOS Developer

Articles by Viktor

Find a perfect JSON parser for CoreData - decodable from Apple

Hello dear colleagues and those who work with iOS. Most of you have definitely dealt with a net and parsed data from JSON. There are plenty of data parsing software, libraries and tools, which can be used for the purpose. Some of them are simple and some are complex. Frankly speaking, I have been parsing by hand for a long time, not entrusting the process to any side library or json parser. I should admit there were certain advantages in the process.

iOS Design Patterns

In this article, we will cover iOS patterns. Some of them will be considered in details, another ones will be shortly described, and others won’t be included at all.

Hello CoreData!

Today we will review framework under the terrible name CoreData, from Apple. I hate it so much. This is Apple's solution to work with SQLite (a relational database). CoreData can store Swift objects in SQLite, and also it can perform the reverse operation.

iOS Development: Best Practices

Hello. In this article, I will try to give some tips on writing a code for beginners in iOS development. I will not dive in much details, since it will take a lot of time (to be honest, I’m just too lazy). The essence of this article is to help to create good and stable applications; demonstrate how to do it, and how not to; develop your habit of writing a good and comprehensive code.

Animation in iOS: native solutions and third-party frameworks

Today we will take a look at a couple of quite simple examples, learn about pros and cons of what Apple has to offer in terms of animation and get ourselves familiar with some third-party frameworks I personally find to be quite useful for handling animation. I will also show you how to use UIKit Dynamics and Motion Effects available starting from iOS 7.

Beyond MVC: how to use MVVM in iOS

Today we’re going to talk about MVVM pattern. We will discuss its advantages in comparison to MVC and take a look at two implementation examples, a small and a big one. You will be able to use the latter in your work as an example of a good architecture for almost any MVVM project. So, let’s start with the basics :)