The.Swift.Dev.

Articles about application development using the Swift programming language.

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· 6 min read

Encoding and decoding data using the Hummingbird framework


URL encoded requests over multipart form data? Maybe JSON and raw HTTP post body types? Let me explain all of this.

· 5 min read

Hummingbird routing and requests


Beginner's guide to learn all about routing and request handling using the Hummingbird server-side Swift framework.

· 5 min read

Beginner's guide to server-side Swift using the Hummingbird framework


Learn about Swift on the server by creating a simple application using the brand new HTTP server library called: Hummingbird.

· 2 min read

Running and testing async Vapor commands


In this article I'll show you how to build asynchronous Vapor commands and how to test them using ConsoleKit.

· 3 min read

Running tasks in parallel


Learn how to run tasks in parallel using the old-school tools and frameworks plus the new structured concurrency API in Swift.

· 4 min read

The abstract Vapor service factory design pattern


In this tutorial I'm going to show you how you can create an abstract driver-based component for the Vapor framework.

· 7 min read

SwiftNIO tutorial - The echo server


This is a beginner's guide to learn the basics of the SwiftNIO network app framework by building a basic TCP echo server.

· 2 min read

Easy multipart file upload for Swift


Let me show you how to create HTTP requests using multipart (form data) body without a third party library. Simple solution.

· 2 min read

Utilizing Makefiles for Swift projects


In this tutorial I'll show you how to use Makefiles for server-side Swift projects to help running utility tasks in a more simple way.

· 5 min read

Lenses and prisms in Swift


Beginner's guide about optics in Swift. Learn how to use lenses and prisms to manipulate objects using a functional approach.

· 5 min read

Beginner's guide to modern generic programming in Swift


Learn the very basics about protocols, existentials, opaque types and how they are related to generic programming in Swift.