The Code Bird

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I’m Yakov, and I’ve been building software since 2017 👨🏼‍💻 On this channel (formerly known as the Swift Bird), I explore software development (in Swift and b...

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Complete Guide to Software Protocols in Swift & Beyond

Method Dispatch in Swift Protocols Small Things That Matter

What Changed for Developers on Apple Platforms in 2025 Year Wrap

How Swift Really Calls Functions in Your App Method Dispatch in Swift (and Objective-C)

Swift Protocols in Use Existential Types vs. Generic Constraints

Apple Still Refuses to Fix the Data Leak Completely

Apple Vulnerability, Explained in 7 Minutes by NotebookLM

Apple Leaked App Store Developers’ Data & Hasn’t Fixed the Vulnerability After 60+ Days

Through the Liquid Glass WWDC25 Updates Beyond the Glare

What’s New in Swift 6.1 TaskGroup Updates, Member Import Visibility & More

Swift vs. Objective-C Protocols Friends or Foes

Complete Guide to Memory Management in Swift & Beyond

5 Productivity Tips & Tricks for Xcode

Protocol Extensions. Associated Types. Self Requirement. Generics in Protocols Swift & iOS Basics

How to Use Protocols. Protocol Composition. Protocol-Oriented Programming Swift & iOS Basics

Composition vs. Inheritance Alternative to Protocols Swift & iOS Basics

Protocols in Software Development Purpose & Principles Swift & iOS Basics

Swift Testing Deep Dive Better Tests with Less Code Software Testing

These Swift 6 Features Change a Lot! What’s New in Swift 6

Who Cares About Tests YOU Should! Software Testing 101 Swift & iOS Basics

What You Need to Know About #WWDC24 Recap for Developers

Copy-on-Write Why Swift’s Value Types Are SO EFFICIENT (And When CoW Fails) Swift & iOS Basics

You Use Them Every Day—But Do You Know Everything Important Swift Types Swift & iOS Basics

The Last Milestone Before Swift 6 (+ Xcode 15.3 & iOS 17.4 Details) What’s New in Swift 5.10

Autorelease Pool, Lazy Initialization & More Advanced Memory Management (2) Swift & iOS Basics

Side Table, Object Lifecycle, Unowned Refs Advanced Memory Management (1) Swift & iOS Basics

Your Peace of Mind Is Now $0Month Unleash Xcode Cloud for Your Apps Continuous Integration

What I WOULDN’T See in Swift in 2024 (But Want It Anyway)

ARC, References & Retain Cycles Intermediate Memory Management Swift & iOS Basics

What Memory Is & Why Manage It Essential Memory Management Swift & iOS Basics