Episode 38: We Hand Chiseled Our Corners

// Episode 38 was originally recorded on Thursday, July 15, 2021, and was released on Tuesday, July 20, 2021.
// This episode was hosted by Dimitri Bouniol, with co-hosts Fernando Olivares and Spencer Curtis.

Welcome to Code Completion, Episode 38! We are a group of iOS developers and educators hoping to share what we love most about development, Apple technology, and completing your code!

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⭐️ This Week's Topics

• Join the Code Completion Club at https://codecompletion.io/jointheclub!
• Indie App Spotlight, with two apps for you to check out:
  • ActiveDock by Gerasim Sergey
  • Timing by Daniel Alm

• Server-configured UI
  • AirBnB
  • Turbo
  • TVML

• iOS VS Web Development
• Websites in App Form
• Native vs. Cross-Platform Development: Dropbox and Airbnb’s Backpedaling

🚧 #CompleteTheCode

This week's #CompleteTheCode:

What’s the best way to check if the file that is passed in exists or not?

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func checkIfExists(_ fileURL: URL) -> Bool {
    // What's the best way to check if the file at fileURL
    // exists or not?
}

Be sure to tweet us with hashtag #CompleteTheCode if you know the answer!

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This week's theme: Email Validation!

1. "I love Objective-C"@coders.com

2. dimitri.@codecompletion.io

3. admin@[IPv6:2020:de9::1]

4. appsupport(See Dimitri)@helpdesk

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