Episode 55: Faster Than a Car

// Episode 55 was originally recorded on Friday, November 5, 2021, and was released on Tuesday, November 9, 2021.
// This episode was hosted by Dimitri Bouniol, with co-host Spencer Curtis.

Welcome to Code Completion, Episode 55! 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 a new app for you to check out:
  • Kwayet by Seun Adeyemi

• MacBook Pro Review
  • Jameson on Twitter
  • MKBHD’s Review
  • Benchmark results
  • Blender’s Metal Updates on Cycles Renderer
  • What’s next for the M1 family of chips

• You should actually prematurely optimize when you can.
  • “You should be the slowest factor”
  • Older hardware is often left behind
  • Nick Lockwood on Twitter

🚧 #CompleteTheCode

This week's #CompleteTheCode:

How can you make sure both load methods run concurrently?

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// How can you make sure both load methods run concurrently?
func loadItem(_ id: UUID) async {
    let image = await loadImage(id)
    let metadata = await loadMetadata(id)
    
    presentItem(id, image: image, metadata: metadata)
}

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