iOS Development Guidelines

Swift and SwiftUI Fundamentals

• Use Swift 5.9+ with modern language features
• Prefer SwiftUI for new UI components
• Use property wrappers (@State, @Binding, @ObservedObject, @StateObject) appropriately
• Leverage async/await for asynchronous operations
• Use Swift concurrency actors for thread-safe code
• Follow Swift API design guidelines

UIKit and AppKit Patterns

• Maintain compatibility with UIKit where needed
• Use view controllers with proper lifecycle management
• Implement Auto Layout constraints correctly
• Use delegation and notification patterns appropriately
• Handle memory management with ARC best practices
• Use storyboards and XIBs sparingly; prefer programmatic UI