Managing State in Objective-C: Properties and the @synthesize Directive
Learn how to use @property and @synthesize in Objective-C to reduce boilerplate, manage memory with ARC, and implement custom state validation.
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Choosing ARC vs Manual Memory Management in Objective‑C Projects
A concise decision guide for enabling ARC in Objective‑C projects, covering constraints, option trade‑offs, a sample implementation, and validation steps.
Choosing ARC in Objective‑C: When to Adopt, How to Migrate, and What to Watch
ARC eliminates manual retain/release calls, but choosing it requires understanding weak refs, migration steps, and potential pitfalls. This post walks through the decision, a practical migration example, and how to verify the result.
xcodeDiagnosing EXC_BAD_ACCESS and Zombie Objects in Objective-C
Learn how to resolve EXC_BAD_ACCESS crashes in Objective-C by using Zombie Objects to identify dangling pointers and fixing improper reference types.
Objective‑C ARC: A Practical Engineering Decision for Simpler Memory Management
Learn how enabling ARC per file simplifies Objective‑C memory management, reduces boilerplate, and what limits to watch for when mixing ARC with manual retain/release.
Architecture Note: Thread‑Safe Singleton in Objective‑C Using GCD dispatch_once
Learn how to build a thread‑safe singleton in Objective‑C with GCD’s dispatch_once, including verification steps and failure‑mode analysis.
Breaking the Loop: Managing Retain Cycles in Objective-C ARC
ARC simplifies memory management in Objective-C, but it cannot prevent retain cycles. Learn how to use strong and weak references to break circular dependencies and prevent memory leaks.
Controlling the Uncontrollable: A Guide to Method Swizzling in Objective-C
Learn how to use Objective-C's dynamic runtime to modify class behavior at execution time using Method Swizzling, and how to avoid common pitfalls like infinite recursion.
Objective-C Runtime and Swift @objcDynamic Interoperability
Integrating Objective-C dynamic dispatch with Swift requires a balance between the flexibility of objc_msgSend and Swift's static optimization. While the @objc attribute exposes Swift members to the runtime, using @objc dynamic forces the use of the Objective-C message-sending mechanism for method invocation. A design uncertainty arises when implementing run
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