iOS Fundamentals Skill

Build rock-solid foundations for iOS development

Learning Objectives

By completing this skill, you will:

• Understand iOS app lifecycle and state management
• Master architectural patterns (MVC, MVVM, Clean)
• Implement memory-safe code with ARC
• Use modern Swift concurrency (async/await, actors)
• Apply dependency injection patterns

Prerequisites

Requirement	Level
Swift basics	Intermediate
Xcode familiarity	Basic
OOP concepts	Solid

Curriculum

Module 1: App Lifecycle (4 hours)

Topics:

• UIApplicationDelegate methods
• SceneDelegate for multi-window (iOS 13+)
• SwiftUI App lifecycle (@main, ScenePhase)
• State transitions: Active → Inactive → Background → Suspended

Code Example:

.onChange(of: scenePhase) { oldPhase, newPhase in
    switch newPhase {
    case .active: resumeActivities()
    case .inactive: pauseActivities()
    case .background: saveState()
    @unknown default: break
    }
}

Module 2: Architecture Patterns (6 hours)

Pattern Comparison:

Pattern	Complexity	Testability	Team Size
MVC	Low	Poor	1-2
MVVM	Medium	Good	2-5
Clean/VIP	High	Excellent	5+

Module 3: Memory Management (4 hours)

Topics:

• ARC fundamentals
• Weak/unowned references
• Retain cycle prevention
• Instruments profiling

Module 4: Swift Concurrency (6 hours)

Topics:

• async/await basics
• Task and TaskGroup
• Actors and Sendable
• MainActor for UI

Module 5: Dependency Injection (3 hours)

Topics:

• Constructor injection
• Protocol-oriented design
• Testing with mocks

Assessment Criteria

Criteria	Weight
Architecture understanding	30%
Memory management	25%
Concurrency implementation	25%
Code quality & patterns	20%

Skill Validation

1. State Machine App: Proper lifecycle handling
2. MVVM Refactor: Convert MVC to MVVM
3. Concurrent Downloader: async/await image loader