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2026-10-28

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• Covers: Advanced iOS development techniques, Swift performance, agentic software engineering, background processing, and mobile system design challenges.
• For: iOS developers, mobile engineers, and technical leaders building Apple platform applications.
• Best for: iOS engineers wanting to master advanced Swift, performance optimization, and AI engineering workflows.
• Skip if: Non-technical readers, enterprise business managers, or developers not working in the Apple ecosystem.

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• Background work in iOS: Explains how to implement background data fetching and processing in iOS applications.
• App Size 101: Drop 40% in an afternoon: Provides practical methods to audit and significantly reduce mobile application bundle sizes.
• Advanced Agentic Engineering: Shares practical tips for integrating and maximizing AI coding agents in development workflows.

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