SwiftData vs Core Data for New iOS App Data Layers
SwiftData is the default for new iOS 17 apps, but Core Data still wins under specific conditions.
Priya Subramaniam
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7 stories in Swift Architecture.
SwiftData is the default for new iOS 17 apps, but Core Data still wins under specific conditions.
Swift's built-in features let you design testable dependency graphs without external frameworks.
A structured approach to navigation state that eliminates scattered routing logic.
Extract testable logic from SwiftUI views into observable classes and mock dependencies.
Teams must architect actor isolation upfront or face silent runtime crashes in production.
Observation tracks property reads for granular updates Combine broadcasts.
Draw module boundaries ruthlessly to avoid tangled dependencies across teams.