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Mastering Swift 6 - Seventh Edition
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Proper managing memory is crucial in application development. It ensures resources are used efficiently and keeps the applications running smoothly without using excess memory. Poor memory management can lead to problems like memory leaks, slower performance, and even application crashes.
In Swift, memory is managed automatically by a feature called Automatic Reference Counting or ARC for short. Unlike manual memory management systems, where developers had to allocate and deallocate memory manually, ARC simplifies this process by automatically keeping track of and managing the memory used by class instances. This automation reduces the likelihood of memory-related bugs enabling developers to focus more on the application logic rather than memory management details.
However, despite ARC’s automation, developers must still be aware of how ARC works to avoid common pitfalls such as strong reference cycles, which can...