17.7 · A checklist for learning any Apple framework

There are far too many frameworks to memorise. What carries over is a short list of questions that expose how any framework behaves, and what will go wrong when you ship it.

Mental model. For every framework, answer the same five questions: purpose, lifecycle, entitlement, privacy, pitfalls.

A method

The five questions to ask about an unfamiliar framework.

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