Empower Apps

In this episode, Leo talks with Tibor Bödecs about Vapor 4 and his new book Practical Server-Side Swift. We talk about why someone may choose Vapor and the updates made in Vapor 4 from the Database Models and OS Support.

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WWDC 2020?

  • What are you most excited about?
  • Will there be new hardware or IDE?

Vapor 4 Changes

  • Updates to the Command API
  • New Service Layer
  • Updates with HTTP 2 with SwiftNIO 2
  • How SwiftNIO2 does Futures and Promises
  • Using PropertyWrappers with Fluent ORM
  • Making Swift Package Manager work with you

Getting Started with Vapor

  • Requires Linux or macOS with Swift 5.2
  • Recent Support for Ubuntu 20, Amazon Linux, CentOS
  • Using Vapor Toolbox vs just SPM
  • Unit Testing with Separate Package 
  • Structure of the App
  • Getting Your Database Models Setup
  • Using Push Notifications on Vapor and Sign-In With Apple
  • Why Should You Consider Vapor?
  • Where to Host Your App?

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"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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Creators & Guests

Host
Leo Dion
Swift developer for Apple devices and more; Founder of BrightDigit; husband and father of 6 adorable kids
Guest
Tibor Bödecs
Creator of https://t.co/W5mz1BllCB, and Feather CMS. Server side Swift enthusiast, book author, content creator. -- #FeatherCMS #SwiftLang #codevapor #vaporswift

What is Empower Apps?

An exploration of Apple business news and technology. We talk about how businesses can use new technology to empower their business and employees, from Leo Dion, founder of BrightDigit.