Dave Poirier

Dave Poirier

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I'm a passionate senior iOS & macOS developer with over 13 years in the Apple ecosystem and 25 years in the software industry. I have a special interest for data security and privacy compliance!

Secure JSON handling in Swift

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Nov 14, 20235 min read

When storing or reading data from a disk, or when making API calls, does your app's sole validation of data involve ensuring that the JSON can be...

Secure JSON handling in Swift

Safely distributing API keys in your mobile app

Jan 10, 20245 min read

The safest way is to keep your API keys server side. But if you have a library that's useable offline and it requires a license key to unlock, you...

Safely distributing API keys in your mobile app

Pick [static|dynamic|.xcframework] ?

Jan 8, 20242 min read

Someone asked me that question earlier. Well, as with everything else, it depends. First, if your module/library will need to be distributed with...

Pick [static|dynamic|.xcframework] ?

The importance of `final` for security

Jan 7, 20242 min read

When creating a Swift class or actor, if you don't intend to override any of the functions in that class you should use the final keyword. Here's an...

The importance of `final` for security

Your Swift app is full of symbols, even if stripped.

Jan 6, 20241 min read

We have been drilled that we should strip debugging symbols before releasing our app on the App Store. Apple even does this automatically for us in...

Your Swift app is full of symbols, even if stripped.

Typealias: Swift's underestimated champion

Dec 23, 20235 min read

I've been aware of typealias for a long time. It's only recently that I really started to understand just how powerful this keyword can be. Let me...

Typealias: Swift's underestimated champion