Most objects require some form of setup before they're ready to be used in an app. While it’s very common to create subclasses for that purpose, this week, let's take a look at an alternative approach to writing setup code that doesn't require any form of subclassing - by using static factory methods.

Dependency injection is an essential tool when it comes to making code more testable. This week, let's take a look at a dependency injection technique that lets us enable testability without forcing us to write massive initializers or complicated dependency management code.

Shared state is a really common source of bugs in most apps. It's what happens when you (accidentally or by design) have multiple parts of a system that rely on the same mutable state. This week, let's take a look at how shared state can be avoided in many situations, by using the factory pattern to create clearly separated instances that each manage their own state.

Lazy properties allow you to create certain parts of a Swift type when needed, rather than doing it as part of its initialization process. This can be useful in order to avoid optionals, or to improve performance when certain properties might be expensive to create. This week, let’s take a look at a few ways to define lazy properties in Swift, and how different techniques are useful in different situations.