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A video series exploring advanced topics in the Swift programming language, hosted by @mbrandonw.bsky.social and @stephencelis.com.

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This week we gave a brief overview of the concept of "callbacks" in databases, which Rails popularized and many other frameworks adopted.

They allow you to execute little bits of logic when a row is inserted/updated/deleted in your database.

Learn more here:
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Episode #330: Persistence Callbacks: Triggers
We continue our series on “modern persistence” with an important topic: “callbacks.” Callbacks are little hooks into the lifecycle of your data model so that you can be notified or take action when so...
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Learn what we’ve been up to in 2025!
📺41 episodes
🎞️30 hours of video
☁️A SwiftData replacement with iCloud sync and sharing
🔎A type-safe and schema-safe query builder alternative to Predicate
And more! Read all about it: www.pointfree.co/blog/posts/1...
2025 Year-in-Review
Point-Free year in review: an epic year of persistence! 41 episodes, 2 new open source projects, and a whole bunch more!
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December 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Are you a fan or interested in TCA (the Composable Architecture)?

Big changes are coming to the library in 2026 as we prepare for a major 2.0 release!

Learn more in our 2025 recap: www.pointfree.co/blog/posts/1...
2025 Year-in-Review
Point-Free year in review: an epic year of persistence! 41 episodes, 2 new open source projects, and a whole bunch more!
www.pointfree.co
December 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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What did we do in 2025?
📺41 new episodes
🎞️30 hours of video
☁️A SwiftData alternative with iCloud sync/sharing
🔎A type-safe and schema-safe query builder alternative to Predicate
And more! Read about it in our recap: www.pointfree.co/blog/posts/1...
2025 Year-in-Review
Point-Free year in review: an epic year of persistence! 41 episodes, 2 new open source projects, and a whole bunch more!
www.pointfree.co
December 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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We are running one last sale this year. Get 25% off the next year of your Point-Free subscription and unlock instant access to the most advanced and original Swift content out there!
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December 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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What were we up to in 2025?
📺We released 41 new episodes
🎞️30 hours of material
☁️A SQL replacement for SwiftData with iCloud sync/sharing
🔎A type-safe and schema-safe query builder alternative to Predicate
And more! Learn about it in our recap: www.pointfree.co/blog/posts/1...
2025 Year-in-Review
Point-Free year in review: an epic year of persistence! 41 episodes, 2 new open source projects, and a whole bunch more!
www.pointfree.co
December 25, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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2025 was a big year of Point-Free content:
• 41 episodes
• 30 hours of video
• 2 new libraries
• 2 major updates to existing ones
• Dozens of minor updates
Join us for our year-in-review: www.pointfree.co/blog/posts/1...
2025 Year-in-Review
Point-Free year in review: an epic year of persistence! 41 episodes, 2 new open source projects, and a whole bunch more!
www.pointfree.co
December 25, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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December 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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December 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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We are taking a break from episodes this week, but you can take that time to catch up on our SQLiteData tour:

• SwiftData alternative
• First 2 episodes 🆓!
• Full access to SQL
• Value types instead of reference types
• iCloud sync+sharing
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Tours › Tour of SQLiteData
[SQLiteData] is our alternative to SwiftData. It's built on top of the battle-tested SQLite database, gives you full access to everything SQL has to offer, allows you to embrace all of Swift's most…
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December 24, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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This year we spent a lot of time talking about SQL, but for good reason! Over the course of 6 months we built and released an open-source SwiftData alternative, and already thousands of developers are using it!
www.pointfree.co/blog/posts/1...
2025 Year-in-Review
Point-Free year in review: an epic year of persistence! 41 episodes, 2 new open source projects, and a whole bunch more!
www.pointfree.co
December 24, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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We are taking a break from episodes this week, but you can take that time to catch up on our SQLiteData tour:

• First 2 episodes free!
• SwiftData alternative
• Value types instead of reference types
• Full access to SQL
• iCloud sync+sharing

www.pointfree.co/collections/...
Tours › Tour of SQLiteData
[SQLiteData] is our alternative to SwiftData. It's built on top of the battle-tested SQLite database, gives you full access to everything SQL has to offer, allows you to embrace all of Swift's most…
www.pointfree.co
December 24, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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We are taking a break from episodes this week, but you can take that time to catch up on our SQLiteData tour:

• First 2 episodes 🆓!
• SwiftData alternative
• Full access to SQL
• iCloud sync+sharing
• Value types instead of reference types
www.pointfree.co/collections/...
Tours › Tour of SQLiteData
[SQLiteData] is our alternative to SwiftData. It's built on top of the battle-tested SQLite database, gives you full access to everything SQL has to offer, allows you to embrace all of Swift's most…
www.pointfree.co
December 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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We are running one last sale this year. Get 25% off the next year of your Point-Free subscription and unlock instant access to the most advanced and original Swift content out there!
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December 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Get 25% off the first year of your subscription, and unlock access to everything we have planned for next year (it's a lot!).

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December 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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The sharing library is a game changer in our production app. This makes development so much smoother and enjoyable.
December 23, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Point-Free in 2025:

• SwiftData replacement with iCloud sync+sharing
• Type-safe & schema-safe SQL
• Observation back port to iOS 13+
• Sharing 2: universal solution to persistence of all kinds

If we covered only half of this it would have been a lot!
www.pointfree.co/blog/posts/1...
2025 Year-in-Review
Point-Free year in review: an epic year of persistence! 41 episodes, 2 new open source projects, and a whole bunch more!
www.pointfree.co
December 23, 2025 at 2:15 AM
pointfree.co
Point-Free in 2025:

• Type-safe & schema-safe SQL
• SwiftData replacement with iCloud sync+sharing
• Observation back port to iOS 13+
• Sharing 2: universal solution to persistence of all kinds

If we covered only half of this it would have been a lot!
www.pointfree.co/blog/posts/1...
2025 Year-in-Review
Point-Free year in review: an epic year of persistence! 41 episodes, 2 new open source projects, and a whole bunch more!
www.pointfree.co
December 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Happy holidays everyone!

To celebrate we are offering one last discount to Point-Free. Get 25% off the first year of your subscription, and unlock access to everything we have planned for next year (it's a lot!).

🎁 www.pointfree.co/blog/posts/1...
December 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Anyone who has used SwiftData knows all too well that its amazing tools do not work outside of SwiftUI views.

SQLiteData, on the other hand, works basically everywhere, including @Observable models, UIKit, and someday even cross-platform!

Learn more: pointfree.co/collections/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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In this week's episode we demonstrate how to execute dynamic SQL queries based on actions the user takes. It works great from an @Observable model (and SwiftUI view, of course), and it's also animatable!

👉 www.pointfree.co/collections/...
December 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Did you notice? This week’s episode is completely 🆓!

In it we demonstrate how to execute dynamic SQL queries based on actions the user takes. It works great from an @Observable model (and SwiftUI view, of course), and it's also animatable!

👉 www.pointfree.co/collections/...
December 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Anyone who has used SwiftData knows all too well that the its amazing tools do not work outside of SwiftUI views.

SQLiteData, on the other hand, works basically everywhere, including @Observable models and even UIKit!

Learn more: www.pointfree.co/collections/...
December 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Want to learn the basics of SQLiteData, the SQL alternative to SwiftData? Join us for a quick tour where we explore integrating the library’s persistence tools with a SwiftUI application.

Watch the full episode today: www.pointfree.co/episodes/ep3...
December 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Curious about what a modern alternative to SwiftData looks like?

• iCloud sync and sharing
• Works everywhere (SwiftUI, UIKit, AppKit, ...)
• Value types instead of reference types
• Type-safe & schema-safe tools
• Full access to SQL

Well…
www.pointfree.co/collections/...
Tours › Tour of SQLiteData
[SQLiteData] is our alternative to SwiftData. It's built on top of the battle-tested SQLite database, gives you full access to everything SQL has to offer, allows you to embrace all of Swift's most…
www.pointfree.co
December 13, 2025 at 4:45 AM
pointfree.co
Curious about what a modern alternative to SwiftData looks like?

• Works everywhere (SwiftUI, UIKit, AppKit, ...)
• Value types instead of reference types
• Full access to SQL
• iCloud sync and sharing
• Type-safe & schema-safe tools

Well…
www.pointfree.co/collections/...
Tours › Tour of SQLiteData
[SQLiteData] is our alternative to SwiftData. It's built on top of the battle-tested SQLite database, gives you full access to everything SQL has to offer, allows you to embrace all of Swift's most…
www.pointfree.co
December 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM