Andrew Bancroft • 8/13/2014

Clean Coding in Swift – Type Inference

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This article discusses the balance between using Swift's type inference and explicitly specifying types for variables and constants. It argues that while type inference produces terse code, it can harm readability when the type is not obvious to humans. The author suggests specifying types explicitly when the type is not immediately clear from context, reserving inference for simple cases like literal assignments. The piece includes examples and practical advice for writing clean, maintainable Swift code.

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