Krzysztof Zabłocki • 4/3/2017

Stop weak-strong dance

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This technical article addresses the common Swift pattern of 'weak-strong dancing' used to avoid retain cycles in closures. The author proposes a reusable 'strongify' helper function that simplifies the call-site API, reducing boilerplate code by automatically capturing weak references and converting them to strong ones safely within the closure body.

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