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A. TsadokUnleash Core Datahttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8211-3_1

1. Welcome to Core Data

Avi Tsadok1  
(1)
Tel Mond, Israel
 

Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says, “It can’t be done.”

—Eleanor Roosevelt

How I Met Core Data

Years ago, when I made my first steps in iOS development, I remember how I bumped into Core Data for the first time.

I also remember how immature iOS development was. No ARC, Auto Layout wasn’t out yet, and Xcode was still a multiple-window IDE with iOS SDK version 3 as the most recent deployment version.

But I still remember the feeling I had. I was fascinated by how simple it was to use Core Data.

No SQL queries. No complicated ...

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