5 Must-Know Swift Libraries for Aspiring iOS Developers

Most commonly used Swift libraries to prepare for your interview

Arc Sosangyo
6 min readMar 12, 2023
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Swift libraries are highly valued by tech companies as they allow developers to write reusable code that can be easily integrated into multiple applications, leading to faster development times and a more streamlined workflow, while also ensuring consistency in functionality and features across all applications, resulting in an enhanced user experience and simplified navigation; moreover, these libraries are meticulously tested and maintained to guarantee a high-quality, error-free codebase.

For aspiring developers, having knowledge of commonly used Swift libraries, even if not all of them are applicable, can provide an advantage during interviews and position them one step ahead in their coding career. The following are some of the widely used Swift libraries.

1. Alamofire

The number 1 on my list is Alamofire. It’s a popular open-source networking library for Swift programming language. It simplifies the process of sending HTTP requests and handling responses in Swift by providing a high-level interface for working with network requests.

With Alamofire, you can easily make HTTP requests, such as GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, and more, with…

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Arc Sosangyo

Arc is an iOS Dev and app publisher, a former IT manager who transitioned to iOS engineering, and a big fan of AI, coding, science, history, and philosophy.