Project 9: Grand Central Dispatch

Written by Paul Hudson    @twostraws

Description: Learn how to run complex tasks in the background with GCD.

• Setting up

• Why is locking the UI bad?

• GCD 101: async()

• Back to the main thread: DispatchQueue.main

• Easy GCD using performSelector(inBackground:)

• Wrap up

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If you're still having problems, you can post to the Hacking with Swift subreddit where you can expect an answer fairly quickly, or you can find me on Twitter where I'll do my best to help.

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