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Beyond Storage: Unleashing SQLite's Power in Swift Apps

A fun, fast-paced journey through SQL's fascinating history—from Ted Codd's revolutionary 1970 paper to Richard Hipp's warship crisis that birthed SQLite. This talk challenges Swift engineers to rethink their data layer beyond simple storage, exploring advanced SQLite features like FTS, recursive queries, window functions, and reactive patterns with GRDB that can transform how you architect Swift applications.

About the presenter

Steve Prior has worked in the industry for over 25 years, writing mobile applications since the PalmOS era and delivering products throughout the entire evolution of Apple's iPhone platform. He currently manages the ANZ Plus Mobile Transaction team, where he tackles high-volume database operations and fully reactive updates in a cache-first offline banking application.