Swift Optional String Or Empty Extension

In this episode I walk you through how to create an extension on Optional String type to default nil strings to an empty string. This little shortcut can greatly reduce the amount of ifelsing and if let unwrapping on optional strings in your Swift codebase. This episode's video screencast: https://youtu.be/qzuFvUVuH9U This episode's audio podcast: https://insideiosdev.com/episodes/swift-optional-string-or-empty-extension Inside iOS Dev YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6zcA3dAMUWN8E2_dlg_WyQ

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Inside iOS dev is a weekly show about real world iOS development. Your hosts, Alex Bush and Sandeep Aggarwal, draw from their experiences ranging from 4+ year old legacy codebases, to small startup green field projects, to working on apps at places like Uber, Wayfair, and Upkeep with millions of active users. They discuss everything from implementing specific features, to creating flexible designs, to utilizing refactoring techniques, and more. This is THE show for professional iOS developers.