The Forgotten Cloud

Introduced in 2014, CloudKit should have been by now the go-to framework for device sync and document persistence. However, it seems to float somewhere between obscurity and scant interest from devs.
In this talk, I've revisited the core concepts behind CloudKit APIs including CloudKit.js (the new library that provides web access to iCloud app data) and try and convince you to give it a go.

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1. THE FORGOTTEN CLOUD Paul Ardeleanu
4. WWDC14: CloudKit
8. Containers are shareable
10. public private
11. public
12. public
21. let container = CKContainer.defaultContainer() let container = CKContainer(identifier: "iCloud.com.hello24.dotSwift") let privateDatabase = container.privateCloudDatabase let publicDatabase = container.publicCloudDatabase cloudDatabase.saveRecord(record) { (savedRecord, error) -> Void in … } cloudDatabase.deleteRecordWithID(recordID, completionHandler: { (deletedRecordID, error) -> Void in … }) cloudDatabase.performQuery(query, inZoneWithID: nil) { (records, error) -> Void in … }
24. WWDC15: CloudKit.JS
25. https://www.flickr.com/photos/nathansmith/4704268314
30. Why CloudKit? • Easy of integration • Security & Privacy • Free authentication • [Partial] Ubiquity
31. Peace of mind
32. Wishlist • Complete ubiquity • Server-side scripting
33. public
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36. THANK YOU Paul Ardeleanu @pardel