Third-party code.
WHAT OPTIONS EXIST
The Swift Package Manager, integrated into the tooling CocoaPods, long-established Carthage, which builds frameworks you integrate manually Manual integration
WHAT TO PREFER FOR NEW PROJECTS
The Swift Package Manager.
WHY
It is built in, requires no additional tooling, and does not modify the project file heavily.
WHAT COCOAPODS DOES
Generates a workspace and modifies configuration.
WHAT THAT COSTS
Project file changes, and a workspace you must open instead of the project.
WHAT TO COMMIT
The dependency declaration, and the resolved version file.
WHY THAT SECOND FILE
It pins exact versions, so every machine builds identically.
WHAT TO CHECK BEFORE ADDING A DEPENDENCY
Whether you need it Maintenance activity Its effect on build time and binary size Whether it provides a privacy manifest Its licence
WHY THE PRIVACY MANIFEST POINT
Submissions are rejected where required manifests are missing.
WHAT TO AVOID
Many dependencies for small conveniences Dependencies that have not been updated for recent platform versions
WHAT TO REVIEW
Dependencies, periodically, removing unused ones.
