The document discusses how to choose a database for an iOS pet project, emphasizing the importance of pet projects for improving coding skills and learning new technologies. It evaluates different database options like CloudKit, Parse Server, and CoreData, highlighting their pros and cons. Key considerations include simplicity, authentication, cross-platform capabilities, and learning difficulty.

1. How to choose a database
for your iOS pet project

2. and I'm an alcoholic iOS developer

3. pet project
You need your own

4. Why do you need a pet project?

5. Why do you need a pet project?
1. Coding skills

6. Why do you need a pet project?
1. Coding skills
2. New technologies

7. Why do you need a pet project?
1. Coding skills
2. New technologies
3. Full Software Development Life Cycle

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15. CloudKit
CoreData

16. CloudKit

17. CloudKit

18. CloudKit
1. Authentication
2. Simplicity
Pros:
Cons:
1. No local database
2. Only for Apple devices and Web

21. 1. Simplicity
2. Remote and local database
Pros:
Cons:
1. Will be fully retired on January 28, 2017
2. No authentication out of the box
3. Parse server

24. 1. Realtime Database
2. Cross-platform
Pros:
Cons:
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25. CoreData

26. CoreData
1. Native part of the system
2. iCloud synchronization
Pros:
Cons:
1. Hard to learn
2. No exceptions

30. 1. Easy to start
2. Speed
Pros:
Cons:
1. No synchronization
3. Thread safety
4. Community