coding-best-practices

Analyzes Swift/iOS code for modern idioms and best practices.

603|51|Updated Oct 29, 2025
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Skill: coding-best-practices
Source: https://github.com/rshankras/claude-code-ios-skills/tree/main/skills/coding-best-practices
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/rshankras/claude-code-ios-skills --skill coding-best-practices

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This Skill reviews Swift/iOS code for adherence to modern Swift idioms, Apple platform best practices, architecture patterns, and code quality standards. Use when user mentions best practices, code review, clean code, refactoring, or wants to improve code quality.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Pattern checks: Enforces modern Swift idioms, strong type safety, and idiomatic constructs.
  • Architecture guidance: Aligns code with MVVM, architecture patterns, and best practices.
  • Actionable feedback: Provides concrete improvements, example refactors, and guidance for maintainability.

Quick Start

Run the skill against your Swift codebase to receive a structured review that highlights strengths, issues, and concrete improvements.

Frequently Asked Questions about coding-best-practices

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I review Swift code for best practices and modern idioms?

Code review for Swift best practices involves assessing adherence to modern Swift idioms, Apple platform standards, and architecture patterns. This Skill analyzes your Swift/iOS codebase—including SwiftUI and Core Data projects—against established patterns, identifying issues by priority, scoring code quality across layers, and providing actionable refactoring guidance for views, view models, and data handling.

Can I use this for SwiftUI and Core Data projects?

Yes. This Skill applies to SwiftUI and Core Data based projects, consulting specialized reference documents for SwiftUI patterns and Core Data best practices. It evaluates architecture patterns, code quality standards, and idioms specific to each framework, covering views, view models, and data layers.

What does a code review output include?

The Skill outputs a structured review containing identified strengths, issues ranked by priority, a code quality score breakdown across components, and concrete remediation guidance. Each issue includes actionable refactoring examples to improve maintainability and align code with modern Swift standards.

How do I refactor iOS code to follow MVVM architecture?

Refactoring to MVVM involves restructuring code to separate concerns across view, view model, and model layers. This Skill assesses your current architecture against MVVM patterns and best practices, highlighting structural issues and providing guidance to align views with view models and decouple data handling for cleaner, maintainable code.

What Swift idioms and patterns does this check?

The Skill enforces modern Swift idioms including strong type safety, idiomatic constructs, and architecture patterns documented in its reference materials: swift-patterns.md, swiftui-patterns.md, architecture-patterns.md, and coredata-patterns.md. It validates code against these established standards for quality and maintainability.