Use C, C++ and Objective C Libraries in a Swift Project

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" summary

Shows step-by-step how to import C, C++ and Objective‑C into Swift by linking frameworks and static libs (e.g. add LibbasicCPP.a and LibpureC.a), creating an Obj‑C shim (rename .m to .mm), and exposing C headers via module.modulemap. Covers pointer handling (use String(cString:) and explicitly free C‑allocated memory), function pointers as @convention(c) closures that must be non‑capturing (store in globals), and wrapping C++ objects with new/delete. Provides working example projects and open‑source code — it works.

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" chapters (11)

1. 0:00Introduction and motivation
2. 2:00Spotify's tech stack history
3. 5:08Interoperability overview
4. 6:45Integrating Objective-C
5. 8:03Wrapping C++ with Objective-C
6. 10:00Integrating C via modules
7. 12:21Building friendly wrappers
8. 15:32Memory management and closures
9. 18:56Complex closure bridging
10. 20:30Advanced C++ integration
11. 22:25Conclusion and recap

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