Database Reference
In-Depth Information
It's a neat effect to show users that you haven't lost their data and are indeed
populating as it appears in your data store.
Where to go from here?
Core Data's iCloud functionality has come a long way since its initial introduction
and first year in the hands of developers. These days, iCloud and Core Data are far
easier to use and set up, as well as less prone to unrecoverable errors.
There are many intricacies with cloud syncing, most of which will be specific to your
own app. How do you want to handle merging, or migrating existing stores? Check
out Apple's
iCloud Programming Guide for Core Data
and especially their “Best
Practices” page for more information:
https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/DataManagement/Concept
ual/UsingCoreDataWithiCloudPG/BestPractices/BestPractices.html
iCloud was intended to remove your desktop or laptop computer as the holder of
your merged data, replacing these with “the cloud.” In this, it has generally
succeeded. Cloud syncing is rapidly becoming a necessary feature in most apps,
and for Core Data-based apps, it's never been easier to integrate data syncing
using iCloud.
