Definition:
A CocoaPods is a dependency manager that simplifies the process of integrating libraries into iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS apps.
Related Terms:
- Swift Package Manager (SPM): a package manager developed by Apple for Swift applications.
- Carthage: a dependency manager for Objective-C and other languages used in iOS app development.
- CocoaPods repository: the official repository that hosts pre-built CocoaPods libraries and frameworks.
- Podfile: a text file that specifies the dependencies required by an Xcode project using CocoaPods.