Explore effective Core Data implementation with Swift in this 26-minute conference talk from try! Swift NYC 2018. Dive into techniques for integrating Core Data with Swift code, including saving enums and structs, leveraging Codable, and creating Swift-friendly model classes. Learn about Core Data's history, potential conflicts, and best practices for modeling data, properties, and relationships. Discover how to handle optionals, entity declarations, and property representations without relying on Xcode's code generator. Gain insights from veteran iOS and Mac developer Tom Harrington on optimizing Core Data usage in Swift applications.