Learn Swift by Building Applications: Explore Swift programming through iOS app development
by Emil Atanasov
Packt Publishing English 2018-05-25 366 pages
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Title: Learn Swift by Building Applications: Explore Swift programming through iOS app development
Author: Emil Atanasov
Length: 366 pages
Edition: 1
Language: English
Publisher: Packt Publishing
Publication Date: 2018-05-25
ISBN-10: 178646392X
ISBN-13: 9781786463920
Sales Rank: #1123253 (See Top 100 Books)
Categories
Computers & Technology
Mobile Phones, Tablets & E-Readers
Operating Systems
Programming
Programming Languages
Description
Start building your very own mobile apps with this comprehensive introduction to Swift and object-oriented programming
Key Features
A complete beginner's guide to Swift programming language
Understand core Swift programming concepts and techniques for creating popular iOS apps
Start your journey toward building mobile app development with this practical guide
Book Description
Swift Language is now more powerful than ever; it has introduced new ways to solve old problems and has gone on to become one of the fastest growing popular languages. It is now a de-facto choice for iOS developers and it powers most of the newly released and popular apps. This practical guide will help you to begin your journey with Swift programming through learning how to build iOS apps.
You will learn all about basic variables, if clauses, functions, loops, and other core concepts; then structures, classes, and inheritance will be discussed. Next, you'll dive into developing a weather app that consumes data from the internet and presents information to the user. The final project is more complex, involving creating an Instagram like app that integrates different external libraries. The app also uses CocoaPods as its package dependency manager, to give you a cutting-edge tool to add to your skillset. By the end of the book, you will have learned how to model real-world apps in Swift.
What you will learn
Become a pro at iOS development by creating simple-to-complex iOS mobile applications
Master Playgrounds, a unique and intuitive approach to teaching Xcode
Tackle the basics, including variables, if clauses, functions, loops and structures, classes, and inheritance
Model real-world objects in Swift and have an in-depth understanding of the data structures used, along with OOP concepts and protocols
Use CocoaPods, an open source Swift package manager to ease your everyday developer requirements
Develop a wide range of apps, from a simple weather app to an Instagram-like social app
Get ahead in the industry by learning how to use third-party libraries efficiently in your apps
Who This Book Is For
This book is for beginners who are new to Swift or may have some preliminary knowledge of Objective-C. If you are interested in learning and mastering Swift in Apple's ecosystem, namely mobile development, then this book is for you.
Table of Contents
Swift Basics – Variables and Functions
Getting Familiar with Xcode and Playgrounds
Creating a Minimal Mobile App
Structures, Classes, and Inheritance
Adding Interactivity to Your First App
How to Use Data Structures, OOP, and Protocols
Developing a Simple Weather App
Introducing CocoaPods and Project Dependencies
Improving a Version of a Weather App
Building an Instagram-Like App
Instagram-Like App Continued
Contributing to an Open Source Project
