Learning Swift. Click here to enter text. - Second Edition

Learning Swift. Click here to enter text. - Second Edition - Opis

Swift is Apple’s new programming language and the future of iOS and OS X app development. It is a high-performance language that feels like a modern scripting language. On the surface, Swift is easy to jump into, but it has complex underpinnings that are critical to becoming proficient at turning an idea into reality.This book is an approachable, step-by-step introduction into programming with Swift for everyone. It begins by giving you an overview of the key features through practical examples and progresses to more advanced topics that help differentiate the proficient developers from the mediocre ones. It covers important concepts such as Variables, Optionals, Closures, Generics, and Memory Management. Mixed in with those concepts, it also helps you learn the art of programming such as maintainability, useful design patterns, and resources to further your knowledge. This all culminates in writing a basic iOS app that will get you well on your way to turning your own app ideas into reality. Spis treści: 1. Introduction to swift2. Building Blocks: Variables, Collections, and Flow Control 3. ONE PIECE AT A TIME – TYPES, SCOPES, AND PROJECTS4. TO BE OR NOT TO BE – OPTIONALS5. A Modern Paradigm: Closures and Functional Programming6. Make Swift Work For You: Generics 7. Everything is Connected: Memory Management 8. Paths Less Traveled: Error handling 9. Writing Code the Swift Way: Design Patterns 10. Harnessing the Past: Understanding and Translating Objective-C 11. A Whole New World: Developing an App 12. What’s Next?: Resources, Advice, and Next Steps O autorze: Contacted (...) więcej on 5 Aug 16Andrew J Wagner is a software developer who concentrates on iOS development and backend web services. He has a degree in computer engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York. Currently, he works for a development shop based in Denver, CO named Chronos Interactive. He has experience working with and for large-scale companies and small-scale companies as well as running his own contracting and app companies. He is passionate about using computers as a creative outlet and writing software that is beautiful in implementation, functionality, and experience.When he isn’t working or spending time with friends and family, he writes for his blog at https://drewag.me.I would like to thank my friends and family for being there for me as support for both my troubles and triumphs. Without their encouragement, I would not have finished this book or achieved any of the other things in my life that make me proud. An especially big thanks to my parents, Fern and Joe, for continually providing me the the tools I need to do the things I love. mniej