December 2017
Beginner
568 pages
19h 49m
English
Overview
iOS Development with Swift is a hands-on guide to creating apps for iPhone and iPad using the Swift language. Inside, you'll be guided through every step of the process for building an app, from first idea to App Store. This book fully covers Swift 4, Xcode 9, and iOS 11.
This book is perfect alongside Craig's iOS Development with Swift in Motion video course, each offering unique exercises, examples, and more to get you learning!
About the Technology
One billion iPhone users are waiting for the next amazing app. It's time for you to build it! Apple's Swift language makes iOS development easier than ever, offering modern language features, seamless integration with all iOS libraries, and the top-notch Xcode development environment. And with this book, you'll get started fast.
About the Book
iOS Development with Swift is a hands-on guide to creating iOS apps. It takes you through the experience of building an app--from idea to App Store. After setting up your dev environment, you'll learn the basics by experimenting in Swift playgrounds. Then you'll build a simple app layout, adding features like animations and UI widgets. Along the way, you'll retrieve, format, and display data; interact with the camera and other device features; and touch on cloud and networking basics.
What's Inside
- Create adaptive layouts
- Store and manage data
- Learn to write and debug Swift code
- Publish to the App Store
- Covers Swift 4, Xcode 9, and iOS 11
About the Reader
Written for intermediate web or mobile developers. No prior experience with Swift assumed.
About the Author
Craig Grummitt is a successful developer, instructor, and mentor. His iOS apps have had over 100,000 downloads combined!
Quotes
A practical approach, with lots of real-world examples.
- Andrea Prearo, Capital One
More than just a guide to learning Swift, this book demonstrates concepts useful for any language.
- Becky Huett, Big Shovel Labs
A self-contained step-by-step tutorial with plenty of examples.
- Ghita Kouadri, University College London
Provides comprehensive knowledge of Swift 4 combined with clear explanations of iOS key concepts and APIs.
- Zarko Jovicic, Quandoo Berlin
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