Beginning iPhone Development with SwiftUI: Exploring the iOS SDK

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W. WangBeginning iPhone Development with SwiftUIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7818-5_1

1. Understanding iOS Programming

Wally Wang¹  

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San Diego, CA, USA

 

All programming involves the same task of writing commands for a computer to follow. To learn iOS programming, you need to learn three different skills:

• How to write commands in the Swift programming language

• How to use Apple’s software frameworks

• How to create user interfaces in Xcode

You need to write commands in the Swift programming language to make your app do something unique. Then you rely on Apple’s software frameworks to handle common tasks such as detecting touch gestures or accessing the camera. ...