Move into iOS development by getting a firm grasp of its fundamentals, including the Xcode 9 IDE, Cocoa Touch, and the latest version of Apple s acclaimed programming language, Swift 4. With this thoroughly updated guide, you ll learn the Swift language, understand Apple s Xcode development tools, and discover the Cocoa framework.
- Explore Swift s object-oriented concepts
- Become familiar with built-in Swift types
- Dive deep into Swift objects, protocols, and generics
- Tour the lifecycle of an Xcode project
- Learn how nibs are loaded
- Understand Cocoa s event-driven design
- Communicate with C and Objective-C
In this edition, catch up on the latest iOS programming features.
- Multiline strings and improved dictionaries
- Object serialization
- Key paths and key value observing
- Expanded git integration
- Code refactoring
- And more!
Once you master the fundamentals, you ll be ready to tackle the details of iOS app development with author Matt Neuburg s companion guide, Programming iOS 11.