For years, I used Extensible Markup Language (XML) as the format of choice to exchange data between systems. Its simplicity, readability, and ease of use made it an easy choice. The only real drawback with XML, in my opinion, is the large size of XML documents. Mobile devices, such as iOS devices, rely on exchanging data over mobile networks when they are not connected to a Wi-Fi network. These mobile networks are generally slower than a standard Wi-Fi or cabled networks. Most mobile devices also have data plans that limit the amount of data a user can use in a given month. That was when I really started looking at using JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) to exchange data between systems. Now, I almost exclusively use JSON to exchange data, especially with mobile devices. Even though, for mobile development, JSON seems to be becoming the format of choice, XML is still very widely used because it is generally easier to read and use than JSON. As a...
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<p><span id="description" class="sugar_field">At their Worldwide Developer’s conference (WWDC) in 2015, Apple announced Swift 2, a major update to the innovative programming language they first unveiled to the world the year before. Swift 2 features exciting enhancements to the original iteration of Swift, acting, as Apple put it themselves as “a successor to the C and Objective-C languages.” – This book demonstrates how to get the most from these new features, and gives you the skills and knowledge you need to develop dynamic iOS and OS X applications.<br /> </span></p>
<p><span id="description" class="sugar_field">Learn how to harness the newest features of Swift 2 todevelop advanced applications on a wide range of platforms with this cutting-edge development guide. Exploring and demonstrating how to tackle advanced topics such as Objective-C interoperability, ARC, closures, and concurrency, you’ll develop your Swift expertise and become even more fluent in this vital and innovative language. With examples that demonstrate how to put the concepts into practice, and design patterns and best practices, you’ll be writing better iOS and OSX applications in with a new level of sophistication and control.</span></p>
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Mastering Swift 2
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
Mastering Swift 2
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Free Chapter
Taking the First Steps with Swift
Learning about Variables, Constants, Strings, and Operators
Using Collections and Cocoa Data Types
Control Flow and Functions
Classes and Structures
Using Protocols and Protocol Extensions
Writing Safer Code with Availability and Error Handling
Working with XML and JSON Data
Custom Subscripting
Using Optional Types
Working with Generics
Working with Closures
Using Mix and Match
Concurrency and Parallelism in Swift
Swift Formatting and Style Guide
Network Development with Swift
Adopting Design Patterns in Swift
Index
Customer Reviews