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Learning Swift Second Edition - Second Edition

By : Andrew J Wagner
Book Image

Learning Swift Second Edition - Second Edition

By: Andrew J Wagner

Overview of this book

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.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Learning Swift Second Edition
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Podcasts


If you are not familiar with podcasts, they are an incredibly valuable way of keeping up with virtually any topic in a relatively passive manner. They are essentially on-demand radio shows that you can subscribe to. You can listen to them whenever you want like when driving, doing housework, or working out. That is why they are particularly valuable: they can turn relatively dull situations into fantastic learning opportunities.

Apple has a podcast app built right into iOS that you can use or there are also numerous other podcast apps on the app store that I recommend you check out. Most of these apps include discovery mechanisms that make it easier to find new podcasts and many podcasts will also talk about other podcasts they recommend.

It is hard to recommend specific podcasts because most development podcasts do not last particularly long. It takes a lot of time and energy to produce a podcast, so many people do it for a while and take long breaks or decide to stop after a while...