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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

Chapter 9. Writing Code the Swift Way – Design Patterns and Techniques

Unless you are on the cutting edge of computer science, most of the software you write will be more focused on user experience and maintainability than on any particular advanced programming language. As you write more and more of this type of software, you will see a lot of patterns emerge, especially if you focus on readability and maintainability, as most of us should. However, we don't have to come up with all of these patterns on our own; people have been programming and coming up with patterns for years that transfer really well from language to language.

We call these patterns, design patterns. Design patterns is a massive topic with countless books, tutorials, and other resources. We spend our entire careers practicing, shaping, and perfecting the use of these patterns in practical ways. We give each pattern a name so that we can have smoother conversations with fellow programmers and also organize them better...