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Mastering iOS 12 Programming - Third Edition

By : Donny Wals
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Mastering iOS 12 Programming - Third Edition

By: Donny Wals

Overview of this book

The iOS development environment has significantly matured, and with Apple users spending more money in the App Store, there are plenty of development opportunities for professional iOS developers. However, the journey to mastering iOS development and the new features of iOS 12 is not straightforward. This book will help you make that transition smoothly and easily. With the help of Swift 4.2, you’ll not only learn how to program for iOS 12, but also how to write efficient, readable, and maintainable Swift code that maintains industry best practices. Mastering iOS 12 Programming will help you build real-world applications and reflect the real-world development flow. You will also find a mix of thorough background information and practical examples, teaching you how to start implementing your newly gained knowledge. By the end of this book, you will have got to grips with building iOS applications that harness advanced techniques and make best use of the latest and greatest features available in iOS 12.
Table of Contents (35 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

Questions


  1. What are the downsides of running certain code on the main thread?

a) It can block the UI. b) It's against best practices. c) The main thread can only handle UI code.

  1. In which circumstances will threading not help your performance?

a) When you have a lengthy layout-related calculation. b) When you load data from the network. c) When you load many images from disk.

  1. Which GCD feature can you use to execute an action when several other actions are done executing?

a) DispatchClub. b) DispatchGroup. c) GCD_Group.

  1. Which of the following is not a benefit of operations?

a) More readable code. b) Faster code execution. c) Operations can depend on other operations.

  1. What's the maximum number of Operations you can run at the same time?

a) There is no hard limit, iOS decides on the fly. b) 4. c) 10.

  1. What is KVO?

a) A way for objects to observe properties of another object. b) A way to boost the execution speed of threads. c) A technique that is used to make operations depend on each other.

  1. How do you start...