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iOS 12 Programming for Beginners - Third Edition

By : Craig Clayton
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iOS 12 Programming for Beginners - Third Edition

By: Craig Clayton

Overview of this book

Want to build iOS 12 applications from scratch with the latest Swift 4.2 language and Xcode 10 by your side? Forget sifting through tutorials and blog posts; this book is a direct route to iOS development, taking you through the basics and showing you how to put principles into practice. Take advantage of this developer-friendly guide and start building applications that may just take the App Store by storm! If you’re already an experienced programmer, you can jump right in and learn the latest iOS 12 features. For beginners, this book starts by introducing you to iOS development as you learn Xcode and Swift. You'll also study advanced iOS design topics, such as gestures and animations, to give your app the edge. You’ll explore the latest Swift 4.2 and iOS 12 developments by incorporating new features, such as the latest in notifications, custom-UI notifications, maps, and the recent additions in Sirikit. The book will guide you in using TestFlight to quickly get to grips with everything you need to get your project on the App Store. By the end of this book, you'll be ready to start building your own cool iOS applications confidently.
Table of Contents (27 chapters)
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1
Getting Familiar with Xcode

Summary

In this chapter, we formatted our cells to match our design and added Auto Layout constraints. Auto Layout can be complicated; however, as with anything, the more you practice, the easier it gets. You can write Auto Layout with code, but it is not what I prefer in a storyboard. If you would like to do it in code, there are plenty of tutorials that can help you with this.

We are now finished with the storyboard and design setup, so we can focus on the code side since our UI is pretty much set up. You should have a good idea of how our app should work. If you are struggling, there is nothing wrong with that. This stuff takes time to click, and. as I have said before, if you are struggling with anything that we have done, please go back. If you keep going when you are not comfortable, learning will get harder and harder. We will be covering a lot of new topics, so adding...