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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

Digging Deeper

When I first started programming, I was in my mid-twenties. I started a lot older than most, but I will say that grasping the basics took me a bit longer than most, too. I remember when I bought my first programming book, and I read and re-read chapters over and over again until the concepts made sense to me. I found that a lot of books talked to me like I had majored in computer science. As you progress through this book, take your time and, if you need to go back, it is okay to do so. No one is going to care that it took you an extra day to understand a concept. It is more important that you fully understand that concept.

One tip I would give you is to not copy and paste the code. No matter where you find the code and no matter how long it takes, it benefits you to type it out. Doing this benefited me, as I eventually started to remember the code, and it became...