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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

Storyboarding is one of the things I enjoy doing. It is quick and easy to set up your UI with storyboards. Being able to drag and drop what you need onto the canvas is such an efficient method of developing app storyboards. There are times when you will need to code, but being able to work on things without having to write any code is an excellent capability. My preference is to use storyboards as much as possible, but many developers prefer to work in code. If you come from another programming language, try to keep an open mind and learn storyboarding.

When you work on a project that uses storyboards, you can get a high-level overview of the project. When everything is written in code, it takes more time to get a basic idea of how the app is structured, and its overall flow. Again, some people love to code their UI, and we will do some of that in this book. My main point...