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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

Understanding intents


Siri is a powerful, smart, and ever-learning personal assistant that aims to give natural responses to natural speech input. This means that there is often more than one way to say something to Siri. Some users like to be extremely polite when they talk to Siri, saying please and thank you whenever they ask for something. Other users like to be short and to the point; they simply tell Siri what they want and that's it.

This means that Siri has to be really smart about how it interprets language and how it converts the user's requests to actionable items. Not only does Siri take into account the language used; it's also aware of how a user is using Siri. If a user activates Siri by saying Hey, Siri!, Siri will be more vocal and verbose than when a user activates Siri by pressing and holding the home or side buttons because it's more likely if they didn't press the home or side button, that the user is not looking at their device.

To convert a user's spoken requests into...