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Learning Swift Second Edition - Second Edition

By : Andrew J Wagner
Book Image

Learning Swift Second Edition - Second Edition

By: Andrew J Wagner

Overview of this book

Swift is Apple’s new programming language and the future of iOS and OS X app development. It is a high-performance language that feels like a modern scripting language. On the surface, Swift is easy to jump into, but it has complex underpinnings that are critical to becoming proficient at turning an idea into reality. This book is an approachable, step-by-step introduction into programming with Swift for everyone. It begins by giving you an overview of the key features through practical examples and progresses to more advanced topics that help differentiate the proficient developers from the mediocre ones. It covers important concepts such as Variables, Optionals, Closures, Generics, and Memory Management. Mixed in with those concepts, it also helps you learn the art of programming such as maintainability, useful design patterns, and resources to further your knowledge. This all culminates in writing a basic iOS app that will get you well on your way to turning your own app ideas into reality.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Learning Swift Second Edition
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Summary


This was a very dense chapter. We have covered a lot of ground. We have delved deep into defining our own custom types using structures, classes, and enumerations. Structures are great for simple types, while classes are great for types that require a hierarchy of related types. Enumerations provide a way to group related things together and express more abstract concepts through associated values.

We have also created our first project, which made use of multiple source files improving the maintainability of our code bases, especially at scale. Extensions can be used across and within those files to add additional functionality to existing types, including those not defined by us.

Finally, we developed a good understanding of what scope is and how we can control it to our advantage, especially with the help of access controls to give us an even more fine grained filter on what code can interact with other code.

Now that you have made it this far, you are well on your way to becoming...