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Mastering iOS 14 Programming - Fourth Edition

By : Mario Eguiluz Alebicto, Chris Barker, Donny Wals
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Mastering iOS 14 Programming - Fourth Edition

By: Mario Eguiluz Alebicto, Chris Barker, Donny Wals

Overview of this book

Mastering iOS 14 development isn’t a straightforward task, but this book can help you do just that. With the help of Swift 5.3, you’ll not only learn how to program for iOS 14 but also be able to write efficient, readable, and maintainable Swift code that reflects industry best practices. This updated fourth edition of the iOS 14 book will help you to build apps and get to grips with real-world app development flow. You’ll find detailed background information and practical examples that will help you get hands-on with using iOS 14's new features. The book also contains examples that highlight the language changes in Swift 5.3. As you advance through the chapters, you'll see how to apply Dark Mode to your app, understand lists and tables, and use animations effectively. You’ll then create your code using generics, protocols, and extensions and focus on using Core Data, before progressing to perform network calls and update your storage and UI with the help of sample projects. Toward the end, you'll make your apps smarter using machine learning, streamline the flow of your code with the Combine framework, and amaze users by using Vision framework and ARKit 4.0 features. By the end of this iOS development book, you’ll be able to build apps that harness advanced techniques and make the best use of iOS 14’s features.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)

Summary

This final chapter covered preparing to release your app. You learned how to archive and export your app. You saw how to upload it to App Store Connect and how to distribute your app as a beta release. To wrap everything up, you saw how to submit your app for review by Apple to release it to the App Store. Releasing an app is exciting; you don't know how well your app will perform or whether people will enjoy using it. A good beta test will help a lot, you'll be able to spot bugs and usability issues, but there's nothing like having your app in the hands of actual users.

Most developers invest a lot of time and effort into building their apps, and you are one of them. You picked up this book and went from an iOS enthusiast to an iOS master who knows exactly how to build great apps that make use of iOS' newest and greatest features. When you're ready to launch your own app on the App Store, you'll learn how exciting and nerve-racking it can be...