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Swift 4 Protocol-Oriented Programming - Third Edition

By : Jon Hoffman
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Swift 4 Protocol-Oriented Programming - Third Edition

By: Jon Hoffman

Overview of this book

Swift has become the number one language used in iOS and macOS development. The Swift standard library is developed using protocol-oriented programming techniques, generics, and first-class value semantics; therefore, every Swift developer should understand these powerful concepts and how to take advantage of them in their application design. This book will help you understand the differences between object-oriented programming and protocol-oriented programming. It will demonstrate how to work with protocol-oriented programming using real-world use cases. You will gain a solid knowledge of the various types that can be used in Swift and the differences between value and reference types. You will be taught how protocol-oriented programming techniques can be used to develop very flexible and easy-to-maintain code. By the end of the book, you will have a thorough understanding of protocol-oriented programming and how to utilize it to build powerful and practical applications.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

Summary


In this chapter, we saw how we could design vehicles for a video game in a protocol-oriented way. We saw how we could use protocol composition and protocol inheritance, which allowed us to create smaller and more specific protocols as compared to using a single superclass. We also saw how the protocol-oriented programming resolved some of the issues that we encountered with the object-oriented design.

In the next chapter, we will look at how we can implement some of the more popular design patterns with Swift.