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Swift Protocol-Oriented Programming - Fourth Edition

By : Jon Hoffman
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Swift Protocol-Oriented Programming - Fourth Edition

By: Jon Hoffman

Overview of this book

Protocol-oriented programming is an incredibly powerful concept at the heart of Swift's design. Swift's standard library was developed using POP techniques, generics, and first-class value semantics; therefore, it is important for every Swift developer to understand these core concepts and take advantage of them. The fourth edition of this book is improved and updated to the latest version of the Swift programming language. This book will help you understand what protocol-oriented programming is all about and how it is different from other programming paradigms such as object-oriented programming. This book covers topics such as generics, Copy-On-Write, extensions, and of course protocols. It also demonstrates how to use protocol-oriented programming techniques via real-world use cases. By the end of this book, you will know how to use protocol-oriented programming techniques to build powerful and practical applications.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)

Case Studies

Ever since I bought my first computer, a Commodore Vic-20, I have been continuously learning new computer languages. I cannot count the number of computer languages that I have learned over the years. Even when I was working as a network engineer and security specialist, I learned languages such as Perl, Python, and shell scripting to automate administrative tasks. Learning all those languages has taught me that the best way to learn a new programming language or programming paradigm is to come up with several small projects and figure out how to implement them in the language or programming paradigm that you are trying to learn. With that in mind, for this chapter, we will look at two small projects and see how we can implement them using Swift and the protocol-oriented programming paradigm. I recommend that you read the requirements for the project and then try...