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Swift 4 Protocol-Oriented Programming

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Product type Paperback

Published in Oct 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788470032

Length 210 pages

Edition 3rd Edition

Languages

Swift

Tools

iOS

Concepts

Protocol Oriented Programming

Author (1):

Jon Hoffman

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Table of Contents (9) Chapters

Preface

1. Starting with the Protocol FREE CHAPTER

2. Our Type Choices

3. Extensions

4. Generics

5. Object-Oriented Programming

6. Protocol-Oriented Programming

7. Adopting Design Patterns in Swift

8. Case Studies

The winner is...

As we were reading through this chapter, and seeing the advantages that protocol-oriented programming has over object-oriented programming, we may think that protocol-oriented programming is clearly superior to object-oriented programming. That assumption may not be totally accurate.

Object-oriented programming has been around since the 1970s, and is a battle-tested programming paradigm. Protocol-oriented programming is the new kid on the block, and was designed to correct some of the issues with object-oriented programming. I have personally used the protocol-oriented programming paradigm in a couple of projects and I am very excited about its possibilities.

Object-oriented programming and protocol-oriented programming have similar philosophies, such as creating custom types that can model real-world or virtual objects. They both use polymorphism to use a single interface to interact with multiple types. The difference is in how we design the application.

In my opinion, the...

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Authors (1)

Jon Hoffman

Jon Hoffman

Jon Hoffman has over 25 years of experience in the field of information technology. Over these years, Jon has worked in the areas of system administration, network administration, network security, application development, and architecture. Currently, Jon works as a senior software engineer for Syn-Tech Systems. Jon has developed extensively for the iOS platform since 2008. This includes several apps that he has published in the App Store, apps that he has written for third parties, and numerous enterprise applications. He has also developed mobile applications for the Android and Windows platforms. What really drives Jon the challenges that the field of information technology provides and there is nothing more exhilarating to him than overcoming a challenge. Some of Jon's other interests are spending time with his family, robotic projects, and 3D printing. Jon also really enjoys Tae Kwon Do, where he and his oldest daughter Kailey earned their black belts together early in 2014, Kim (his wife) earned her black belt in December 2014, and his youngest daughter Kara is currently working towards her black belt.

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