Learn Swift 5 Programming: Build lightning-fast, real-world applications with Swift

Kushal Ashok

£103.99

Video May 2020 3hrs 25mins 1st Edition

Kushal Ashok

£103.99

Video May 2020 3hrs 25mins 1st Edition

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Key benefits

A great starting point for developers who are new to Swift and want to see how to use it to correctly structure and architect software
Covers all the important concepts and features for developing real-world iOS applications using Swift 5
Swift 5 comes with ABI Stability and some awesome language features that will help you develop apps for the future

Description

Swift is a powerful programming language that is fun as the syntax is concise yet expressive and feature-rich. This course helps you take your first steps into programming for Apple devices with Swift. You'll quickly learn Swift and the new features introduced in its latest version. You'll design user interfaces using the UIKit and unleash the power of Storyboards with AutoLayout. You'll use the CoreLocation framework to determine a device's geographic location, altitude, and orientation. This course lets you explore the most important development tools and techniques used to develop real-world iOS apps while giving you insights into how to improve performance using the latest version of Swift. Finally, you'll learn how to write UI tests for your applications to manage performance and then submit your app to the App Store. By the end of this course, you will have gotten started as a Swift programmer and will be able to build your own apps. The code bundle for this course is available at: https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Learn-Swift-5-Programming

Who is this book for?

This course is for developers and programmers keen to get up-and-running with Swift and move towards iOS development as a career. While no prior experience of Swift is required, a basic understanding would be useful.

What you will learn

Develop a fully functional sample app from scratch using Xcode
Discover the Swift 5 basics and get familiar with its coding principles and syntax
Design an app using UIKit elements and discover the power of Storyboards with AutoLayout
Make web service calls and parse JSON responses
Learn how to use the CoreLocation framework, go through Apple s documentation, and make use of other frameworks in the future
Write UI Tests for your applications to achieve good code coverage and automate some testing processes

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