Learning Swift Programming

Get started fast with Swift™ programming for iOS and OS X

Learning Swift Programmingis a fast-paced, hands-on introduction to writing production-quality iOS and OS X apps with Apple’s new programming language. Written for developers with experience in any modern language, this book explains Swift simply and clearly, using relevant examples that solve realistic problems.

Author Jacob Schatz’s popular YouTube video tutorials have already helped thousands of Apple developers get started with Swift. Now, he helps you take full advantage of Swift’s advanced design, remarkable performance, and streamlined development techniques.

Step-by-step, you’ll move from basic syntax through advanced features such as closures and generics–discovering helpful tips and tricks along the way. After you’ve mastered Swift’s building blocks and learned about its key innovations, a full section of case studies walks you through building complete apps from scratch.

LEARN HOW TO
Compare Swift with Objective-C, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, and CCollect data with arrays and dictionaries, and store it with variables and constantsGroup commonly-used code into functions for easy reuseStructure your code with enums, structs, and classesUse generics to get more done with less codeWrite closures to share small blocks of functionalityUse optionals to write more robust, crash-resistant, and cleaner codeIntegrate existing Objective-C code into new Swift appsProgram on the bit and byte level with advanced operatorsImplement efficient design patterns with protocols and delegatesCreate animated 2D games with SpriteKit, and 3D games with SceneKit