Transitioning to Swift
Developing apps for Apple’s broadening platform of devices is an exciting topic these days. Apple created the Swift programming language to build state-of-the-art apps using the latest Apple technologies.

In this 200-page book, author Scott Gardner articulates the similarities and differences between traditional Objective-C based programming and Swift, revealing what you need to know from syntax changes to emerging best practices and paradigm shifts, to write powerful, expressive, and flexible code in Swift.

Written at a brisk pace and in a methodical style, you'll learn how to apply your Objective-C skills to successfully transition to programming in Swift.

In this book, you'll learn:

• What is Swift and how does it compare to Objective-C

• How to become proficient in Swift by leveraging your existing Objective-C skills

• How to take advantage of new capabilities in Swift

• What are the emerging best practices in Swift programming

Transitioning to Swift reaches out to all developers who are interested in creating state-of-the-art apps for Apple’s broadening platform of devices for both consumers and enterprise. Apple's introduction of the new Swift programming language raises many questions. This book addresses those questions directly, and prepares developers for building the next generation of apps in Swift to surprise and delight users the world over.

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Transitioning to Swift
Developing apps for Apple’s broadening platform of devices is an exciting topic these days. Apple created the Swift programming language to build state-of-the-art apps using the latest Apple technologies.

In this 200-page book, author Scott Gardner articulates the similarities and differences between traditional Objective-C based programming and Swift, revealing what you need to know from syntax changes to emerging best practices and paradigm shifts, to write powerful, expressive, and flexible code in Swift.

Written at a brisk pace and in a methodical style, you'll learn how to apply your Objective-C skills to successfully transition to programming in Swift.

In this book, you'll learn:

• What is Swift and how does it compare to Objective-C

• How to become proficient in Swift by leveraging your existing Objective-C skills

• How to take advantage of new capabilities in Swift

• What are the emerging best practices in Swift programming

Transitioning to Swift reaches out to all developers who are interested in creating state-of-the-art apps for Apple’s broadening platform of devices for both consumers and enterprise. Apple's introduction of the new Swift programming language raises many questions. This book addresses those questions directly, and prepares developers for building the next generation of apps in Swift to surprise and delight users the world over.

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Transitioning to Swift

Transitioning to Swift

by Scott Gardner
Transitioning to Swift

Transitioning to Swift

by Scott Gardner

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Overview

Developing apps for Apple’s broadening platform of devices is an exciting topic these days. Apple created the Swift programming language to build state-of-the-art apps using the latest Apple technologies.

In this 200-page book, author Scott Gardner articulates the similarities and differences between traditional Objective-C based programming and Swift, revealing what you need to know from syntax changes to emerging best practices and paradigm shifts, to write powerful, expressive, and flexible code in Swift.

Written at a brisk pace and in a methodical style, you'll learn how to apply your Objective-C skills to successfully transition to programming in Swift.

In this book, you'll learn:

• What is Swift and how does it compare to Objective-C

• How to become proficient in Swift by leveraging your existing Objective-C skills

• How to take advantage of new capabilities in Swift

• What are the emerging best practices in Swift programming

Transitioning to Swift reaches out to all developers who are interested in creating state-of-the-art apps for Apple’s broadening platform of devices for both consumers and enterprise. Apple's introduction of the new Swift programming language raises many questions. This book addresses those questions directly, and prepares developers for building the next generation of apps in Swift to surprise and delight users the world over.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781484204078
Publisher: Apress
Publication date: 12/15/2014
Edition description: 1st ed.
Pages: 240
Product dimensions: 7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

Scott Gardner is an enterprise iOS architect, developer, and consultant. He is passionate about creating great user experiences and writing beautiful, maintainable code that upholds best practices in software design and engineering. Scott is also a veteran of the United States Marine Corp. He resides in the Midwest with his wife and daughter.

Table of Contents

1. Getting Started

2. Declaring Variables and Constants

3. Working with Strings and Collections

4. Performing Operations

5. Controlling Program Flow

6. Creating Functions

7. Constructing Classes, Structures, and Enumerations

8. Defining and Adopting Prools

9. Subclassing and Extending

10. Controlling Access

11. Programming in Generics

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