Pro Swift

Apple's new Swift programming language grows in popularity and usage because of the power and ease-of-use of the language itself. If you have a basic knowledge of Swift but want to further your expertise, Pro Swift is the book for you. Pro Swift provides an in-depth, comprehensive guide to the language, its runtime, and key API s.

This book explains the key concepts of the new Swift language in a clear, easy to understand manner, and also provides detailed coverage of its more complex features. In addition, the book includes numerous practical examples--code excerpts and complete applications--that demonstrate how to apply in code what you re learning.

The book begins with an exploration of Swift's basic features and key language elements. After reviewing the basics, it proceeds with an in-depth examination of the Swift dynamic programming features and runtime system. Next the book covers Swift and how it uses the Cocoa or Cocoa touch frameworks as well as how to leverage Cocoa's vast array of APIs.

Finally, new and advanced features of Swift are introduced. These show how they make the Swift language even more powerful and expressive. Each topic is covered thoroughly and is packed with the details you need to develop Swift code effectively. The most important features are given in-depth treatments, and each chapter contains numerous examples that demonstrate both the power and the subtlety of the new Swift.

Start reading Pro Swift and begin developing high-quality, professional apps for both the OS X and iOS platforms now! And, be productive, quickly!

What you'll learnThe Swift language fundamentals and key language elementsHow to explore and use the Swift runtime systemHow to use Swift with Cocoa and Cocoa touchHow to use Swift's advanced language featuresHow to work with Swift in Xcode and more

Who this book is for

This book is geared towards intermediate to advanced developers who already have some Swift experience and want pro-level coverage of the language, including advanced Swift features, recent additions to the language, and practical usage of its core frameworks and APIs. It's also great for those developers not familiar with Swift that have done some previous iOS and Mac programming and also understand object-oriented programming concepts. "