Mastering Swift
Mastering Swift
Published on 7. October 2025
358 pages
978-1-78439-327-4 (ISBN)
Description
Key Features
Book DescriptionIf you are a developer that learns best by looking at, and working with, code, then this book is for you. A basic understanding of Apple's tools is beneficial but not mandatory.What you will learn
Prototype and test code in a Playground
Understand the basics of Swift, including operators, collections, control flows, and functions
Create and use Classes, Structures, and Enums, including objectoriented topics such as inheritance, protocols, and Extensions
Dwell into Subscripts, Optionals, and closures with realworld scenarios
Employ Grand Central Dispatch to add concurrency to your applications
Study the ObjectiveC interoperability with mix and match
Access network resources using Swift
Implement various standard design patterns in the Swift language
Who this book is for
Book DescriptionIf you are a developer that learns best by looking at, and working with, code, then this book is for you. A basic understanding of Apple's tools is beneficial but not mandatory.What you will learn
Prototype and test code in a Playground
Understand the basics of Swift, including operators, collections, control flows, and functions
Create and use Classes, Structures, and Enums, including objectoriented topics such as inheritance, protocols, and Extensions
Dwell into Subscripts, Optionals, and closures with realworld scenarios
Employ Grand Central Dispatch to add concurrency to your applications
Study the ObjectiveC interoperability with mix and match
Access network resources using Swift
Implement various standard design patterns in the Swift language
Who this book is for
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
File size
4,25 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78439-327-4 (9781784393274)
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Hoffman Jon :
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.
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.
Content
Table of Contents
Taking First steps with Swift
Learning Variables, Constants, Strings and Operators
Using Collections and Cocoa Data Types
Learning Control Flow, Function, Classes and Access Controls
Advanced Classes and ARC
Working with XML and JSON data
Using subscripts
Optional chaining
All about Generics
Using Closures
Using Mix and Match
Learning Concurrency
Swift formatting and Style Guide
Networking with Swift
Adopting Design Patterns with Swift
Taking First steps with Swift
Learning Variables, Constants, Strings and Operators
Using Collections and Cocoa Data Types
Learning Control Flow, Function, Classes and Access Controls
Advanced Classes and ARC
Working with XML and JSON data
Using subscripts
Optional chaining
All about Generics
Using Closures
Using Mix and Match
Learning Concurrency
Swift formatting and Style Guide
Networking with Swift
Adopting Design Patterns with Swift
