Swift 3 for iOS Applications

Build robust iOS applications using the test-driven approach in Swift
€121.38
RRP €142.78

All you need is a keen interest to learn Swift for deploying apps on iPhone. If you have already built iOS applications in Objective-C for older iOS iterations but are not familiar with the new iOS SDK, then this course is ideal for you.

All aspiring mobile application developers will also find this course useful.

Globe

Set up your environment and understand the fundamental concepts of Swift

Database

Learn to build simple apps

Lock

Create projects using advanced concepts

Process

Explore the concept of TDD

Duration: 4 hours

Swift, which was developed in 2010 and introduced by Apple Inc. in 2014, replaced Objective-C which was then used to code iOS applications. Swift is regarded to be safer, more concise, and readable as compared to Objective-C. Swift is now the preferred way of developing iOS applications and comes in-built with Xcode 6 onwards.

This integrated course covers the basic concepts of Swift that are essential for iOS development and takes you through building iOS applications using real-time examples. Initially, it will cover the installation of Xcode and familiarize you with the environment.You will be introduced to the basics of Swift, including types, concepts, classes, structs, and so on. With a strong hold on the fundamentals, you are ready to get started with app coding. Later, we will learn how to build an application to create and query contacts. We will also discuss the different ways of storing data on the device.

Towards the end of the course, we will go towards advanced projects wherein we will see how to retrieve the weather forecast information, and learn how to detect the user's location. Finally, we will we will discuss a few of the concepts that are related to test-driven development (TDD).

After you complete the course, you will be able to build iOS applications using Swift, and will be able to apply a few TDD related concepts in your applications.

What am I going to get from this course?

  • Prepare your environment for iOS development
  • Create and use built-in frameworks like Contacts
  • Learn different ways of storing your data locally
  • Communicate and retrieve information from a server
  • Learn the basic concepts of TDD
  • Write your first unit tests
  • Plan and Structure the TDD approach to building apps

Style and Approach

This course is a blend of text, videos, code examples, and assessments, all packaged up keeping your journey in mind. The curator of this course has combined some of the best that Packt has to offer in one complete package. It includes content from the following Packt products:

Building iOS 10 Applications with Swift by Cecil Costa
Test-Driven iOS Development with Swift 3 by Dr. Dominik Hauser

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