Tutorial xCode - Beginning iPhone and iPad programming
Anyone Can Create an App: Beginning iPhone and iPad programming 1st EditionTutorial xCode - Beginning iPhone and iPad programming
Tutorial xCode - Beginning iPhone and iPad programming
SummaryDo you have a fantastic idea for an iPhone app but no idea how to bring it to life? Great news! With the right tools and a little practice, anyone can create an app. This book will get you started, even if you've never written a line of computer code.
Tutorial xCode - Beginning iPhone and iPad programming
A Note from the Author
Why iOS apps?
If you tell your friends that you’re learning iOS (or Swift, or
developing for Apple phones), they may say, “Wow, I heard that was
pretty hard. Why don’t you start with something easier?” Your answer can
be, “Well, I have an idea for an app, and I have the patience and
willingness to learn. Ergo, I will.” People may encourage you to learn
something easier, like Hypertext Markup Language (HTML, used in web
pages and such). That’s all well and good, but you really wanted to
learn to create apps for Apple devices (using Swift), so you’re reading
this book. I’m here to tell you, you can start with iOS, and you can
learn to write apps; and with time, patience, and resolve, you can be an
expert someday if you want to be.
Tutorial xCode - Beginning iPhone and iPad programming
The book is broken into three parts:
Part 1 (chapters 1–8)— This is the beginning of your programming
career. You’ll learn the basics of how programming works, you’ll be
introduced to Xcode and the Swift Playground, and you’ll write a few
simple apps to get started.
Part 2 (chapters 9-16)— These chapters will teach you about some
additional skills and concepts needed to create apps, including the
while statement, the switch statement, arrays and collections,
storyboards, ViewControllers, and tables. Part 2 is more advanced than
part 1, so make sure you understand part 1 first.
Part 3 (chapters 17-27)— In these chapters, you’ll create a LioN
(Like it or Not) app. The LioN app allows the user to add items to a
list and rate whether they like those items. When I’m at the store, I
can never remember which toothpaste I like; so, I open the LioN app and
search for toothpaste, and the app shows me which toothpaste I like. The
app will serve as a complete example you can follow as you go on to
create your own apps.
Tutorial xCode - Beginning iPhone and iPad programming
