This course covers concurrency and parallelism in iOS to optimize programming performance on mobile devices built with multiple cores. You will learn the foundation of Grand Central Dispatch, Operations and other tools to build applications that run multiple tasks simultaneously, optimizing resources.
By the end of this course, you will be able to ...
- Define and distinguish concurrency from parallelism
- Work with GCD Dispatch Queues and Operation Queues
- Identify the most common pitfalls and challenges that come with concurrency.
- Understand and apply Semaphores to solve synchronization problems.
- Practice common iOS interview projects & questions
Course Dates: Tuesday, August 27 – Thursday, October 10, 2019 (7 weeks)
Class Times: Tuesday and Thursday at 1:30–3:20pm (14 class sessions)
| Class | Date | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue, Aug 27 | Introduction to Concurrency & Parallelism |
| 2 | Thu, Aug 29 | Grand Central Dispatch (Pt 1) |
| 3 | Tue, Sept 3 | Grand Central Dispatch (Pt 2) |
| 4 | Thu, Sept 5 | Grand Central Dispatch (Pt 3) |
| 5 | Tue, Sept 10 | Semaphores |
| 6 | Thu, Sept 12 | Operations (Pt 1) |
| 7 | Tue, Sept 17 | Operations (Pt 2) |
| 8 | Thu, Sept 19 | Operations (Pt 3) |
| 9 | Tue, Sept 24 | Pitfalls & Challenges |
| 10 | Thu, Sept 26 | Libraries and tools: PromiseKit |
| 11 | Tue, Oct 1 | Lab day |
| 12 | Thu, Oct 3 | Course Review & Workshop |
| 13 | Tue, Oct 8 | Final Exam |
| 14 | Thu, Oct 10 | Presentations & Exam Review |
To pass this course you must meet the following requirements:
- Complete all required assignments
- Pass all projects according to the associated project rubric
- Pass the final summative assessment according to the rubric as specified in this class
- This will be further explained in the study guide
- Actively participate in class and abide by the attendance policy
- Make up all classwork from all absences