This is the code repository for iOS 16 Programming for Beginners - Seventh Edition, published by Packt.
Kickstart your iOS app development journey with a hands-on guide to Swift 5.7 and Xcode 14
With almost 2 million apps on the App Store, iOS mobile apps continue to be incredibly popular. Anyone can reach millions of customers around the world by publishing their apps on the App Store, which means that competent iOS developers are in high demand.
iOS 16 Programming for Beginners is a comprehensive introduction for those who are new to iOS, covering the entire process of learning the Swift language, writing your own app, and publishing it on the App Store.
This book follows a hands-on approach. With step-by-step tutorials to real-life examples and easy-to-understand explanations of complicated topics, each chapter will help you learn and practice the Swift language to build your apps and introduce exciting new technologies to incorporate into your apps. You'll learn how to publish iOS apps and work with new iOS 16 features such as Mac Catalyst, SwiftUI, Lock Screen widgets, WeatherKit, and much more.
By the end of this iOS development book, you'll have the knowledge and skills to write and publish interesting apps, and more importantly, to use the online resources available to enhance your app development journey.
- Get to grips with the fundamentals of Xcode 14 and Swift 5.7, the building blocks of iOS development
- Understand how to prototype an app using storyboards
- Discover the Model-View-Controller design pattern and how to implement the desired functionality within an app
- Implement the latest iOS 16 features such as SwiftUI, Lock screen widgets, and WeatherKit
- Convert an existing iPad app into a Mac app with Mac Catalyst
- Design, deploy, and test your iOS applications with design patterns and best practices
If you feel this book is for you, get your copy today!
All of the code is organized into folders. For example, Chapter02.
The code will look like the following:
let theAnswerToTheUltimateQuestion = 42
let pi = 3.14159
let myName = "Ahmad Sahar"
Following is what you need for this book:
This book is for anyone who has programming experience but is new to Swift and iOS app development. Basics knowledge of programming, including loops, boolean, and so on, is necessary.
With the following software and hardware list you can run all code files present in the book (Chapter 1-27).
| Chapter | Software required | OS required |
|---|---|---|
| 1 - 27 | Xcode 14.0 or later | macOS 12.0 Monterey, macOS 13.0 Ventura, or later |
| 26-27 | Free or paid Apple Developer account | macOS 12.0 Monterey, macOS 13.0 Ventura, or later |
We also provide a PDF file that has color images of the screenshots/diagrams used in this book. Click here to download it.
Click on the following link to see the Code in Action:
Ahmad Sahar is a trainer, presenter, and consultant at Tomafuwi Productions, specializing in conducting training courses for macOS and iOS, macOS Support Essentials certification courses, and iOS Development courses. He is a member of the DevCon iOS and MyCocoaHeads online communities in Malaysia and has conducted presentations and talks for both groups. In his spare time, he likes building and programming LEGO Mindstorms robots.
Craig Clayton is a self-taught, senior iOS engineer, instructor and mentor at Ed Farm, specializing in cultivate change and promote innovation in education. He also volunteered as the organizer of the Suncoast iOS meetup group in the Tampa/St. Petersburg area for three years, preparing presentations and hands-on talks for this group and other groups in the community.
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