Swift Essentials

Get up and running lightning fast with this practical guide to building applications with Swift



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Price$49.99
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AuthorDr Alex Blewitt
PublisherPackt Publishing
Published2014
Pages228
LanguageEnglish
FormatPaper book / ebook (PDF)
ISBN-101784396702
ISBN-139781784396701
EBook Hardcover Paperback

Swift is a new and powerful programming language that represents an essential new programming tool for iOS and OSX applications and builds upon the power of Objective-C while streamlining the developer experience.

Swift Essentials is a fast-paced, practical guide showing you the quickest way to put Swift to work in the real world. It guides you concisely through the basics of syntax and development before pushing ahead to explore Swift's higher features through practical programming projects.

By the end of the book, you will be able to use Xcode's graphical interface builder, create interactive applications, and communicate with network services.


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