9780134610610

Through the authors' carefully constructed explanations and examples, you will develop an understanding of Swift grammar and the elements of effective Swift style. This book is written for Swift 3.0 and will also show you how to navigate Xcode 8 and get the most out of Apple's documentation.
Throughout the book, the authors share their insights into Swift to ensure that you understand the hows and whys of Swift and can put that understanding to use in different contexts.
After working through the book, you will have the knowledge and confidence to develop your own solutions to a wide range of programming challenges using Swift.

Matt Mathias is the Director of Teaching at Big Nerd Ranch and is also an iOS instructor. In a former life, he earned a PhD in sociology and taught at the college level. More recently, he works with Big Nerd Ranch’s talented authors and instructors to produce and teach the best programming texts and training possible. When he’s not working, Matt enjoys bikes, comics, and games of all kinds.
John Gallagher is a software engineer and instructor at Big Nerd Ranch. In addition to developing apps for clients, he has spent much of his career working with very small embedded systems and very large supercomputers. He greatly enjoys learning new programming languages and finding ways to use them together. Outside of work, John spends most of his free time with his wife and three daughters.

1. Getting Started 2. Types, Constants, and Variables 3. Conditionals 4. Numbers 5. Switch 6. Loops 7. Strings 8. Optionals 9. Arrays 10. Dictionaries 11. Sets 12. Functions 13. Closures 14. Enumerations 15. Structs and Classes 16. Properties 17. Initialization 18. Value vs. Reference Types 19. Protocols 20. Error Handling 21. Extensions 22. Generics 23. Protocol Extensions 24. Memory Management and ARC 25. Equatable and Comparable 26. Your First Cocoa Application 27. Your First iOS Application 28. Interoperability 29. Conclusion