iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide, 5th Edition

iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide leads you through the essential concepts, tools, and techniques for developing iOS applications. After completing this book, you will have the know-how and the confidence you need to tackle iOS projects of your own. Based on Big Nerd Ranch’s popular iOS Bootcamp course and its well-tested materials and methodology, this bestselling guide teaches iOS concepts and coding in tandem. The result is instruction that is relevant and useful.

Throughout the book, the authors explain what’s important and share their insights into the larger context of the iOS platform. You get a real understanding of how iOS development works, the many features that are available, and when and where to apply what you’ve learned.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. A Simple iOS Application
Chapter 2. The Swift Language
Chapter 3. Views and the View Hierarchy
Chapter 4. Text Input and Delegation
Chapter 5. View Controllers
Chapter 6. Programmatic Views
Chapter 7. Localization
Chapter 8. Controlling Animations
Chapter 9. UITableView and UITableViewController
Chapter 10. Editing UITableView
Chapter 11. Subclassing UITableViewCell
Chapter 12. Stack Views
Chapter 13. UINavigationController
Chapter 14. Camera
Chapter 15. Saving, Loading, and Application States
Chapter 16. Size Classes
Chapter 17. Touch Events and UIResponder
Chapter 18. UIGestureRecognizer and UIMenuController
Chapter 19. Web Services
Chapter 20. Collection Views
Chapter 21. Core Data
Chapter 22. Core Data Relationships
Chapter 23. Afterword