Mastering Swift 4, 4th Edition

Mastering Swift 4 – Fourth Edition: An in-depth and comprehensive guide on modern programming techniques with Swift

Dive into the latest release of the Swift programming language with this advanced development book for building highly performant applications.

About This Book

• Harness the latest and most advanced features of Swift 4 to develop quality iOS and macOS applications
• Comprehensive coverage of all the advanced features of Swift and guidance on advanced design techniques
• Dive deep into protocol extensions, learn new error handling model, and use featured Swift design patterns to write more efficient code
• Get to grips with advanced design techniques to write smarter, cleaner Swift code

Who This Book Is For

This book is for developers who want to delve into the newest version of Swift. If you are a developer who learns best by looking at and working with code, then this book is for you. A basic understanding of Apple’s tools is beneficial but not mandatory.

What You Will Learn

• Delve into the core components of Swift 4.0, including operators, collections, control flows, and functions
• Create and use classes, structures, and enumerations
• Understand protocol-oriented design and see how it can help you write better code
• Develop a practical understanding of subscripts and extensions
• Add concurrency to your applications using Grand Central Dispatch and Operation Queues
• Implement generics and closures to write very flexible and reusable code
• Make use of Swift’s error handling and availability features to write safer code

In Detail

Swift is the definitive language for Apple development today. It’s a vital part of any iOS and macOS

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Taking the First Steps with Swift
Chapter 2. Learning about Variables, Constants, Strings, and Operators
Chapter 3. Using Swift Collections and the Tuple Type
Chapter 4. Control Flow and Functions
Chapter 5. Classes and Structures
Chapter 6. Using Protocols and Protocol Extensions
Chapter 7. Protocol-Oriented Design
Chapter 8. Writing Safer Code with Availability and Error Handling
Chapter 9. Custom Subscripting
Chapter 10. Using Optional Types
Chapter 11. Working with Generics
Chapter 12. Working with Closures
Chapter 13. Using Mix and Match
Chapter 14. Concurrency and Parallelism in Swift
Chapter 15. Swift Formatting and Style Guide
Chapter 16. Swift Core Libraries
Chapter 17. Adopting Design Patterns in Swift