Dive into the world of developing for all of Apple platforms with Swift UI, Apple’s new framework that makes writing applications faster and easier with fewer lines of code. This book teaches the basics of Swift UI to help you write amazing native applications using XCode.
For developers already familiar with React Native, this book reviews the declarative, state-based DSL that manages the UI and updates it automatically will feel just like what they’re used to. You’ll see how Swift UI reduces the number of lines of code required to achieve the same effects by over 60% and provides a much better experience.
Like the announcement of Swift in 2014, Swift UI is expected to fundamentally change the way developing programmers approach coding i Phone and i Pad applications. This book examines how Swift UI lowers the entry barrier for developers to write amazing cross-platform applications for i OS and i Pad OS as well as Watch OS, Mac OS, and TVOS.
What You’ll Learn
- Write code in the new Swift UI syntax
- Combine views to arrange them for an application
- Add gestures and controls to an application
Who This Book Is For
Anyone who wants to learn to develop apps for the Mac, i Phone, i Pad, and Apple Watch using the Swift programming language. No previous programming experience is necessary.
Table of Content
Chapter 1: What is Swift UI.- Chapter 2: Peeking into Swift UI.- Chapter 3: Views and Controls.- Chapter 4: Data and Combine.- Chapter 5: Layout and Presentation.- Chapter 6: Drawing and Animation.- Chapter 7: Interactive Gestures.- Chapter 8: Previews.- Chapter 9: Integrating UIKit .- Chapter 10: Accessing API Data.- Chapter 11: Tips and Tricks.
About the author
Jayant Varma is the founder of OZ Apps (www.oz-apps.com), a consulting and development company providing IT solutions with specialization in mobile technology. He is an experienced developer with more than 25 years of industry experience spread across several countries. He is the author of a number of books on i OS development, including
Learn Lua for i OS Game Development, Xcode 6 Essentials, and
More i Phone Development with Objective-C. He has also been a university lecturer in Australia where he currently resides. He loves traveling and finds Europe to be his favorite destination.