iOS 12 – Swift 4 Book

Beginner’s Guide to iOS 12 App Development Using Swift 4

This book covers iOS 12 app design fundamentals using the latest Swift 4.2 programming language, Xcode 10 and iOS 12 SDK.

The author assumes you have no experience in app development. The book starts with the installation of the required programming environment and setting up the simulators. Then, the simplest “Hello World” app is developed step by step. In the next chapter, basics of the Swift 4.2 programming language are given with practical examples. Screenshots and code snippets are clearly given in the book to guide the reader. After the Swift lecture, 7 real world apps are developed again by step by step instructions. Each code line is explained. As the reader follows the development of the example apps, he/she will learn designing user interfaces, connecting interface objects to code, developing efficient Swift code and testing the app in simulators and real devices.

Sample apps developed in this book are as follows:

1. Disco lights app: Learn the basics of app development and use buttons in your code.
2. Body mass index (BMI) calculator app: Using input boxes, performing calculations and displaying the results on the screen.
3. Simple die roller app: Using random number generator functions, including image sets in your project, displaying images on the screen and changing the displayed image using Swift code.
4. Exercise calorie calculator app: Using global variables, creating tabbed apps and utilizing segmented controls.
5. Show my location app: Adding a map object to your app, setting required permissions, accessing GPS device and showing real time location on the map.
6. SOS sender app: Adding SMS functionality, setting required permissions and sending real time location using SMS.
7. Bounce the ball game: Basics of SpriteKit that is used to develop 2D iOS games, adding objects to the game, sensing screen touches, moving game objects according to touches, combining all these and more to develop a complete ball bouncing game.

This book includes 214 figures and 101 code snippets that are used to explain app development concepts clearly. Full resolution colour figures and complete project files can be viewed and downloaded from below.

High resolution colour figures of the iOS 12 – Swift 4 programming book can be downloaded by clicking here (alternative link on Google Drive). You can use the native archive utility in Mac OS to open the compressed file. You will need to use the password given on page 216 of the book to open this archive file.

Please click here (alternative link on Google Drive) to download complete project files of the iOS 12 – Swift 4 app development book. You can use the native archive utility in Mac OS to open the compressed file. You will need to use the password given on page 216 of the book to open this archive file.

Please click here (alternative link on Google drive) to download the royalty-free dice images for use in Chapter 7 of the iOS 12 – Swift 4 programming book.

You can download the images used in the game development chapter of the iOS 12 – Swift 4 programming book by clicking here (alternative link on Google Drive). You can use the native archive utility in Mac OS to open the compressed file. You will need to use the password given on page 216 of the book to open this archive file.

The clips of the gameplay regarding the game developed in the iOS 12 – Swift 4 programming book can be downloaded by clicking here (alternative link on Google Drive).

You can use the native archive utility in Mac OS to open the compressed file. You will need to use the password given on page 216 of the book to open this archive file.

Amazon links of this book is as follows:

Beginner’s Guide to iOS 12 App Development Using Swift 4