{"product_id":"9781484203767","title":"Learn Swift on the Mac: For OS X and iOS","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere's a new language in town. Swift is Apple's new, native, fast, and easy to learn programming language for iOS and OS X app development. It's their \"Objective-C without the C\". If you are an iOS developer or planning to become one, learning Swift is your #1 priority, and \u003cem\u003eLearn Swift on the Mac\u003c\/em\u003e tells you everything you need to get up to speed, well, swiftly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll start with the Swift Playground and an introduction to object-oriented programming so you can immediately see Swift in action. You then learn about all of the key language features like functions and closures, classes, methods, extensions, and how Swift works just as well as Objective-C when it comes to easy memory management with ARC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally you'll learn how to use Swift alongside Objective-C as well as with Core Data, and you'll learn how to put all of the pieces together with a health app using Apple's new HealthKit framework.\u003c\/p\u003e What you’ll learn\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObject-oriented basics with Swift and the Swift Playground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to use key language features like functions and classes in Swift\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to mix and match Swift and Objective-C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to use RESTful services with Swift\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to create a complete app with Swift and HealthKit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWho this book is for      \u003cp\u003e     Beginning to intermediate iOS and OS X developers who need to learn Swift or migrate to Swift from Objective-C.      \u003c\/p\u003e     Table of Contents\u003cp\u003e1. Hello Swift\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. The Swift Playground in Xcode 6\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Accessing Swift’s Compiler and Interpreter: REPL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Constants, Variables, and Data Types\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Operators\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Flow Control\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Functions and Closures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. Classes and Structures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. Methods\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. Access Control\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12. Inheritance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13. Extensions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14. Memory Management and ARC\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15. Protocols\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16. Generics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17. Expressions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18. Interoperability with Objective-C\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e19. Mix and Match\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e20. Working with Core Data\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21. Consuming RESTful Services\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e22. Bringing it All Together\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126118793456,"sku":"9781484203767","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781484203767_p0.jpg?v=1763632259","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781484203767","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}