iOS 16 Programming for Beginners: Kickstart your iOS app development journey with a hands-on guide to Swift 5.7 and Xcode 14, 7th Edition

Take your next step in iOS app development and work with Xcode 14 and iOS 16.

Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF format.

Key Features

• Explore the latest features of Xcode 14 and the Swift 5.7 programming language in this updated seventh edition
• Start your iOS programming career and have fun building your own iOS apps
• Discover the new features of iOS 16 such as Mac Catalyst, SwiftUI, Lock Screen widgets and WeatherKit

Book Description

With almost 2 million apps on the App Store, iOS mobile apps continue to be incredibly popular. Anyone can reach millions of customers around the world by publishing their apps on the App Store, which means that competent iOS developers are in high demand.

iOS 16 Programming for Beginners, Seventh Edition, is a comprehensive introduction for those who are new to iOS, covering the entire process of learning the Swift language, writing your own app, and publishing it on the App Store.

This book follows a hands-on approach. With step-by-step tutorials to real-life examples and easy-to-understand explanations of complicated topics, each chapter will help you learn and practice the Swift language to build your apps and introduce exciting new technologies to incorporate into your apps. You'll learn how to publish iOS apps and work with new iOS 16 features such as Mac Catalyst, SwiftUI, Lock Screen widgets, WeatherKit, and much more.

By the end of this iOS development book, you'll have the knowledge and skills to write and publish interesting apps, and more importantly, to use the online resources available to enhance your app development journey.

What you will learn

• Get to grips with the fundamentals of Xcode 14 and Swift 5.7, the building blocks of iOS development
• Understand how to prototype an app using storyboards
• Discover the Model-View-Controller design pattern and how to implement the desired functionality within an app
• Implement the latest iOS 16 features such as SwiftUI, Lock screen widgets, and WeatherKit
• Convert an existing iPad app into a Mac app with Mac Catalyst
• Design, deploy, and test your iOS applications with design patterns and best practices

Who this book is for

This book is for anyone who has programming experience but is new to Swift and iOS app development. Basic knowledge of programming, including loops, data types, and so on, is necessary.

Table of Contents

1. Getting Familiar with Xcode
2. Simple Values and Types
3. Conditionals and Optionals
4. Range Operators and Loops
5. Collection Types
6. Functions and Closures
7. Classes, Structures, and Enumerations
8. Protocols, Extensions, and Error Handling
9. Swift Concurrency
10. Setting Up the User Interface
11. Building Your User Interface
12. Finishing Up Your User Interface
13. Modifying and Configuring Cells
14. Getting Started with MVC and Collection Views
15. Getting Data into Collection Views
16. Getting Started with Table Views
17. Getting Started with MapKit
18. Getting Started with JSON Files
19. Displaying Data in a Static Table View
20. Getting Started with Custom UIControls
21. Getting Started with Cameras and Photo Libraries
22. Understanding Core Data
23. Getting Started with Mac Catalyst
24. Getting Started with SwiftUI
25. Getting Started with Lock Screen Widgets
26. Getting Started with WeatherKit
27. Testing and Submitting Your App to the App Store

Ahmad Sahar is a trainer, presenter, and consultant at Tomafuwi Productions, specializing in conducting training courses for macOS and iOS, macOS Support Essentials certification courses, and iOS Development courses. He is a member of the DevCon iOS and MyCocoaHeads online communities in Malaysia, and has conducted presentations and talks for both groups. In his spare time, he likes building and programming LEGO Mindstorms robots.

Craig Clayton is a self-taught, senior iOS engineer, instructor and mentor at Ed Farm, specializing in cultivate change and promote innovation in education. He also volunteered as the organizer of the Suncoast iOS meetup group in the Tampa/St. Petersburg area for three years, preparing presentations and hands-on talks for this group and other groups in the community.