Swift Cookbook: Proven recipes for developing robust iOS applications with Swift 5.9

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Explore the latest features in Swift with the most experienced iOS developers and build feature-rich, reliable iOS-native apps with proven industry-standard recipes, modern design techniques, and strategies beyond the official documentation Key Features Harness the power of Swift to create stunning applications, spanning mobile apps to machine learning models Learn and practice the flexible Swift programming language with a practical, recipe-based approach Leverage highly tested recipes that any Swift developer can follow in this part-color guide Book Description Unlock the full potential of Swift and elevate your iOS development skills with this new edition of Swift Cookbook, highlighting the latest features in Swift 5.9. This cookbook will take your Swift programming skills to the next level, boosting your productivity and efficiency step by step through a plethora of practical recipes. Although this book is primarily for experienced iOS developers, it provides an introductory overview of Swift 5.9, including its basic building blocks, syntax, and the functionalities of Swift constructs, to get you warmed up. Once you’ve mastered the fundamentals, you’ll get down to business. Unless you’re completely new to Swift, this recipe-based guide doesn’t need to be read in order; you can jump to whichever topic takes your fancy, from UIKit and SwiftUI to advanced UI techniques, from Swift’s control flow and generics to machine learning with Vision, CoreML, and augmented reality with ARKit. By the end of this book, you’ll be fully up to speed with Swift’s capabilities and be able to develop amazing applications across a wide variety of domains. What you will learn Define flexible classes and structs using generics Use advanced operators and create custom ones Build iOS apps using UIKit and SwiftUI framework Import custom functionality into Swift Playgrounds Implement machine learning models using CoreML and Vision Manage 3D models and assets for ARKit using Swift and Xcode Who this book is for This book is for experienced iOS developers looking to master the diverse features offered by Swift 5.9 along with tips and tricks to efficiently code and build applications. Knowledge of general programming concepts will assist with understanding key concepts. Table of Contents Swift Fundamentals Mastering the Building Blocks Data Wrangling with Swift Generics, Operators, and Nested Types Beyond the Standard Library Understanding Concurrency in Swift Building iOS Apps with UIKit Building iOS Apps with SwiftUI Getting to Grips with Combine Using CoreML and Vision in Swift Immersive Swift with ARKit and Augmented Reality Visualizing Data with Swift Charts Review: Great resource for beginner to mid-level iOS devs - The Swift Cookbook features a number of "recipes" for putting together typical screens and features you'll need to implement as an iOS engineer. The explanations are very clear and easy to follow, with code samples available via Github. We're in a weird time in iOS development (summer 2024) where there are a number of well-defined "legacy" solutions competing with the new hotness technologies Apple has rolled out in recent years. This fragmentation may prove confusing if you are just learning. For instance, there are two UI frameworks supported by Apple, UIKit (legacy) and SwiftUI (contemporary), and this book covers a little of both, but does not go deep in either. Similarly, we have a couple different concurrency models to choose from, and the Cookbook provides examples of each, but does not go in depth. This is more the kind of book you can review to get started using a framework or feature (CoreML, VisionOS, networking, etc.) than a way to go deep in any one. The step-by-step directions are clear and easy to follow. I would highly recommend it! Disclosure: I received a copy of this book for review purposes but was not paid anything. Review: Buy this Swift Cookbook and whip up some amazing apps! - I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. The preponderance of code samples provided helped explain all of the topics espoused. I really enjoyed the unique format that this book employed: "Getting ready," "How to do it," "How it works," "There's more," and "See also." I would highly recommend this book. It offers a set of highly tested recipes that any Swift developer could follow.