Harness the power of the latest edition with this in-depth and
comprehensive guide to the Swift language
Key Features
- Fifth edition of this bestselling book, improved and updated to cover
the latest version of the Swift 5 programming language
- Get to grips with popular and modern design techniques to write
easy-to-manage Swift code
- Learn how to use core Swift features such as concurrency, generics,
and copy-on-write in your code
Book Description
Over the years, the Mastering Swift book has established itself amongst
developers as a popular choice as an in-depth and practical guide to the
Swift programming language. The latest edition is fully updated and
revised to cover the new version: Swift 5.
Inside this book, you'll find the key features of Swift 5 easily
explained with complete sets of examples. From the basics of the
language to popular features such as concurrency, generics, and memory
management, this definitive guide will help you develop your expertise
and mastery of the Swift language.
Mastering Swift 5, Fifth Edition will give you an in-depth knowledge of
some of the most sophisticated elements in Swift development, including
protocol extensions, error handling, and closures. It will guide you on
how to use and apply them in your own projects.
Later, you'll see how to leverage the power of protocol-oriented
programming to write flexible and easier-to-manage code. You will also
see how to add the copy-on-write feature to your custom value types and
how to avoid memory management issues caused by strong reference cycles.
What you will learn
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Understand core Swift components, including operators, collections,
control flows, and functions
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Learn how and when to use classes, structures, and enumerations
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Understand how to use protocol-oriented design with extensions to
write easier-to-manage code
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Use design patterns with Swift, to solve commonly occurring design
problems
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Implement copy-on-write for you custom value types to improve
performance
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Add concurrency to your applications using Grand Central Dispatch and
Operation Queues
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Implement generics to write flexible and reusable code
Who this book is for:
This book is for developers who want to delve into the newest version of
Swift. If you are a developer and learn best by looking at and working
with code, then this book is for you. A basic understanding of Apple's
tools would be beneficial but not mandatory. All examples should work on
the Linux platform as well.
