Mikey Ward

#Swift
#iOS
#Big_Nerd_Ranch_Guide
#macOS
Through the authors' carefully constructed explanations and examples, you will develop an understanding of Swift grammar and the elements of effective Swift style.
Throughout the book, the authors share their insights into Swift to ensure that you understand the hows and whys of Swift and can put that understanding to use in different contexts.
After working through the book, you will have the knowledge and confidence to develop your own solutions to a wide range of programming challenges using Swift.
Table of Contents
Part I. Getting Started
Chapter 1 Getting Started
Chapter 2 Types, Constants, and Variables
Part II. The Basics
Chapter 3 Conditionals
Chapter 4 Numbers
Chapter 5 Switch
Chapter 6 Loops
Chapter 7 Strings
Part Ill. Collect ions and Functions
Chapter 8 Arrays
Chapter 9 Optionals
Chapter 1 0 Dictionaries
Chapter 11 Sets
Chapter 12 Functions
Chapter 13 Closures
Part IV. Enumerations, Structures, and Classes
Chapter 14 Enumerations
Chapter 15 Structs and Classes
Chapter 16 Properties
Chapter 17 Initialization
Chapter 18 Value vs Reference Types
Part V. Advanced Swift
Chapter 19 Protocols
Chapter 20 Extensions
Chapter 21 Generics
Chapter 22 Protocol Extensions
Chapter 23 Error Handling
Chapter 24 Memory Management and ARC
Chapter 25 Equatable, Comparable, and Hashable
Chapter 26 Property Wrappers
Part VI. Writing Applications
Chapter 27 Command- Line Utilities
Chapter 28 iOS and macOS Apps
Chapter 29 Conclusion
Mikey Ward has been an instructor and software engineer at Big Nerd Ranch for over ten years. He has taught courses around the world on iOS and macOS development using Objective-C and Swift. He currently maintains the company's popular Swift Essentials course – the foundation for this book – as well as the Advanced iOS course. When Mikey is not teaching or writing, he can be found running a tabletop game or just out for a run.









