Highlights
- Understand Swift and its role in iOS and OS X software development
- Create, compile and execute Swift programs using Xcode
- Verify Swift code in Playgrounds
- Organise code with classes, structures and enumerations
- Develop Mac, iPhone and iPad applications that use functions
- Implement flexible object-oriented designs
- Gain experience using Swift's data types and standard library.
- Become familiar with the advanced features of the Swift language
- Speed Up your iOS App Development With Swift
Here is a short video of a session on sets in Swift that would be taught during JBI Training's 4 day Swift training course.
Course Details
Basic Swift Concepts
Module 1: Introduction to Swift Fundamentals
- Exploring Why Swift Differs from Other Languages
Module 2: Getting Started with Swift Basics
- Introduction to Playgrounds and Command Line: The Essential Tools
- Constants: Their Preference over Variables and Data Passing in Swift
- Understanding Strings in Swift, Including Swift 5 Strings
- Swift's Strong Data Typing and its Significance
Module 3: Working with Constants and Data Types
- Using Constant Arrays: Immutable Data Collections and Functions
- Leveraging Constant Sets to Remove Duplicates from Datasets
- Introducing Tuples: Ad-Hoc Data Types
- Understanding Basic Operators for Constants
- Understanding Program Flow and Control in Swift
Module 4: Advanced Data Handling and Operations
- Intervals, Ranges, and Strides: Building and Comparing without Iteration
- Exploring Optionals: Swift's Approach to Basic Error Handling
- Overview of Function Signatures and Functional Concepts
- Utilizing Closures: Anonymous Functions and Passing Functionality
- Creating Basic Custom Types with Enumerations
- Utilizing Constant Dictionaries: Working with Key-Value Datasets
Intermediate Swift Concepts and Functional Programming
Module 5: Functional Programming and Intermediate Concepts
- Pattern Matching: Filtering Data and Enumerations using Switch
- Introduction to Functions: Passing Data and Differences from Closures
- Implementing Sorted, Map, Filter, Reduce, Flatmap, and Zip in Swift
- Variables in Swift: Implementation and Differences from Other Languages
- Variable Operators: Applying Operators to Variables, Not Constants
- Expanding Variable Arrays: Beyond the Realm of Constant Arrays
- Enhancements in Variable Dictionaries and Sets
- Loop Structures for Variables: Enhancing Control
Module 6: Advanced Data Types and Memory Management
- Understanding Structures: Swift's Core Type and Its Importance
- Basics of Classes and Objects: Enabling iOS and MacOS Interfaces
- Memory Management with Automatic Reference Counting (ARC)
- Delving Deeper into Enums, Structures, Classes, and Initializers
- Implementing the Observer Design Pattern in Swift
- Applying Composition Over Inheritance: iOS and MacOS Design Pattern
- Standard Built-In Functions: Leveraging Swift's Functionality
Advanced Concepts, Protocol-Oriented Programming (POP), and More
Module 7: More Closures
- Exploring Advanced Closure Concepts
- Utilizing Key Paths within Closures
- Leveraging Trailing Closures for Concise Syntax
- Capturing Values in Closures
- Understanding Closures as Reference Types
- Differentiating Between Escaping and Non-Escaping Closures
- Using Autoclosures for Deferred Execution
Module 8: Property Wrappers
- Introduction to @propertyWrapper
- Understanding the wrappedValue Property
- Setting Initial Values with Property Wrappers
- Practical Application of Property Wrappers
- Exploring the projectedValue Property for Extra Functionality
Module 9: Advanced Concepts and Protocol-Oriented Programming
- Extending Types with Extensions: Enumerations, Structures, and Classes
- Implementing Protocols: Facilitating Interface Design Patterns
- Exploring Swift's Protocol-Oriented Programming Approach
- Understanding Standard Library Protocols
Module 10: Generics, Inheritance, and Swift's Unique Features
- Leveraging Generic Functions: Reducing Overloading in Algorithms
- Basics of Class Inheritance as Implemented in Swift, Especially for iOS
- Deepening the Understanding of Functions: More Advanced Features
- Implementing Currying and Partial Calls: Functional Design Patterns
Module 11: Multi-Threading, Persistence, and Advanced Concepts
- Casting and Inspecting Types: Evaluating Variables and Constants
- Implementing Multi-Threading with Grand Central Dispatch (GCD)
- Handling JSON with Swift's Codable Protocol
- Exploring Access Control Levels for Protection
- How to Handle Errors and Exceptions in Swift
Module 12: More on Sets
- Understanding Sets in Swift
- Working with Read-Only Sets
- Leveraging Variable Sets
- Combining Sets: Union and Intersection
- Finding Common Values in Two Sets
- Calculating Symmetric Differences of Sets
- Subtracting Elements from Sets
Module 13: Interface with Objective-C
- Establishing Communication with Objective-C
- Creating an Objective-C Class and Bridging Header
- Interacting with Foundation Objects
- Utilizing C Libraries within Swift
Module 14: Saving Data
- Introduction to Data Persistence
- Using the Codable Protocol for Serialization
- Encoding and Decoding Data with Encoders and Decoders
- Writing Data to Files and Reading Data from Files
- Storing and Retrieving Arrays using Codable
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