SwiftUI Apprentice

Learn iOS Development Using SwiftUI

You’ve heard about Apple’s hot new declarative user interface SDK — SwiftUI — and are ready to try your hand at iOS development. But, you have no idea where to begin.

SwiftUI Apprentice to the rescue! This book will guide you through the first steps of your journey as you learn to build beautiful iOS apps.

Who This Book Is For

This book for developers who are new to iOS and SwiftUI who are looking for a step-by-step path to learning.

Topics Covered in SwiftUI Apprentice

• Using Xcode: Learn how to use Xcode — Apple’s integrated development environment — to code, build and debug your iOS apps.
• Planning and Prototyping: Learn how to plan and prototype apps using SwiftUI. Once you’re happy with the prototype, you’ll fill out the implementation into a full-featured app with a beautiful, professionally-designed user interface.
• Managing Assets: Discover how to manage app assets, such as colors and images, so your app looks good on all iOS devices from the smallest iPod Touch to the largest iPad.
• SwiftUI Data Flow: See how to manage data within a SwiftUI app so the user interface updates automatically as that data changes.
• Data Persistence: Explore multiple strategies for persisting an app’s data. Understand the pros and cons of several approaches so you can decide the best solution for your own apps.
• Networking: Learn to access REST APIs so your app can use internet resources to enhance your app’s user experience.

One thing you can count on: After reading this book, you’ll be prepared to create your own iOS apps using SwiftUI.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Checking Your Tools

Chapter 2: Planning a Paged App

Chapter 3: Prototyping the Main View

Chapter 4: Prototyping Supplementary Views

Chapter 5: Moving Data Between Views

Chapter 6: Observing Objects

Chapter 7: Saving Settings

Chapter 8: Saving History Data

Chapter 9: Refining Your App

Chapter 10: Working With Datasets

Chapter 11: Managing Data With Property Wrappers

Chapter 12: Apple App Development Ecosystem

Chapter 13: Outlining a Photo Collage App

Chapter 14: Gestures

Chapter 15: Structures, Classes & Protocols

Chapter 16: Adding Assets to Your App

Chapter 17: Adding Photos to Your App

Chapter 18: Paths & Custom Shapes

Chapter 19: Saving Files

Chapter 20: Delightful UX – Layout

Chapter 21: Delightful UX – Final Touches

Chapter 22: Lists & Navigation

Chapter 23: Just Enough Web Stuff

Chapter 24: Downloading Data

Chapter 25: Widgets

About the Authors

Audrey Tam is an author of this book. As a retired computer science academic, she’s a technology generalist with expertise in translating new knowledge into learning materials. Audrey attends many concerts at Tempo Rubato and does most of her writing and zooming at Rubato Upstairs. She also enjoys long train journeys, knitting, and trekking in the Aussie wilderness.

Caroline Begbie is another author of this book. Caroline ventured out into the world as an unemployed classicist. She then taught herself to code and started up a software company in the UK and later in the US. Retiring to Australia prematurely, she performed marionette shows for pre-schools until she purchased the original iPad. She recognized the creative possibilities and became an indie iOS developer. Now she loves tinkering with vertices and watching Disney movies.