ANyONE CAN CREATE AN APP: BEgINNINg IPHONE AND IPAD PROgRAMMINg

Ideas can come to our mind, merely execution could become a challenge. However, having the right tool can soothe to attain your life’s goal. And if you have a fantastic idea for an iPhone app but doesn’t have coding knowledge, this book brings life. This book will get you started, even if you’ve never written a line of computer code.

It begins with the basics by introducing programming concepts, the Swift language, and the tools you’ll need to write iOS apps. It comprises interesting examples, illuminating illustrations, and crystal-clear step-by-step instructions.

Targeted at absolute programming beginners who’ve never written a line of code and don’t know the underlying concepts for doing so. It is written clearly, it has adequate illustrations, and it follows a good teaching flow, from easiest to hardest in gradual, short-chapter steps. It does a good job of meeting its teaching goals. One can develop six apps, ranging from a simple “Hello World” to one that looks up and displays U.S. state abbreviations, and a “Like It or Not” app that allows you to maintain and search a list of product brands you like or dislike. The book is quite approachable, written in welcoming tone and the basic knowledge being conveyed is definitely comprehensible and thorough. The author divided the book into three parts, 1. Basics and learning to create a few apps to build confidence 2. Building on the knowledge of Part I and adding new programming concepts, 3. Building a Like it or Not (LioN) app Table of Contents PART 1 - YOUR VERY FIRST APP Getting started Building your first app Your first app explained Learning more about your development tools: Xcode Capturing users’ actions: adding buttons The button app explained Capturing user input: adding text boxes Playing on the Playground PART 2 - THE KEYS TO THE CITY: UNDERSTANDING KEY DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS Go with the flow, man! Controlling the flow of your app While you’re doing that... Collections Telling stories with storyboards ViewControllers in depth Put it on my tab: creating tab bars Table views: more than a coffee table picture book Patterns: learning to sew PART 3 - CREATING THE LIKE IT OR NOT APP Putting it all together: the LioN app Adding data to your LioN app Displaying details of your LioN Creating the details of the detail view The AddEditView scene Delegates are everywhere Editing LioNs Saving LioNs Making your LioN prettier Working with Auto Layout Search your LioNs

Each of the Parts has sub-chapters which tell you exactly what will be covered in the chapter. The book walks you through the process, step-by-step instructions to launch Xcode, find icons, etc.