Copyright
Brief Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About this book
About the author
Chapter 1. Get ready to build apps with Swift!
Your “I can do it!” journey begins
What is an app, anyway?
The pieces of a good app
What is programming?
From idea to app
What is Swift?
What’s so special about Swift?
Swift can’t do everything
Prepping your app toolbox
Gather hardware
Install Xcode
Set up an optional developer account
Start Xcode for the first time
Write code and see it work in the Swift Playground
What is the playground?
Create a playground
Play with code in the playground
Check your app knowledge
Chapter 2. Create your first app
Hello apps!
Your first app: Hello World!
What does this app do?
Set up the project
The Xcode interface
Create the UI
Run your app
Discover the user interface
What is a UI?
Develop an app on your own
Change text colors