Toward the Future of iOS Development with Swift

Toward the Future of iOS Development with Swift

This course is part of iOS Development for Creative Entrepreneurs Specialization

Instructors: Justin-Nicholas Toyama

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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2 weeks to complete

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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2 weeks to complete

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Learn at your own pace

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Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

An introduction to the Swift programming language. This will prepare you for more extensive iOS app development and build a foundation for advanced iOS development topics.

Upon completing this course, you will be able to: 1. Associate the relationship of Swift and Objective-C and their use in iOS and Mac (OS X) programming 2. Develop the ability to read and write Swift code 3. Distinguish how both programming languages can be used together in applications 4. Demonstrate how to write applications entirely in Swift with the help from several iOS programming samples 5. Determine how Swift can be used for development on new platforms such as Apple Watch and Apple TV 6. Create a working client-server iPhone application with location services that you can add to your portfolio.

In this first week, you will get a first look at the programming environment and the Swift programming language. If you have taken the “Foundations of Objective-C App Development” Course in this Specialization, some of this content may be familiar. Students who have not taken that course - no need to worry - you will receive a full introduction to become familiar with programming for iOS or Mac OS X as if Swift is your first programming language.

What's included

30 videos1 reading1 assignment

30 videos Total 237 minutes

Welcome! 3 minutes
Introduction to Swift 12 minutes
Getting Started with XCode 13 minutes
Swift Basics Part 1: Types, Constants, Variables 9 minutes
Swift Basics Part 2: Control Flow - Part 1 8 minutes
Swift Basics Part 3: Control Flow - Part 2 7 minutes
Swift Basics Part 4: Numbers 10 minutes
Swift Basics Part 5: Loops 10 minutes
Swift Basics Part 6: Strings 8 minutes
How to Create an Array 5 minutes
Using Arrays /Modifying Values of Arrays 11 minutes
Comparing Arrays 7 minutes
How to Create a Dictionary 8 minutes
Using and Modifying Dictionaries Part 1 8 minutes
Using and Modifying Dictionaries Part 2 6 minutes
Properties of Dictionaries 4 minutes
Using and Modifying Sets Part 1 11 minutes
Using and Modifying Sets Part 2 10 minutes
Using and Modifying Sets Part 3 7 minutes
How to Create a Basic Function 8 minutes
Function with Parameters Part 1 10 minutes
Function with Parameters Part 2 6 minutes
Function with Parameters Part 3 8 minutes
Functions that Return a Value(s) Part 1 6 minutes
Functions that Return a Value(s) Part 2 11 minutes
Scope / Improper Conditions 7 minutes
A Word on Function Types 2 minutes
Using Closures 10 minutes
More Closure Syntax 9 minutes
Properties of Closures 2 minutes

1 reading Total 10 minutes

Course Overview 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Week 1 Quiz 30 minutes

The content for this week will build on the knowledge and examples from the previous week. You will start combining the basic programming skills studied in the previous week to start manipulating data in functions and learn how functions can be used in different Types (i.e. enums, structs, classes). This will prepare you for working in a full application setting, which will be the focus of Week 4. You will learn about some of the more advanced Swift programming language features that are often useful in bringing together a complete system like a full-blown iPhone application.

What's included

21 videos1 reading1 peer review

21 videos Total 170 minutes

How to Create Basic Enumerations 7 minutes
How to Create Raw-Value Enumerations 9 minutes
Using Enumerations Part 1 11 minutes
Using Enumerations Part 2 6 minutes
Using Enumerations Part 3 8 minutes
Enumerations Methods and Limitations 4 minutes
How to Create Structures 12 minutes
Structures Methods and Limitations 4 minutes
Creating Classes in Source Files 6 minutes
Working with Classes Part 1 5 minutes
Working with Classes Part 2 10 minutes
Creating Properties Part 1 11 minutes
Creating Properties Part 2 9 minutes
Working with Properties Part 1 10 minutes
Working with Properties Part 2 6 minutes
Access Control 12 minutes
Default Initializers Part 1 8 minutes
Default Initializers Part 2 6 minutes
Default Initializers Part 3 9 minutes
Creating and Working With Initializers Part 1 9 minutes
Creating and Working With Initializers Part 2 9 minutes

1 reading Total 10 minutes

Playing with Swift (Playground Assignment) Instructions 10 minutes

1 peer review Total 60 minutes

Playing with Swift (Playground Assignment) 60 minutes

This week, you will take steps into really developing their first, simple iPhone project with Swift. This will introduce some topics not limited to Swift itself, but also really start looking into bigger topics for iOS application development to prepare you to write a more complex application in Week 4.

What's included

26 videos1 reading1 assignment

26 videos Total 236 minutes

Protocols Part 1 7 minutes
Protocols Part 2 10 minutes
Protocols Part 3 8 minutes
Error Handling Part 1 9 minutes
Error Handling Part 2 5 minutes
Extensions 9 minutes
Generics Part 1 7 minutes
Generics Part 2 11 minutes
Memory Management and Arc Part 1 12 minutes
Memory Management and Arc Part 2 6 minutes
Equatable and Comparable 12 minutes
Interoperability Part 1 4 minutes
Interoperability Part 2 11 minutes
Interoperability Part 3 10 minutes
Cocoa Application Speaking Text Editor Sample 11 minutes
Writing Speaking Text Editor Part 1 11 minutes
Writing Speaking Text Editor Part 2 11 minutes
Writing Speaking Text Editor Part 3 6 minutes
Event Driven Applications with Swift and XCode Part 1 10 minutes
Event Driven Applications with Swift and XCode Part 2 7 minutes
Event Driven Applications with Swift and XCode Part 3 6 minutes
Writing an iOS Application (Cocoa Touch Applications) Part 1 12 minutes
Writing an iOS Application (Cocoa Touch Applications) Part 2 10 minutes
Writing an iOS Application (Cocoa Touch Applications) Part 3 12 minutes
Writing an iOS Application (Cocoa Touch Applications) Part 4 5 minutes
Writing an iOS Application (Shopping List Sample) 15 minutes

1 reading Total 10 minutes

Note 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Week 3 Quiz 30 minutes

In this last week of the course, you will follow along and create a more full-fledged application called HoBshare. This is a more complex application that is intended to help you use many of the different techniques and language features introduced in the previous weeks and see how they can be used as tools to develop an application. We will also explore some of the new and exciting consumer technologies that developers can now work with using Swift.