Xcode 7 Essentials, 2nd Edition

Step up your iOS development with the power and wealth of features of Xcode 7

Apple’s Xcode technology is making the development curve smoother than it has ever been with its easy-to-develop features and enhancements. With the latest release of Xcode 7, Apple has also added great support for Swift development.

This book will introduce you to all the new features of Xcode 7 and demonstrate how Swift programming can be much easier, faster, and simply better with Xcode!

Even if you’re starting with just a little knowledge of Swift or Xcode, you will learn the basics of the language as well as the tool. You will then use this knowledge to create simple applications and will learn how to debug and optimize your code. At the end of this book, you would have learned enough to build, run and submit your very own application to the App Store.

What You Will Learn

• Get an introduction to Xcode and get to know how to navigate and use the tool
• Build playgrounds to learn and explore the environment
• Create an adaptive UI with the interface builder that will help your app to scale through a wide range of devices
• Understand Table, Collection, and Stack views and find out how they can be implemented
• Create custom components for your application through frameworks and live previews
• Exploit Xcode’s advanced features to elevate your debugging and testing capabilities
• Run your application on the physical device and submit it to the App store

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction to Xcode
Chapter 2. A tour of Xcode
Chapter 3. Playgrounds
Chapter 4. Interface Builder
Chapter 5. Table, Collection, and Stack Views
Chapter 6. Custom Controls
Chapter 7. Debugging
Chapter 8. Testing Your Code
Chapter 9. Sideloading, Optimizing, and Submitting Your App