In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself Swift in 24 Hours helps you build next-generation OS X and iOS apps with Apple’s new Swift programming language. This book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach helps you quickly master Swift’s core concepts, structure, and syntax and use Swift to write safe, powerful, modern code. In just a few hours you’ll be applying advanced features such as extensions, closures, protocols, and generics. Every lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success. Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Swift development tasks. Practical, hands-on examples show you how to apply what you learn. Quizzes and exercises help you test your knowledge and stretch your skills. Notes and tips point out shortcuts and solutions. Learn how to... Set up your Swift development environment Master Swift’s fundamental data types and operators Make the most of arrays and dictionaries Control program flow, modify execution paths, and iterate code Perform complex actions with functions Work with higher-order functions and closures Harness the power of structs, enums, classes, and class inheritance Customize initializers of classes, structs, and enums Implement instance methods, type methods, and advanced type functionality Take full advantage of Swift’s advanced memory allocation Extend type functionality with protocols and extensions Leverage the power of generics, chaining, and other advanced features Interoperate with Objective-C code Interact with user interfaces Take advantage of Swift’s Standard Library features and functions Who Should Read this Book Beginner-intermediate level programmers Advanced programmers who are not yet familiar with Swift can benefit

Swift builds on the best of C and Objective-C, without their constraints, and integrates 20 years of advances in Apple development. Now, in just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you can learn all the Swift development skills you'll need, even if you're new to Apple programming. Each short, easy lesson builds on all that's come before: you'll learn all of Swift's essentials as you build complete iOS apps with the newest version of Cocoa Touch framework. Sams Teach Yourself Swift in 24 Hours covers all this, and much more: "--Publisher's description.

In just 24 sessions of one hour each, learn how to build powerful applications for today’s hottest handheld devices: the iPhone and iPad! Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll master every skill and technology you need, from setting up your iOS development environment to building great user interfaces, sensing motion to writing multitasking applications. Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success! Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common iOS development tasks. Quizzes and Exercises help you test your knowledge. By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion. Did You Know? tips show you easier ways to perform tasks. Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them. John Ray is currently serving as the Director of the Office of Research Information Systems at the Ohio State University. His many books include Using TCP/IP: Special Edition, Maximum Mac OS X Security, Mac OS X Unleashed, Teach Yourself Dreamweaver MX in 21 Days, and Sams Teach Yourself iOS 7 Application Development in 24 Hours. Printed in full color–figures and code appear as they do in Xcode Covers iOS 8 and up Learn to navigate the Xcode 6.x development environment Prepare your system and iDevice for efficient development Get started quickly with Apple’s new language: Swift Test code using the new iOS Playground Understand the Model-View-Controller (MVC) development pattern Visually design and code interfaces using Xcode Storyboards, Segues, Exits, Image Slicing, and the iOS Object Library Use Auto Layout and Size Classes to adapt to different screen sizes and orientations Build advanced UIs with Tables, Split Views, Navigation Controllers, and more Read and write preferences and data, and create System Settings plug-ins Use the iOS media playback and recording capabilities Take photos and manipulate graphics with Core Image Sense motion, orientation, and location with the accelerometer, gyroscope, and GPS Integrate online services using Twitter, Facebook, Email, Web Views, and Apple Maps Create universal applications that run on both the iPhone and iPad Write background-aware multitasking applications Trace, debug, and monitor your applications as they run

In just 24 sessions of one hour each, learn how to build powerful applications for today's hottest handheld devices: the iPhone and iPad! Using this book's straightforward, step-by-step approach, you'll master every skill and technology you need, from setting up your iOS development environment to building great user interfaces, sensing motion to writing multitasking applications. Each lesson builds on what you've already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success! Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common iOS development tasks. Quizzes and Exercises help you test your knowledge. By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion. Did You Know? tips show you easier ways to perform tasks. Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them. John Ray is currently serving as the Director of the Office of Research Information Systems at the Ohio State University. His many books include Using TCP/IP: Special Edition, Maximum Mac OS X Security, Mac OS X Unleashed, Teach Yourself Dreamweaver MX in 21 Days, and Sams Teach Yourself iOS 7 Application Development in 24 Hours. Printed in full color-figures and code appear as they do in Xcode Covers iOS 8 and up Learn to navigate the Xcode 6.x development environment Prepare your system and iDevice for efficient development Get started quickly with Apple's new language: Swift Test code using the new iOS Playground Understand the Model-View-Controller (MVC) development pattern Visually design and code interfaces using Xcode Storyboards, Segues, Exits, Image Slicing, and the iOS Object Library Use Auto Layout and Size Classes to adapt to different screen sizes and orientations Build advanced UIs with Tables, Split Views, Navigation Controllers, and more Read and write preferences and data, and create System Settings plug-ins Use the iOS media playback and recording capabilities Take photos and manipulate graphics with Core Image Sense motion, orientation, and location with the accelerometer, gyroscope, and GPS Integrate online services using Twitter, Facebook, Email, Web Views, and Apple Maps Create universal applications that run on both the iPhone and iPad Write background-aware multitasking applications Trace, debug, and monitor your applications as they run

Covers iOS 9.1 and up, Xcode 7.x, iPhone, iPad, and More! In just 24 sessions of one hour each, learn how to build powerful applications for today’s hottest handheld devices: the iPhone and iPad! Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll master every skill and technology you need, from setting up your iOS development environment to building great user interfaces, sensing motion to writing multitasking applications. Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success! Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common iOS development tasks. Quizzes and Exercises help you test your knowledge. Notes present interesting information related to the discussion. Tips show you easier ways to perform tasks. Cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them. Printed in full color—figures and code appear as they do in Xcode 7.x • Learn to navigate the Xcode 7.x development environment and install apps on your iDevice • Get started quickly with Apple’s Open Source language: Swift 2.0 • Test code and application logic using the iOS Playground • Understand the Model-View-Controller (MVC) development pattern • Visually design and code interfaces using Xcode Storyboards, Segues, Exits, Image Slicing, and the iOS Object Library • Use Auto Layout and Size Classes to adapt to different screen sizes and orientations • Build advanced UIs with Tables, Split Views, Navigation Controllers, and more • Read and write preferences and data, and create System Settings plug-ins • Use iOS media playback and recording capabilities • Take photos and manipulate graphics with Core Image • Sense motion, orientation, and location with the accelerometer, gyroscope, and GPS • Use 3D touch to add Peek, Pop, and Quick Actions to your apps • Integrate online services using Twitter, Facebook, Email, Web Views, and Apple Maps • Create universal applications that run on both the iPhone and iPad • Write background-aware multitasking applications • Trace, debug, and monitor applications as they run • Additional files and updates available online

This guide aims to simplify Emacs by organizing the program by function and platform. It not only teaches GNU Emacs but also the basics of other forms, such as XEmacs. The CD-ROM features extra tools including a FAQ section, source/binaries for Emacs, and quick reference cards.