iOS 9 Fundamentals

Pluralsight

Course Summary

This course covers the essential skills for developing iOS apps with Xcode and Swift.

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Course Description

An introduction to iOS 9 development, using Xcode 7 and the Swift 2 programming language. This course will cover the basics of the Swift language, creating flexible iOS user interfaces that work on multiple devices, seeing how software patterns like Target-Action, Delegation, and Model-View-Controller are implemented in iOS, and exploring best practices for iOS application architecture.

Course Description

An introduction to iOS 9 development, using Xcode 7 and the Swift 2 programming language. This course will cover the basics of the Swift language, creating flexible iOS user interfaces that work on multiple devices, seeing how software patterns like Target-Action, Delegation, and Model-View-Controller are implemented in iOS, and exploring best practices for iOS application architecture.

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Course Syllabus

Getting Started
- 37m 51s

—Introduction 0m 45s
—What You Need 2m 27s
—Hello, iOS 7m 49s
—How to Learn iOS Development 3m 52s
—The Night Porter Scenario 2m 7s
—Making the Project 2m 38s
—The Basics of Xcode 6m 15s
—Adding and Arranging Controls 6m 13s
—Adding Behavior with Actions 4m 17s
—Summary 1m 22s

Up and Running with Swift
- 44m 52s

—Introduction 1m 21s
—Overview of Swift Syntax 4m 53s
—Swift Playgrounds and Variables 5m 40s
—Explicit Types and Creating Constants 4m 35s
—Managing Program Flow 4m 58s
—Using Swift Optionals 5m 17s
—Unwrapping Optional Types 4m 46s
—Creating and Calling Functions 6m 39s
—Defining Classes and Creating Objects 5m 28s
—Summary 1m 13s

Building Single View Applications
- 31m 53s

—Introduction 0m 53s
—Using UIKit and Getting Help 3m 12s
—Understanding Views and View Hierarchies 2m 59s
—Accessing Subviews and Downcasting in Swift 3m 48s
—Model-View-Controller (MVC) in iOS 5m 22s
—Exploring Actions and Outlets 3m 10s
—Creating and Troubleshooting Actions and Outlets 6m 19s
—Embedding Contents in a Scroll View 4m 44s
—Summary 1m 23s

Creating and Configuring Table Views
- 26m 33s

—Introduction 0m 59s
—Exploring the Table View Control 6m 7s
—Adding a Table View and Data Source 7m 58s
—Implementing a Table View with Sections and Headings 4m 54s
—Implementing Table View Delegate Methods 4m 52s
—Summary 1m 40s

Creating Multiple View Controllers
- 26m 12s

—Introduction 1m 7s
—Using Multiple View Controllers 2m 43s
—Creating Segues Between View Controllers 6m 42s
—Navigation Options for Multiple View Controllers 4m 13s
—Adding a Navigation Controller to an Existing Project 3m 3s
—Creating a Tabbed Application 6m 57s
—Summary 1m 23s

Building an Adaptive UI with Auto Layout
- 24m 34s

—Creating an Adaptive UI with Auto Layout 5m 18s
—Adding Constraints in Xcode 7m 50s
—Troubleshooting Constraints 5m 27s
—Using the Assistant Editor Preview Mode 4m 36s
—Summary 1m 20s

Stack Views and Size Classes
- 30m 38s

—Introducing the Stack View Control 4m 11s
—Adding and Configuring Stack Views in Xcode 8m 10s
—Understanding Size Classes 9m 5s
—Using Size Classes in Xcode for Adaptive UI 7m 51s
—Summary 1m 19s

Adding Additional Behavior
- 29m 51s

—Adding a Toolbar and Switch 4m 54s
—Diagnosing View Hierarchies 5m 44s
—Changing Table Cell Appearance 4m 19s
—Adding Row Actions to a Table View 5m 10s
—Adding Behavior to Reset the List 4m 46s
—Using Alert Controllers in iOS 4m 7s
—Summary 0m 49s

Final Touches
- 11m 44s

—Including Images and Application Icons 5m 5s
—Creating an Application Launch Storyboard 5m 22s
—Conclusion 1m 15s