iOS 11 Fundamentals
Building for iOS is an incredibly valuable skill for any developer. In this course, you'll use Xcode and Swift to make iOS apps with adaptive user interfaces that work on multiple devices, explore iOS app architecture, and more.
What you'll learn
Developing for iOS is a valuable and in-demand skill, but if you haven't developed in the Apple world before, it can be surprisingly different. In this course, iOS 11 Fundamentals, you'll quickly get up and running using Xcode 9 and Swift 4 to build great iOS apps and tap into the latest features in iOS 11. First, you'll see the tools and learn how to create iOS apps with adaptive user interfaces that work on multiple devices (including iPhone X). Then, you'll learn how to manage iOS projects and define the building blocks of your own iOS applications. Finally, you'll explore working with data-driven controls and understand navigation options. By the end of the course, you'll know current best practices, iOS architecture, and the most important ideas you need to feel comfortable bringing your developer skills into the iOS and Apple developer world.
Table of contents
- Introduction 2m
- Using the UIKit Framework 6m
- Sidebar: What Does "Kit" Mean in Apple Development? 5m
- Defining Views and View Hierarchies 4m
- Demo: Accessing Subviews and Downcasting in Swift 8m
- Model View Controller (MVC) in iOS 7m
- Connecting View Objects with Actions and Outlets 4m
- Demo: Creating and Troubleshooting Actions and Outlets 10m
Course FAQ
For this course, you won't need any history or background with iOS development. This is the iOS Fundamentals course but being familiar with Swift will help you hit the ground running.
In this iOS development course, we will use Xcode and Swift to build iOS apps with adaptive user interfaces that work on multiple devices.
We're going to learn iOS - not just the code - but the most important ideas, techniques, and skills that you will always need when doing any iOS development.
This course is designed for folks with little to no experience with iOS app development - we will learn iOS 11 basics.
About the author
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