Learn Computer Science with Swift: Computation Concepts, Programming Paradigms, Data Management, and Modern Component Architectures with Swift and Pla

ISBN-13: 9781484230657 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 303 str.

Jesse Feiler

Opis

Use the cutting edge Swift language as a springboard for learning computational problem solving techniques. Aimed at intermediate Swift programmers in both professional and academic settings, experienced programmers will see familiar problems that help them take their next Swift steps, while students will build strong fundamentals in an exciting, emerging language. A firm foundation is laid for further programming studies. Swift is a new, innovative language developed by Apple(TM) which has taken mobile app development by storm, while also making inroads in Web and desktop development. Swift is increasingly used as a teaching language in universities around the world. Yet no prior book has adequately addressed this market. Why should you learn computer science with yesterday's language?What You'll Learn

• Become proficient with standard computer science algorithms from a variety of domains
• Learn how to choose the appropriate problem solving technique
• Improve your knowledge of intermediate and advanced Swift
• Gain experience with recursion and dynamic programming
• Learn some of the fundamental algorithms from the world of artificial intelligence
• Develop a foundation that enables you to further advance your programming skills

Who This Book Is For
Intermediate programmers in both professional and academic settings who are interested in a great "second book" on Swift. Experienced programmers will see problems they are familiar with from other languages. Mapping their solutions to Swift will help them improve their mastery of the language. Students and professors will find an introductory book about computational problem solving tailored for the language they prefer for their course. Both groups will find a readable, non-judgmental of prior CS knowledge text, that fits into the modern computing world.

Spis treści

Learn Computer Science with Swift, Jesse Feiler

1. Thinking Computationally 

2. Writing Code and Using Swift Playgrounds

3. Exploring Programming Paradigms

4. Using Algorithms

5. Managing Control Flow: Repetition

6. Working with Data - Collections

7. Working with Data - Types

8. Managing Control Flow: Beyond Repetitions

9. Storing data and Sharing Data

10. Building Components

11. Using Events to Guide Actions

12. Getting into Xcode in depth

13. Bringing in People

14. Graphics and Visualization Techniques and Problems

O autorze

Jesse Feiler is a developer, consultant, and author specializing in database technologies and location-based apps. He is the creator of Minutes Machine the meeting management app, as well as Saranac River Trail app a guide to the Trail that includes location-based updates as well as social media tools. His apps are available in the App Store and are published by Champlain Arts Corp (champlainarts.com). Jesse is heard regularly on WAMC Public Radio for the Northeast's The Roundtable. founder of Friends of Saranac River Trail, Inc. A native of Washington DC, he has lived in New York City and currently lives in Plattsburgh NY.

Blurb

Master the basics of solving logic puzzles, and creating algorithms using Swift on Apple platforms. This book is based on the curriculum currently being used in common computer classes. You’ll learn to automate algorithmic processes that scale using Swift in the context of iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS.

Begin by understanding how to think computationally: to formulate a computational problem and recognize patterns and ways to validate it. Then jump ahead past the abstractions and conceptual work into using code snippets to build frameworks and write code using Xcode and Swift. Once you have frameworks in place, you’ll learn to use algorithms and structure data. Finally, you’ll see how to bring people into what you’ve built through a useable UI and how UI and code relate.