Move into iOS development by getting a firm grasp of its fundamentals, including the Xcode IDE, the Cocoa Touch framework, and Swift 2.0—the latest version of Apples acclaimed programming language. With this thoroughly updated guide, youll learn Swift object-oriented concepts, understand how to use Apples development tools, and discover how Cocoa provides the underlying functionality iOS apps need to have. Explore Swift object-oriented concepts: variables and functions, scopes and namespaces, object types and instances Become familiar with built-in Swift types such as numbers, strings, ranges, tuples, Optionals, arrays, dictionaries, and sets Learn how to declare, instantiate, and customize Swift object types—enums, structs, and classes Discover powerful Swift features such as protocols and generics Catch up on Swift 2.0 innovations: option sets, protocol extensions, error handling, guard statements, availability checks, and more Tour the lifecycle of an Xcode project from inception to App Store Create app interfaces with nibs and the nib editor, Interface Builder Understand Cocoa event-driven model and its major design patterns and features Find out how Swift communicates with Cocoa C and Objective-C APIs Once you master the fundamentals, youll be ready to tackle the details of iOS app development with author Matt Neuburgs companion guide, Programming iOS 9.