skymeow/mob-1-swift-ios-xcode

Learn Swift basics, foundations of iOS development and Xcode

Swift, iOS & Xcode

Course Overview

Welcome to iOS1! This class introduces you the basics of iOS development. We will learn some basic to intermediate topics about Swift, Xcode and iOS.

Objectives

• Learn basic and intermediate Swift.
• Leverage Xcode to manage and debug projects.
• Get familiar with common iOS communication patterns.

Competencies

• Write working Swift code
• Make use of the delegate design pattern, including creating their own
• Student use callbacks in their code
• Should be able to Xcode’s debugging tools
• Should be able to setup basic constraints with interface builder
• Should be apply to apply the MVC pattern in their apps

Projects

• Tip Calculator
• Mood Tracker
• Tic Tac Toe
• Custom Project

Course Schedule

• Week 1

  • Xcode & Swift Setup
  • Variables, Types & Functions
  • Control Flow, Scope
  • Classes, Structs, Enums & Protocols

• Week 2

  • Optionals
  • Intro to XCode & Autolayout
  • Intro to Model-View-Controller Architecture in iOS
  • Project - Tip Calculator

• Week 3

  • Communication Patterns - Delegates
  • Communication Patterns - Callbacks
  • Project - Mood Tracker

• Week 4

  • Communication Patterns - Notifications
  • Memory Management in Swift

• Week 5

  • Object Oriented Programming - Inheritance
  • Object Oriented Programming - Encapsulation, Access Control
  • Object Oriented Programming - Method Overloading
  • Object Oriented Programming - Polymorphism
  • Project - Tic Tac Toe

• Week 6

  • Project - Custom Project

Evaluations

To pass the course, students will have:

1. Completed and turned in all challenges.
2. Demonstrate clear understanding of Swift(variables, constants, functions, control flow, value vs reference types, communication patterns), object oriented & protocol oriented programming, mvc, basic xcode/interface builder, basic autolayout.