Schatz J. - Learning Swift Programming

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Jacob Schatz

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Learning Swift Programming
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ISBN-13: 978-0-13-395040-3

ISBN-10: 0-13-395040-9

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014956093

Printed in the United States of America

First Printing: December 2014

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Jacob Schatz is a senior software engineer with more than eight years of experience writing code for the masses. His popular Skip Wilson YouTube channel has helped thousands of people around the world learn programming languages like Swift and Python. Though lately he has been deep into Swift, he also writes volumes of code in JavaScript, Python, Objective-C, and other languages. Jacob is always selectively consuming the latest programming trends. He has a passion for making a difference and is constantly solving problems. Lately he has been deep into Swift; he also writes volumes of code in JavaScript, Python, Objective-C, and other languages. He is always learning additional languages and thoroughly enjoys making new things. He is, at heart, an educator, and enjoys teaching and finding new ways to explain advanced concepts.

I could not have written this book without the help of many people. Thank you to the following:

Logan Wright, who wrote tons of YouTube tutorials with me and helped me with this book.

Cody Romano, who graciously helped me write and proofread, and whose endless knowledge has helped me debug more than a few bugs.

Mike Keen, who tirelessly proofread chapters and tried all my examples to make sure they were legit. He also provided an endless source of inspiration.

Mom and Dad, who, even though they had no idea what they were reading, sat there and read this book thoroughly, providing sage advice.

My wife, who put up with me spending countless hours in front of my computer, and through the process of this book has become an advanced programmer.

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Welcome to Learning Swift Programming. This book will launch you into the world of iOS programming using the exciting new Swift programming language. This book covers the Swift programming language from start to finish, in a quick but complete way.

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