Coding iPhone Apps for Kids: A playful introduction to Swift

Book Description

Apple’s Swift is a powerful, beginner-friendly programming language that anyone can use to make cool apps for the iPhone or iPad. In Coding iPhone Apps for Kids, you’ll learn how to use Swift to write programs, even if you’ve never programmed before.

You’ll work in the Xcode playground, an interactive environment where you can play with your code and see the results of your work immediately! You’ll learn the fundamentals of programming too, like how to store data in arrays, use conditional statements to make decisions, and create functions to organize your code–all with the help of clear and patient explanations.

Once you master the basics, you’ll build a birthday tracker app so that you won’t forget anyone’s birthday and a platform game called Schoolhouse Skateboarder with animation, jumps, and more!

As you begin your programming adventure you’ll learn how to:

• Build programs to save you time, like one that invites all of your friends to a party with just the click of a button!
• Program a number-guessing game with loops to make the computer keep guessing until it gets the right answer
• Make a real, playable game with graphics and sound effects using SpriteKit
• Challenge players by speeding up your game and adding a high-score system

Why should serious adults have all the fun? Coding iPhone Apps for Kids is your ticket to the exciting world of computer programming.Covers Swift 3.x and Xcode 8.x. Requires OS X 10.11 or higher.

Table of Contents

PART 1: XCODE AND SWIFT
Chapter 1: Hello, World!
Chapter 2: Learning to Code in a Playground
Chapter 3: Making Choices
Chapter 4: Writing Code That Loops
Chapter 5: Keeping Your Programs Safe with Optionals
Chapter 6: Storing Collections in Dictionaries and Arrays
Chapter 7: Functions Are a Party, and You’re Invited
Chapter 8: Custom Classes and Structs

PART 2: BIRTHDAY TRACKER
Chapter 9: Creating Buttons and Screens on the Storyboard
Chapter 10: Adding a Birthday Class and Handling User Input
Chapter 11: Displaying Birthdays
Chapter 12: Saving Birthdays
Chapter 13: Getting Birthday Notifications

PART 3: SCHOOLHOUSE SKATEBOARDER
Chapter 14: Setting the Stage
Chapter 15: Making Schoolhouse Skateboarder a Real Game
Chapter 16: Using the SpriteKit Physics Engine
Chapter 17: Adjusting Difficulty, Collecting Gems, and Keeping Score
Chapter 18: Game State, Menus, Sounds, and Special Effects

中文：

书名：为儿童编写iPhone应用程序：SWIFT有趣的介绍

苹果的Swift是一种功能强大、初学者友好的编程语言，任何人都可以用它来为iPhone或iPad制作很酷的应用程序。在……里面 为儿童编写iPhone应用程序代码，您将学习如何使用SWIFT编写程序，即使您以前从未编程过。

您将在Xcode操场工作，这是一个交互环境，您可以在其中操作代码并立即看到工作结果！您还将学习编程的基础知识，如如何将数据存储在数组中，如何使用条件语句进行决策，以及如何创建函数来组织您的代码，所有这些都需要清晰而耐心的解释。

一旦你掌握了基础，你将建立一个生日跟踪应用程序，这样你就不会忘记任何人的生日，以及一个名为Schoolhouse skateboder的平台游戏，带有动画、跳跃和更多功能！

As you begin your programming adventure you’ll learn how to:

• 开发一些程序来节省你的时间，比如只需点击一个按钮，就可以邀请你所有的朋友参加一个派对！
• 编写一个有循环的猜数游戏，让计算机不断猜测，直到得到正确的答案
• 使用SpriteKit制作具有图形和音效的真实可玩游戏
• 通过加快游戏速度和增加高分系统来挑战玩家

为什么严肃的成年人应该享受所有的乐趣呢？ 为儿童编写iPhone应用程序代码 是您进入激动人心的计算机编程世界的入场券。覆盖SWIFT 3.x和Xcode 8.x。需要OS X 10.11或更高版本。

目录表

第1部分：Xcode和SWIFT
Chapter 1: Hello, World!
第2章：在游乐场学习编程
第三章：做出选择
第4章：编写循环的代码
第5章：使用可选选项确保程序安全
第6章：在字典和数组中存储集合
第七章：聚会，邀请你
第8章：定制类和结构

第2部分：生日跟踪器
第9章：在情节提要上创建按钮和屏幕
第10章：添加生日类并处理用户输入
第11章：显示生日
第12章：拯救生日
第13章：收到生日通知

PART 3: SCHOOLHOUSE SKATEBOARDER
第十四章：做好准备
第15章：让学校滑板成为真正的游戏
第16章：使用SpriteKit物理引擎
第17章：调整难度，收集宝石，记分
第18章：游戏状态、菜单、声音和特效