Hello Swift!: iOS app programming for kids and other beginners

Book Description

Summary
Hello Swift! is a how-to guide to programming iOS Apps with the Swift language, written from a kid’s perspective. This approachable, well-illustrated, step-by-step guide takes you from beginning programming concepts all the way through developing complete apps. (Adults will like it too!)
Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.
About the Technology
It’s fun to play games and explore new things on your iPhone. How amazing would it be to create your own apps? With a little practice, you can! Apple’s Swift language, along with special coding playgrounds and an easy-to-use programming environment, make it easier than ever. Take it from author Tanmay Bakshi, who started programming when he was just five years old.
About the Book
His book, Hello Swift! iOS app programming for kids and other beginners, teaches you how to write apps for iPhones and iOS devices step by step, starting with your first line of Swift code. Packed with dozens of apps and special exercises, the book will teach you how to program by writing games, solving puzzles, and exploring what your iPhone can do. Hello Swift! gets you started. Where you go next is up to you!
What’s inside

• Crystal-clear explanations anyone can understand
• Kid-friendly examples, including games and puzzles
• Learn by doing–you’ll build dozens of small apps
• Exercises that encourage critical thinking

About the Reader
Written for kids who want to learn how to program. (Psst! Adults like it, too.)
About the Author
Tanmay Bakshi had his first app on the iOS App Store at the age of nine. He’s now the youngest IBM Champion, a Cloud Advisor, Watson Developer, Google Developer Expert, TED Speaker, and Manning author!

Table of Contents

1. Get ready to build apps with Swift!
2. Create your first app
3. Your first real Swift code using variables
4. I/O laboratory
5. Computers make decisions, too!
6. Let computers do repetitive work
7. Knitting variables into arrays and dictionaries
8. Reuse your code: Clean it with function detergent
9. Reduce your code: Use less, do more with class detergent
10. Reading and writing files
11. Frameworks: Bookshelves of classes
12. SpriteKit: Fun animation time
13. Time to watch your WatchKit code
14. Continuing your journey with Swift

中文：

书名：Hello Swift!: iOS app programming for kids and other beginners

Summary
Hello Swift! 是一本如何使用SWIFT语言编写iOS应用程序的指南，是从孩子的角度编写的。这本平易近人、图文并茂、循序渐进的指南将带您从开始编程概念一直到开发完整的应用程序。(成年人也会喜欢的！)
购买纸质书包括从Manning Publications购买PDF、Kindle和ePub格式的免费电子书。
关于技术
在iPhone上玩游戏和探索新事物是一件很有趣的事情。创建自己的应用程序会有多神奇？只要稍加练习，你就能做到！苹果的SWIFT语言，加上特殊的编程平台和易于使用的编程环境，使这一点比以往任何时候都更容易。作者TanMay Bakshi在五岁时就开始编程了。
About the Book
His book, 你好，斯威夫特！面向儿童和其他初学者的iOS应用程序编程，教你如何为iPhone和iOS设备编写应用程序，从你的SWIFT代码的第一行开始。这本书充斥着数十个应用程序和特殊练习，将通过编写游戏、解决谜题和探索iPhone的功能来教你如何编程。你好，斯威夫特！让你开始。你下一步去哪里是你自己的事！
里面有什么？

• 任何人都能听懂的清晰解释
• 适合儿童的例子，包括游戏和拼图
• 从实践中学习，你将构建数十个小应用程序
• 鼓励批判性思维的练习

关于《读者》
为想要学习如何编程的孩子们写的。(嘘！成年人也喜欢这样。)
关于作者
Tanmay Bakshi 九岁时，他在iOS应用商店上推出了第一款应用。他现在是最年轻的IBM冠军、云顾问、沃森开发人员、谷歌开发专家、TED发言人和曼宁作者！

目录表

1. 准备好使用SWIFT构建应用程序！
2. Create your first app
3. 您的第一个真正的SWIFT代码使用变量
4. I/O laboratory
5. Computers make decisions, too!
6. Let computers do repetitive work
7. 将变量编织到数组和字典中
8. Reuse your code: Clean it with function detergent
9. 减少代码：使用更少的洗涤剂，做更多的事情
10. Reading and writing files
11. Frameworks: Bookshelves of classes
12. SpriteKit: Fun animation time
13. Time to watch your WatchKit code
14. Continuing your journey with Swift