SwiftUI for Masterminds 4th Edition: How to take advantage of Swift and SwiftUI to create insanely great apps for iPhones, iPads, and Macs

I bought this for someone for Christmas (they preferred the Kindle version, so I returned the paperback version I got), but when I skimmed through it prior to gifting it, I noticed that it was packed with information.The text was well written and understandable.( I did notice a few typos, which should never be the case in a published book, but I've noticed that software books like this tend to have lots of them given that there aren't really any editions past the "1st edition"–the "2nd edition" is just the book that's produced two years later for the next iteration of the software. So the goal is basically just to get these books out as soon as possible, and I doubt there are a lot of editors trained in computer programming and vice versa.)The book is packed with information, though it may not be all the information you want. There are "only" 21 chapters, and several are used for topics that aren't consequential for most new/intermediate students of SwiftUI: concurrency, storage, MapKit, mutliplatform apps, and notifications come to mind. That said, there appears to be a ton of info here for just about everyone.The one caveat I have is that there doesn't appear to be much–if any–information on the new additions to SwiftUI in 5.9 and iOS 17, specifically Macros and the new Observation system, both of which appear to be game changers. That's what I'd be looking for myself in a book produced after summer 2023.

The more I use this book, the more I like it. Apple's Swift and SwiftUI languages are immense in their scope. Although not all encompassing, this book does a great job at presenting and describing much of Swift/SwiftUI. This book will not teach you how to code, but rather present, describe, and give examples of the Swift/SwiftUI languages. My only complaint is somewhat minor- some of the material presented in the book is not listed in the index.

Very extensive coverage of SwiftUI. Now updated for iOS17. Excellent introduction to SwiftUI and swift development on apple platforms in general for those coming from other programming environments. Just one limitation: the index is not elaborate enough; this has been the case for the last three editions. Apart from that, wholeheartedly recommended.

This book surpassed my expectations! It was well-written and well-structured. As a developer with over 16 years of full-time experience, I am very pleased with this purchase and highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about SwiftUI.

I came to this book with zero background in Swift and SwiftUI, but with decent experience in C#, WPF, XAML, Java. With the way the book is organized, and content is presented, I quickly learnt Swift/UI. What I liked most was the plethora of digestible examples, explained in appropriate detail -- not too detailed, not too brief.

This is a nice update to the previous version that I have. I carefully transferred all my sticky tabs, written comments, and index additions to the new version. Keep em Coming!

Manuale completo e dettagliato.

This book takes you through the Swift language, starting from the very basics of the language, gradually introducing more and more complex items as it progresses. The book is structured very well, with clear divisions of ideas, each concept being presented in a clear and concise way with many examples to reinforce what you're learning. You can start with no Swift knowledge and end up being able to write quite sophisticated applications.

el mejor libro, aunque soy fan de libros en papel les recomiendo lo compren en forma digital especialmente los que están en ingles por que aun que yo no se ingles mediante la aplicación puedes ir traduciendo y leyendo, hay muy buenos libros técnicos que están en ingles y no los encuentras en español.

Ich finde, dies ist das einzige mir bekannte Lehrbuch, das die Sprache Swift und die Frameworks für die macOS- und iOS-Entwicklung didaktisch gut aufbereitet erklärt. Ich weiß, das klingt schon sehr euphorisch aber dieses Buch sticht im positivsten Sinn heraus.Dem Autor gelingt es zum Beispiel die Punkt-Notation erst herzuleiten und erst danach in seinen Beispielen zu verwenden. In allen anderen mir bekannte Swift-Lehrbüchern und -Kursen erfolgt zuerst eine eher unerklärte Darstellung, dass man „eine Funktionalität“ über „die Punktnotation“ erreicht. Das „Warum“ wird dann sehr viel später erläutert (und „Bag of Lego“-Metaphern erspart uns der Autor auch). Dies zieht sich durch das ganze Buch. Bevor etwas erklärt wird, wird die zum Verständnis erforderliche Grundlage geschaffen.Und zu wirklich fast jedem Einzelaspekt gibt es in diesem Buch ein oder mehrere gut eingeführte und kurz aber vollständig erläuterte Code-Beispiele. Ich musste viele Abschnitte mehrfach lesen weil ich sonst die vielen Informationen nicht behalten hätte. Aber die Erläuterungen habe ich immer sofort verstanden, spätestens mit Hilfe der Code-Beispiele.

J'ai acheté cet ouvrage car je voulais me former à la programmation en langage swift sur Mac OSX sans me cantonner à des considérations basiques.Cet ouvrage est un pavé ! Il fait près de 800 pages et pèse lourd ! Mais il reste confortablement ouvert à la page choisie, lorsqu'on pianote sur son clavier à côté, et la présentation, en noir et blanc exclusivement, est agréable.Ce n'est pas un ouvrage pour débutants. Il faut déjà connaître l'outil de développement XCode et savoir programmer une interface graphique à l'aide d'un manuel d'initiation.Mais, si l'on a déjà effectué son initiation ailleurs, cet ouvrage révèle alors toute sa richesse : en une vingtaine de chapitres, il explore tous les aspects, mêmes les plus pointus, de la programmation du framework SwiftUI, en accompagnant chaque exposé d'un bout de code aisément réutilisable. Il s'adresse à un public de niveau intermédiaire et confirmé.Cet ouvrage est l'équivalent des "Bibles" et des "Unleashed" qu'on trouve sur d'autres sujets et dans d'autres collections. Si vous voulez aller loin dans la maîtrise de SwiftUI, n'hésitez pas à vous le procurer !