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📕 Objective-C for Swift Developers

A guide aimed at Swift developers who want to learn Objective-C. The book covers fundamental concepts, syntax differences, and practical projects to help developers become proficient in Objective-C.

Details

URL: 🔗 https://www.hackingwithswift.com/store/objective-c-for-swift-developers

Published: 2019

Authors: Paul Hudson

Tags:
Objective-C, Swift, iOS Development, Programming, Transition Guide

Key Points​

  • Introduction to Objective-C for Swift developers
  • Coverage of basic to advanced Objective-C concepts
  • Comparison between Swift and Objective-C
  • Practical projects to apply learning
  • Detailed syntax and feature differences

Summary of Contents​

  • Preface and Introduction:

    • Overview of the book's purpose and structure
    • Importance of learning Objective-C for Swift developers

  • Concepts:

    • Basic syntax and differences between Swift and Objective-C
    • Understanding pointers, memory management, and preprocessor directives

  • Data Types:

    • Detailed explanations of strings, numbers, arrays, dictionaries, and sets
    • Handling generics, NSValue, NSData, NSObject, and NSError
    • Introduction to blocks and their usage

  • Classes:

    • Creating and using classes, methods, and properties
    • Categories, class extensions, protocols, and nullability
    • Practical project: Sci-Fi Quotes

  • Preprocessor:

    • Understanding the preprocessor and its directives
    • Defining object-like and function-like macros
    • Practical project: Swifty Commits

  • Advanced Topics:

    • Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) and autorelease pools
    • Basics of Objective-C++
    • Practical project: Hangman

Conclusion​

  • Recap of key concepts
  • Encouragement to practice and integrate Objective-C with Swift projects
  • Emphasis on understanding legacy code and contributing to mixed-language projects
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