IOS 9 App Development Essentials

Table of Contents

1. Start Here
   • Start Here
   • For New iOS Developers
   • For iOS 8 Developers
   • Source Code Download
   • Learn to Develop watchOS Apps
     
     
2. Joining the Apple Developer Program
   • Downloading Xcode 7 and the iOS 9 SDK
   • Apple Developer Program
   • When to Enroll in the Apple Developer Program?
   • Enrolling in the Apple Developer Program
     
     
3. Installing Xcode 7 and the iOS 9 SDK
   • Identifying if you have an Intel or PowerPC based Mac
   • Installing Xcode 7 and the iOS 9 SDK
   • Starting Xcode
   • Adding Your Apple ID to the Xcode Preferences
   • Developer and Distribution Signing Identities
     
     
4. A Guided Tour of Xcode 7
   • Starting Xcode 7
   • Creating the iOS App User Interface
   • Changing Component Properties
   • Adding Objects to the User Interface
   • Building and Running an iOS 9 App in Xcode 7
   • Running the App on a Physical iOS Device
   • Managing Devices and Simulators
   • Dealing with Build Errors
   • Monitoring Application Performance
   • An Exploded View of the User Interface Layout Hierarchy
     
     
5. An Introduction to Xcode 7 Playgrounds
   • What is a Playground?
   • Creating a New Playground
   • A Basic Swift Playground Example
   • Viewing Results
   • Enabling the Timeline Slider
   • Adding Rich Text Comments
   • Working with Playground Pages
   • Working with UIKit in Playgrounds
   • Adding Resources to a Playground
   • Working with Enhanced Live Views
   • When to Use Playgrounds
     
     
6. Swift 2 Data Types, Constants and Variables
7. Understanding Error Handling in Swift 2
   • Understanding Error Handling
   • Declaring Error Types
   • Throwing an Error
   • Calling Throwing Methods and Functions
   • Disable Error Catching
   • Using the defer Statement