iOS Developer Solutions Guide: Learn How to Create Stable and Bug-free iOS Apps

Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Acknowledgement
Preface
Errata
Table of Contents
1. Roadblocks in Developing iOS Applications
    Introduction
    Structure
    Objectives
    Advanced architecture topics
    Solutions
    Swift programming language: Missing alphabets
        Functional aspects
        Initializers
    Which pattern is better: MVC or MVVM
    Test-driven development
    XIB/Storyboard/Code/SwiftUI: How to decide?
    Creating frameworks
    Terminal and scripts
    Backend-driven UI
    Conclusion
    Key Terms
    Multiple Choice Questions
        Answers
2. Advanced Architectural Topics
    Introduction
    Structure
    Objectives
    Design patterns
        What are design patterns?
        History of design patterns
        Why should you learn design patterns?
        Classification of design patterns
            Singleton design pattern
            Factory design pattern
    SOLID Principles
        Single responsibility principle
        Open Closed Principle
        Interface segregation principle
    Code coupling
    Inversion of Control or IoC
    Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS)
    You Aren’t Gonna Need It (YAGNI)
    Don’t Repeat Yourself (DRY)
    Conclusion
    Key Terms
    Multiple Choice Questions
        Answers
3. Swift Programming Language
    Introduction
    Structure
    Objectives
    Functional aspects of the language
        Transforming operators
        Filtering operators
        Combining and sequence operators
    Initializers while constructing Class and Struct
        Structure initializer
        Class initializers
            Designated initializer
            Convenience initializer
            Required initializer
            Failable/Optional initializer
            Throwable initializer
    Properties
        Property observers
        Property wrappers
    Optional
    Protocols
    Error handling
    Generics
    Async/Await
    Conclusion
    Key Terms
    Multiple Choice Questions
        Answers
4. Which Pattern is Better MVC or MVVM Part I
    Introduction
    Structure
    Objectives
    Quick recap
    Developing an app with the MVC architecture pattern
    Over-engineering
        Type 1 developer
        Type 2 developer
        Type 3 developer
        Type 4 developer
    What is the MVC architecture?
        Model layer
        View layer
            Architecting the app
                Controller layer
    Is MVC problematic?
    Key terms
    Conclusion
    Multiple choice questions
        Answers
5. Which Pattern is Better MVC or MVVM Part II
    Introduction
    Structure
    Objectives
    Will MVVM replace MVC in the future?
    MVVM architecture pattern
    Layers of MVVM
        Model layer
        View layer
        ViewModel layer
    MVVM architecture pattern with an example
    Important note on the View Layer
    MVVM with SwiftUI
    MV with SwiftUI
    MVVM UIKit Code
    Big picture of MVVM
    Data bindings
    MVVM benefits
    Conclusion
    Key Terms
    Multiple Choice Questions
        Answers
6. Test Driven Development
    Introduction
    Structure
    Objectives
    What is TDD?
    Misconceptions about TDD
    Benefits of TDD
    Writing unit test cases
    TDD guidelines
    Types of testing
    Conclusion
    Key Terms
    Multiple Choice Questions
        Answers
7. XIB/Storyboard/Code/SwiftUI
    Introduction
    Structure
    Objectives
    The big picture of UI creation in iOS
    XIB pros
    XIB cons
    Storyboard pros
    Storyboard cons
    Code pros
    Code cons
    SwiftUI pros
    SwiftUI cons
    SwiftUI into UIKit and vice versa
    Autolayout or autoresizing masks
    The better approach
    Conclusion
    Key Terms
    Multiple Choice Questions
        Answers
8. Creating Frameworks
    Introduction
    Structure
    Objectives
    Framework at a glance
    Creating a framework
        Test the MyFramework
    XCFramework
    XCFramework distribution options
    Framework optimization
    Framework monetization
    Apple silicon / M1 chip / M2 chip
    Conclusion
    Key Terms
    Multiple Choice Questions
        Answers
9. Terminal and Scripts
    Introduction
    Structure
    Objectives
    Open Terminal
    Close Terminal
    Commonly used commands
    Permissions
    macOS shells
    Creating shell scripts
    Integrating a script in the Xcode project
    Dev/Stage/Release Builds
    Conclusion
    Key terms
    Multiple choice questions
        Answers
10. Backend Driven UI
    Introduction
    Structure
    Objectives
    Backend-driven UI
    Benefits of backend-driven UI
    Architecture of the backend-driven UI
    Implementation of a sample app using backend-driven UI
        Example (Flower App)
        Actions and navigations
    Conclusion
    Key Terms
    Multiple Choice Questions
        Answers
Index