Documenting Your Swift Code in Xcode Using Markdown
Amongst all the features Xcode 7 incorporates, there is one that admittedly distinguishes; that is the new revolutionary, much better way to write code documentation. With the introduction of Xcode 7, developers can use the...
Unit Testing in Xcode 7 with Swift
Every iOS programmer has to debug their apps once in a while. Unless you’re some kind of crazy coding ninja, you know that desperate feeling when you have is to look for a bug in your code for hours and hours until you...
How To Create an Expandable Table View in iOS
A common feature of almost all apps is the fact that they provide multiple view controllers to users to navigate and work with. Those view controllers can be used in many ways, such as to simply display some kind of information...
3D Touch Introduction: Building a Digital Scale App and Quick Actions
With the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, Apple introduced us an entirely new way to interact with our phones: a hard-press gesture. As you may know, this feature was already available on the Apple Watch and MacBook under the name Force...
A Beginner’s Guide to NSDate in Swift
If I was ever asked what’s one of the most common stuff I do among all projects, then I would have answered that dealing with dates is definitely one of them. Undoubtably, there’s no developer out there who...
Working with App Thinning in iOS 9
iOS 9 is out and it’s already become a massive hit. Only mere weeks after its launch, the new system has been installed on over half of all iOS devices. That makes it the fastest adoption rate for any version of iOS ever...
Our Swift Programming Book for Beginners Now Supports iOS 9, Xcode 7 and Swift 2
Update: Apple is going to release iOS 10 and Xcode 8 this fall. We’re updating all our Swift books for the new version of iOS and Xcode. If you purchase any of our Swift books now, you’ll get a free update of the book...
An Introduction to Stack Views in iOS 9 and Xcode 7
Earlier, we’ve talked about the new features of Swift 2. Starting from this tutorial, we will cover some cool new features in iOS 9. The upcoming version of iOS comes with a lot of new features. For developers, the...
What’s New in Swift 2.0: A Brief Introduction
Editor’s note: This post is contributed by Maxime. He was recently awarded the WWDC scholarship to attend this year’s conference. We’re so happy to have him to share with us about the new features of Swift 2....