Programming for Non-Programmers: iOS 12 and Swift 5

Learn how to create a simple iOS application in one day. This course steps through everything from setting up your coding environment, working with variables, and more.

Introduction

• Build a simple application in one day
• What you should know before watching
• The finished app

1. Setting Up Your Coding Environment

• Creating an Xcode project
• Understanding the Xcode interface
• Adjusting Xcode preferences

2. Programming Building Blocks: Variables

• Understanding how programming works
• Understanding variables and constants
• Working with variables in a playground
• Using variables in SwiftUI

3. Using Variables to Build a UI

• SwiftUI stacks
• Creating custom SwiftUI components
• Creating calculator buttons
• Setting button width
• Setting button colors
• Setting button text
• Challenge: Create the value text view
• Solution: Create the value text view

4. Programming Building Blocks: Methods

• Understanding methods
• Using methods
• Running code when a button is pressed
• Using a method as a variable
• Passing parameters to method variables
• SwiftUI binding
• Using different methods to handle different events
• Challenge: Create methods for the equal button
• Solution: Create methods for the equal button

5. Programming Building Blocks: Control Flow

• Understanding conditional statements
• Using conditional statements and Booleans
• Handling the numeric button presses
• Optionals and if let statements
• Enums
• Challenge: Conditionals
• Solution: Conditionals

6. Finishing the Application

• Storing the saved number
• Showing the total when the equals button is tapped
• Formatting the total number
• Adding an app icon
• Challenge: Clear button
• Solution: Clear button

Conclusion

• Next steps