Reddit reviews iOS 8 Swift Programming Cookbook: Solutions & Examples for iOS Apps
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Hi reddit :),
today I'd like to share a demo of progbook with you. progbook is a community-driven programming cookbook, very much like classical literature (e.g. this).
How does it work? You can create and share recipes, which are a collection of files. You can rate and comment on other's recipes.
How did I come up with it? I came up with progbook because when I don't use a programming language for a longer period of time I end up googling even the simplest tasks. For me it would be nice to have a collection of recipes at hand that I use most commonly (in my case it was creating a circle version of an image in an iOS app).
The demo is a static webpage and its design is not representative for the final product (but the layout is). Here are some advanced features I plan to include in progbook:
I'd be very thankful if you leave me some comments on the idea and maybe sign up for the mailing list. The mailing list and reddit feedback are an indicator for me to see if this project is worth implementing.
All the best wishes and may the force be with you (no spoilers pls),
Phillip
P.S.: There are two pages in the demo. You get to the recipe view by clicking on the name of the recipe.
P.P.S: Bear with me reddit, this is my first entrepreneurial post ;-).
If you can afford the book, the iOS 8 Swift Programming Cookbook has an excellent section on this. It shows how to use NSURLSession as well as NSURLConnection.
Course will surely prepare you, about most used/popular iOS APIs. However they won't be covering all of them, obviously. Here's what I suggest: Don't get any swift book. Apple's official book is great and enough. However do get a book which teaches about iOS Apps and APIs. It's the APIs which are important and difficult to learn and where you will be spending most of your time with. BNR guys have been proven with great material, so I guess you can buy their books. However their swift books are not out yet, so you have to wait. Another book I would suggest is iOS 8 Swift Programming Cookbook This is not the usual learning book, rather a collection of recipes you would want to use. This book is not for a beginner, ofcourse. Also, keep following this blog: www.raywenderlich.com.
so to answer,
> Do you think that I should finish the course first and then supplement my knowledge of iOS with any other book/course resource?
I would to say yes to this. Course won't cover all the APIs and it's more of a beginner level course. Once done, hop onto advanced topics/books/resources. If you are confident, then you start with another material/book by the lecture 6/7.
TLDR; complete the course, get the BNR iOS 8 book when it comes out and keep building apps. more you write code, more you learn :)