With this thoroughly updated guide, you'll learn the Swift language, understand Apple's Xcode development tools, and discover the Cocoa framework.

Explore Swift's object-oriented conceptsBecome familiar with built-in Swift typesDive deep into Swift objects, protocols, and genericsTour the life cycle of an Xcode projectLearn how nibs are loadedUnderstand Cocoa's event-driven designCommunicate with C and Objective-C

In this edition, catch up on the latest iOS programming features: Structured concurrency: async/await, tasks, and actors

Swift native formatters and attributed strings

Lazy locals and throwing getters

Enhanced collections with the Swift Algorithms and Collections packages

Xcode tweaks: column breakpoints, package collections, and Info.plist build settingsImprovements in Git integration, localization, unit testing, documentation, and distributionAnd more!