Preface

More than a year after its introduction, the Swift programming language is still growing and evolving. While it seems a bit ridiculous writing a book about a language that’s not fixed, final, and polished, that’s exactly what The Swift Developer’s Cookbook does. Swift is not so raw and young that even in its ever-changing state, it doesn’t know what it’s trying to achieve for its audience of Apple developers. A modern type-safe language, Swift already has locked down its fundamentals, even as its specific implementation details resolve over time.

Swift is simply a joy to program in. Its constructs and libraries present you with new ways to craft code, handle data, and perform the endless daily tasks that make up a programmer’s life. From ...

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