Discover how to build iOS and watchOS applications in Swift 2 using Xcode About This Book * Gets you up and running with Swift programming without any prior iOS development experience. * A fast paced guide showing best practices and lets you get up to speed with Swift to quickly build your own iOS applications * A unique practical approach to make your life with Swift easy. Who This Book Is For Are you interested in learning Swift? Do you want to write iOS applications in Swift? If yes, then this is the book for you. No prior iOS programming experience is assumed; however, having some experience with any programming language will be beneficial. What You Will Learn * Dive into Swift and explore its innovative and powerful syntax * Work with Swift in Xcode to get a unique and productive approach to development * Find out how to create complete iOS applications * Discover rapid prototyping with a Swift playground * Get to know how to use the Swift storyboard to develop multi-page applications * Get to grips with parsing JSON and XML data from network sources * Build a network client for GitHub repositories, with full source code on GitHub In Detail Swift was considered one of the biggest innovations last year, and certainly with Swift 2 announced at WWDC in 2015, this segment of the developer space will continue to be hot and dominating. This is a fast-paced guide to provide an overview of Swift programming and then walks you through in detail how to write iOS applications. Progress through chapters on custom views, networking, parsing and build a complete application as a Git repository, all by using Swift as the core language Style and approach This fast-paced practical guide will quickly give you hands-on experience with all the features of Swift programming. Following the practical examples in the book will help you successfully create your own iOS applications.

Develop skills to build powerful plug-ins with Eclipse IDE through examples About This Book * Create useful plug-ins to make Eclipse work for you * Learn how to migrate Eclipse 3.x plug-ins to Eclipse 4.x * From automation to testing, find out how to get your IDE performing at an impressive standard Who This Book Is For This book is for Java developers familiar with Eclipse who need more from the IDE. This book will sharpen your confidence and make you a more productive developer with a tool that supports rather than limits you. What You Will Learn * Create plug-ins for Eclipse 4.x * Test plug-ins automatically with JUnit * Display tree and table information in views * Upgrade Eclipse 3.x plug-ins to Eclipse 4.x * Find out how to build user interfaces from SWT and JFace * Run tasks in the background and update the user interface asynchronously * Automate builds of plug-ins and features * Automate user interface tests with SWTBot In Detail Eclipse is used by everyone from indie devs to NASA engineers. Its popularity is underpinned by its impressive plug-in ecosystem, which allows it to be extended to meet the needs of whoever is using it. This book shows you how to take full advantage of the Eclipse IDE by building your own useful plug-ins from start to finish. Taking you through the complete process of plug-in development, from packaging to automated testing and deployment, this book is a direct route to quicker, cleaner Java development. It may be for beginners, but we're confident that you'll develop new skills quickly. Pretty soon you'll feel like an expert, in complete control of your IDE. Don't let Eclipse define you - extend it with the plug-ins you need today for smarter, happier, and more effective development. Style and approach Packed with plenty of examples so you're never stuck, or never left simply reading instructions, this book encourages you to get started immediately. This book is for developers who want to develop, not just learn.

Whether you are a seasoned Objective-C developer or new to the Xcode platform, Swift Essentials will provide you with all you need to know to get started with the language. Prior experience with iOS development is not necessary, but will be helpful to get the most out of the book.

If you are a Java developer who is familiar with the Eclipse plug-in environment, this book covers the advanced concepts that you need to know to achieve true expertise. Prior experience in creating Eclipse plug-ins is assumed for this book.