Programming in Swift: Fundamentals
Notes: 42. Conclusion
To learn more about Swift:
To learn more about style and naming conventions:
- Apple’s API design guidelines: https://swift.org/documentation/api-design-guidelines/
- Apple’s naming guidelines: https://swift.org/documentation/api-design-guidelines/#argument-labels
Update Notes: The student materials have been reviewed and are updated as of October 2021.
Congratulations - you have made it through the entire Programming in Swift: Fundamentals course!
When we started, you were only familiar with 5 Swift Core Concepts.
Now, you know a ton more! At this point, you have a firm understanding of the basics of programming in Swift. You’re ready to take what you’ve learned, and bring your app-making skills to the next level.
Before I wrap up, and tell you where to go next, I’d like to review a concept that’s touched every aspect of Swift you’ve learned. Style!
Style, in programming, can be defined as a set of rules that help you make your code more consistent.
Style can cover things like where to put your curly braces, how to name your properties and methods, and even how many tabs or spaces to indent.
Programmers can get very opinionated about style, but many will agree that the most important thing is consistency.
That’s why, at raywenderlich.com, the whole team has a style guide to follow when they write tutorials, books, or videos. It’s stored in a public repository on GitHub, and we suggest you check it out!
Earlier in the course, I mentioned Apple’s API guide. That’s also a solid resource for learning about style. With time and practice, you’ll develop your own stylistic preferences.
You can begin to create rules for yourself, and make your own style guide to follow.
That’s it, folks! I hope you enjoyed learning to program in Swift with me. Thanks for watching, and I’ll see ya next time!