iOS Developer Nanodegree v4.0.0

Nanodegree key: nd003

Version: 4.0.0

Locale: en-us

Master writing in Swift as you build five portfolio-worthy iOS apps to demonstrate your expertise as an iOS Developer.

Content

Part 01 : Welcome to the Nanodegree

Module 01: Welcome to the Nanodegree
- Lesson 01: Get Help with Your Account
  What to do if you have questions about your account or general questions about the program.
  - Concept 01: FAQ
  - Concept 02: Support
- Lesson 02: Nanodegree Career Services
  The Careers team at Udacity is here to help you move forward in your career - whether it's finding a new job, exploring a new career path, or applying new skills to your current job.
  - Concept 01: Meet the Careers Team
  - Concept 02: Access the Career Portal
- Lesson 03: Get Ready to Learn iOS
  Welcome to the iOS Nanodegree! This is where your journey to become an iOS developer begins. Learn about the structure of the program, and determine the best path for you.
  - Concept 01: Welcome
  - Concept 02: The Apps You'll Build

Part 02 : Learn Swift Programming

Learn the basics of Swift, the programming language used to develop iOS apps.

Module 01: Learn Swift Programming
- Lesson 01: Variables and Types
  Learn about one of the most basic building blocks of nearly every programming language. Variables give developers the ability to store information that can be used to control the behavior.
- Lesson 02: Operators and Expressions
  Add, subtract, multiply, divide, and more using operators and expressions in Swift!
- Lesson 03: Control Flow
  Learn how to control when and how Swift code is executed by using if and else statements.
- Lesson 04: Functions
  Learn how to define and use functions, which give developers the ability to bundle up code so that it can be reused multiple times.
- Lesson 05: Structures and Enums
  Learn how to declare and use structures, or structs, in Swift, and explore Enums, a type that can represent any value in a set of related values.
- Lesson 06: Optionals
  Why does Swift need this data type that no other language has? Join us as we get to the bottom of this mystery, and learn optionals inside and out.
- Lesson 07: Strings
  Playing with Strings is a lot of fun. In this lesson, we'll explore Swift’s String struct, and practice some common string manipulations.
- Lesson 08: Collections
  It’s time to explore collection types, including Arrays and Dictionaries.
- Lesson 09: Object-Oriented Programming
  Learn foundational concepts of object oriented programming, including classes, inheritance, and polymorphism.

Part 03 : Intro to iOS App Development with Swift

Build your first app with Swift and Xcode, Apple’s programming environment for app development.

Module 01: Intro to iOS App Development with Swift
- Lesson 01: Introduction and Xcode
  An introduction to Swift and Xcode. Swift is Apple's fast-growing programming language for building iOS apps and much more. Xcode is the programming environment used to create native Apple applications with Swift.
- Lesson 02: AutoLayout and Buttons
  Learn about Storyboards — Xcode's interface design tool. Use AutoLayout, UIButtons, and UILabels to create an interface. Start developing the views for the Pitch Perfect app.
- Lesson 03: ViewController and Multiple Views
  Learn how to react to touch events and change the user interface accordingly.
- Lesson 04: Delegation and Recording
  Introduction to AVAudioRecorder, Delegation, and programmatic segues. Setup audio recording in the Pitch Perfect App
- Lesson 05: Playback and Audio Effects
  Setup audio playback including rate, pitch, echo, and reverb. Learn about UIStackViews and class extensions.
Module 02: Brainstorm Ideas
- Lesson 01: Brainstorm Ideas for Your Final App!
  Get a kickstart on your open-ended final app by brainstorming potential ideas!
Module 03: Project: Pitch Perfect
- Lesson 01: Pitch Perfect
  Create an iPhone app that records a conversation with you and a friend and plays it back to make you sound like a chipmunk or Darth Vader!
  
  Project Description - Pitch Perfect
  
  Project Rubric - Pitch Perfect
  - Concept 01: Pitch Perfect
Module 04: Suggested Electives
- Lesson 01: Suggested Electives
  Learn how to store your code on Github, and review Swift syntax if needed, before proceeding.
  - Concept 01: Suggested Electives

**Part 04 (Elective):** Version Control with Git

Learn how to use git, a popular version control system and essential tool for any developer.

Module 01: Version Control with Git
- Lesson 01: What is Version Control?
  Version control is an incredibly important part of a professional programmer's life. In this lesson, you'll learn about the benefits of version control and install the version control tool Git!
- Lesson 02: Create A Git Repo
  Now that you've learned the benefits of Version Control and gotten Git installed, it's time you learn how to create a repository.
- Lesson 03: Review a Repo's History
  Knowing how to review an existing Git repository's history of commits is extremely important. You'll learn how to do just that in this lesson.
- Lesson 04: Add Commits To A Repo
  A repository is nothing without commits. In this lesson, you'll learn how to make commits, write descriptive commit messages, and verify the changes you're about to save to the repository.
- Lesson 05: Tagging, Branching, and Merging
  Being able to work on your project in isolation from other changes will multiply your productivity. You'll learn how to do this isolated development with Git's branches.
- Lesson 06: Undoing Changes
  Help! Disaster has struck! You don't have to worry, though, because your project is tracked in version control! You'll learn how to undo and modify changes that have been saved to the repository.

**Part 05 (Elective):** GitHub and Collaboration

Learn how to interact with remote repositories, and collaborate with other developers on GitHub.

Module 01: Github & Collaboration
- Lesson 01: Working With Remotes
  You'll learn how to create remote repositories on GitHub and how to get and send changes to the remote repository.
- Lesson 02: Working On Another Developer's Repository
  In this lesson, you'll learn how to fork another developer's project. Collaborating with other developers can be a tricky process, so you'll learn how to contribute to a public project.
- Lesson 03: Staying In Sync With A Remote Repository
  You'll learn how to send suggested changes to another developer by using pull requests. You'll also learn how to use the powerful git rebase command to squash commits together.

Part 06 : UIKit Fundamentals

Develop an app with UIKit, Apple’s front-end framework for developing fast and powerful web interfaces.

Module 01: UIKit Fundamentals: Part 1
- Lesson 01: Outlets and Actions
  Connect outlets and actions using only code and graphically using storyboard. Use the following UIKit classes: UIButton, UILabel, UISwitch.
- Lesson 02: View Presentations and Segues
  Learn how to present views modally using the following UIKit classes: UIImagePickerController, UIAlertController, UIActivityViewController.
- Lesson 03: The Delegate Pattern
  Most common UIKit components make use of the delegate pattern. Learn how delegates make important connections between the model, view, and controller.
- Lesson 04: Build V1.0 of the MemeMe App
  Create a first version of the MemeMe app that enables a user to take a picture, add text, and share the created meme on Facebook, Twitter, SMS, or email.
Module 02: Project: MemeMe 1.0
- Lesson 01: MemeMe 1.0
  You'll create a first version of the MemeMe app that enables a user to take a picture, and add text at the top and bottom to form a meme.
  
  Project Description - MemeMe 1.0
  
  Project Rubric - MemeMe 1.0
  - Concept 01: MemeMe 1.0: The Meme Editor
Module 03: UIKit Fundamentals: Part 2
Module 04: Project: MemeMe 2.0
- Lesson 01: Project: MemeMe 2.0
  You'll create a final version of the MemeMe App. Memes will appear in a tab view with two tabs: a table view and a collection view.
  
  Project Description - MemeMe 2.0
  
  Project Rubric - MemeMe 2.0
  - Concept 01: MemeMe 2.0: The Final Product

**Part 07 (Elective):** AutoLayout

Learn about AutoLayout, and how to use stack views and constraints to create pixel-perfect UIs.

Module 01: AutoLayout
- Lesson 01: Introduction to AutoLayout
  In this lesson, you will learn what problems AutoLayout solves and why you can't afford to ignore it any longer.
- Lesson 02: Using AutoLayout
  In this lesson, you will learn about the 4 different ways of implementing AutoLayout, which one we recommend you use, and why. You also will delve deeper into the recommended way: UIStackViews.
  - Concept 01: Four Ways to Skin the AutoLayout Cat
  - Concept 02: Enter UIStackView
- Lesson 03: View Properties used by AutoLayout
  AutoLayout uses 3 properties that all views share: intrinsicContentSize, compressionResistence and contentHugging. Don't be put away by the weird names! It's actually pretty simple, and in this lesson, you'll learn all about them.
- Lesson 04: Beginning StackViews
  In this lesson, you will learn about 4 properties of StackViews that define its apparently weird behavior. Once you're done with this lesson, you will understand there's a logic to StackViews, and a lot of power too.
- Lesson 05: Positioning Views & Constraints
  In this lesson, your will learn what a constraint is and well as the role of constraints in AutoLayout.
- Lesson 06: Horizontal Layouts
  In this lesson, we will create simple horizontal layouts. These will be building blocks for more complex layouts.
- Lesson 07: Vertical Layouts
  In this lesson, we will take composition and vertical layouts to the next step and use them to create more complex layouts.
- Lesson 08: Beyond AutoLayout
  Before you leave, let's take a look at what you went through and what might be lying ahead.
  - Concept 01: Why is AutoLayout Hard?
  - Concept 02: Different Devices, Different Rules...

**Part 08 (Elective):** Sketch UI Elements

Sketch UI elements for your final app, and start visualizing what it might look like.

Module 01: Sketch UI Elements
- Lesson 01: Sketch UI Elements for Your Final App!
  Now that you know a bit more about UI elements available to you, sketch out some potential UIs for your final app ideas!

Part 09 : Network Requests and GCD

Incorporate networking into your apps, and harness the power of APIs to display images and retrieve data. Use Apple’s Grand Central Dispatch, or GCD, framework to create asynchronous apps, ensuring a smooth user experience, even while your apps run lengthy operations in the background.

Module 01: Introduction
- Lesson 01: Welcome to Part 2!
  So far, you've focused largely on UIKit and various UI elements of your apps. Now, you'll learn how to deal with network requests and storing data to the device.
  - Concept 01: Your Next Waypoint
Module 02: Swift for Networking
- Lesson 01: Prereq: Associated Values
  Associated values are values that can be attached to enum cases. In this lesson, learn how to use associated values to enhance enums while simultaneously improving their readability and conciseness.
- Lesson 02: Prereq: Guards
  Guards, or guard statements, specify conditions that must be true for execution to continue. By using guards, you can create preconditions and safely control execution.
- Lesson 03: Prereq: Errors
  In this lesson, learn how to handle errors in Swift. These errors, unlike warnings or issues raised by the compiler, are generated in situations where correct behavior cannot be guaranteed.
- Lesson 04: Prereq: Generics
  Generics is one of the most powerful features in Swift. It powers Swift arrays, dictionaries, and collections, and it can be used to apply functionality to specified types.
- Lesson 05: Prereq: Closures Reloaded
  Learn about closures, an alternative syntax to functions, as well as how typealias allows you to rename existing types.
Module 03: iOS Networking with Swift
- Lesson 01: Networking Foundations: HTTP
  See what happens behind the scenes when you visit a website and learn the basics of HTTP networking.
- Lesson 02: Networking Foundations: Swift
  Apply your knowledge of HTTP networking to make GET requests in Swift and use GCD to ensure a responsive UI.
- Lesson 03: Intro to Web Services
  Visit the documentation for a third party web API and use it to build a networked iOS app.
- Lesson 04: Consuming Data
  Get practice parsing JSON and learn a variety of parsing techniques using Swift's Codable protocol.
- Lesson 05: Authentication
  Learn about the authentication process, access user-specific data, and make your first POST request in Swift.
- Lesson 06: Deeper API Interaction
  Practice reading documentation as you add features to a networked app.
- Lesson 07: Common Networking Challenges
  Learn techniques for debugging networked apps, limiting network usage, and properly handling errors.
Module 04: Project On the Map
- Lesson 01: On the Map
  In this project, you’ll pull in data from a web service to display a map with pins. Tapping on a pin will display a custom URL posted by another iOSND student at that location.
  
  Project Description - On the Map
  
  Project Rubric - On the Map
Module 05: Career Services
- Lesson 01: Take 30 Min to Improve your LinkedIn
  Find your next job or connect with industry peers on LinkedIn. Ensure your profile attracts relevant leads that will grow your professional network.
  
  Project Description - Improve Your LinkedIn Profile
  
  Project Rubric - Improve Your LinkedIn Profile
- Lesson 02: Optimize Your GitHub Profile
  Other professionals are collaborating on GitHub and growing their network. Submit your profile to ensure your profile is on par with leaders in your field.
  
  Project Description - Optimize Your GitHub Profile
  
  Project Rubric - Optimize Your GitHub Profile
Module 06: Suggested Electives
- Lesson 01: Suggested Electives
  Time to get some more practice with web APIs, and get really comfortable debugging!
  - Concept 01: Suggested Electives

**Part 10 (Elective):** Find Web APIs

Find Web APIs to use for your final app.

Module 01: Find Web APIs
- Lesson 01: Find Web APIs for Your Final App
  Begin researching potential web APIs to use in your final app.

**Part 11 (Elective):** iOS Debugging

Learn how to debug your apps quickly and efficiently so that you can boost your productivity as a developer.

Module 01: iOS Debugging
- Lesson 01: Debugging, Printing, and Logging
  Meet the "So Many Bugs" app, which is used to solve coding mysteries. Learn about the debugging process, and how to use print statements to identify bugs.
- Lesson 02: Stepping Through Code
  Learn how to use breakpoints to examine application state at any point during execution.
- Lesson 03: LLDB and Breakpoint Actions
  Learn about LLDB (low-level debugger)—the debugging super tool. Learn common LLDB commands, tips, and tricks.
- Lesson 04: Breakpoints and Visual Tools
  Learn about exception and symbolic breakpoints, and how to debug your code using Xcode's visual debugging tools.

Part 12 : Data Persistence

Learn about simple persistence, the iOS File System, and the “sandbox.” Set up the classes we need to get Core Data up and running so that we can create, save, and delete model objects. Enable user interfaces to reactively update whenever the model changes, and safely migrate user data between versions.

Module 01: Grand Central Dispatch
- Lesson 01: GCD and Queues
  Understand how and what tasks you can run in the background on an app and what must always run in the foreground.
- Lesson 02: Backgrounding Lengthy Tasks
  Create a simple app that downloads huge images. Apply your newly acquired knowledge to send this network lengthy task to the background in two different ways.
Module 02: iOS Persistence and Core Data
- Lesson 01: Simple Persistence
  Learn about simple persistence and how to save small pieces of data, like user preference, using NSUserDefaults.
- Lesson 02: iOS File System and Sandboxing
  Learn about the iOS File System, the “sandbox”, and how to access these files using NSFileManager.
- Lesson 03: Introducing Core Data
  Explore what a data layer is, and how to convert a non-Core Data app to have a Core Data model.
- Lesson 04: The Core Data Stack
  Set up the classes we need to get Core Data up and running so that we can create, save, and delete model objects.
- Lesson 05: Simpler Code with Core Data
  Enable user interfaces to reactively update whenever the model changes.
- Lesson 06: Rounding Out Core Data
  Safely migrate user data between versions, and move slow work to the background.
Module 03: Project: Virtual Tourist
- Lesson 01: Project: Virtual Tourist
  Build an app that lets you tour the world from the comfort of your home. Users will be able to drop pins on a map, download pictures for the location, and save favorites to their device.
  
  Project Description - Virtual Tourist
  
  Project Rubric - Virtual Tourist
  - Concept 01: Virtual Tourist
Module 04: Suggested Elective
- Lesson 01: Optional Elective: Firebase in a Weekend - Saturday
  Learn about additional data persistence solutions to impress employers! We highly encourage you to do this elective. It is optional.
- Lesson 02: Optional Elective: Firebase in a Weekend - Sunday
  During the Sunday lesson, you'll be getting into more advanced topics. They include:
  - Using Firebase Storage to allow users to upload picture messages from their phone
  - Securing your user's uploade
- Lesson 03: Optional Elective: Firebase in a Weekend - Monday
  Got extra time this weekend? As a bonus, you will write your own Cloud Function for Firebase that makes chat more fun by adding emojis to FriendlyChat conversations. Cloud Functions for Firebase integ

**Part 13 (Elective):** Firebase in a Weekend

This course will teach you when and why to choose Firebase as a backend for your iOS application.

Module 01: Firebase in a Weekend
- Lesson 01: Firebase in a Weekend: Saturday
  Start the weekend off right by implementing Firebase in FriendlyChat. FriendlyChat is a realtime messaging application. In this lesson you will:
  - Create a Firebase project in the Firebase console
  - Setup Firebase in FriendlyChat
  - Read and write chat message data to the Firebase Realtime Database
  - Secure your database with Firebase's security rules language
  - Setup login and authentication for users
- Lesson 02: Firebase in a Weekend: Sunday
  During the Sunday lesson, you'll be getting into more advanced topics. They include:
  - Using Firebase Storage to allow users to upload picture messages from their phone
  - Securing your user's uploaded files using Firebase's Storage rules
  - Accessing and analyzing your application's data about user behaviors
  - Sending notifications to users from the Firebase console
  - Using Firebase Remote Config to test a new max length for FriendlyChat messages, all without an app update
- Lesson 03: Firebase in a Weekend: Monday
  Got extra time this weekend? As a bonus, you will write your own Cloud Function for Firebase that makes chat more fun by adding emojis to FriendlyChat conversations. Cloud Functions for Firebase integrates the Firebase platform by letting you write code that responds to events and invokes functionality exposed by other Firebase features.

**Part 14 (Elective):** Firebase Analytics

Learn how to grow an app's user base using Firebase Analytics, a free and unlimited analytics solution. You'll be able to learn who your users are and how they interact with your app.

Module 01: Firebase Analytics
- Lesson 01: Introduction to Digital Analytics
  In this lesson, we will take on the role of the developer for a live app: Flood It! We will discuss the foundations of digital analytics using Flood It as a model.
- Lesson 02: Introduction to Firebase Analytics
  Learn about the Firebase Analytics Dashboard and how to view the data collected by your apps. Also, learn how to build audiences and funnels by leveraging events with Firebase Analytics.
- Lesson 03: Implementing In-App Analytics
  Learn how to use built-in events provided by Firebase Analytics and implement some of your own. Then, see how easy it is to tailor an app experience to segments of users with User Properties.
- Lesson 04: Analytics Integration
  In this lesson, you'll build upon what you've learned about Firebase Analytics and explore crash reporting, remote configuration, and dynamic links — a suite of powerful tools for improving your apps.

Part 15 : Project: You Decide!

This is your chance to let your iOS Developer skills shine! For this final project, you'll design and build your own iOS app, taking the design from the drawing board to the App Store.

Module 01: How to Make an iOS App
- Lesson 01: Research
  Brainstorm and vet multiple app ideas. Think about the UI elements used in each, get user feedback on designs, and investigate relevant web APIs and libraries.
- Lesson 02: Build
  Choose an idea to pursue and build it! We'll share tips for getting started, dealing with code that doesn't work, and how to submit to the App Store.
- Lesson 03: Reflect
  Reflect on the process: What went well, and what you might do differently next time? Recognizing and learning from mistakes is what makes you a better developer!
Module 02: Project: You Decide!
- Lesson 01: Project: You Decide!
  This is your chance to let your iOS Developer skills shine! For this final project, you'll design and build your own iOS app, taking the design from the drawing board to the App Store.
  
  Project Description - You Decide!
  
  Project Rubric - You Decide!
  - Concept 01: You Decide!
Module 03: Suggested Electives
- Lesson 01: Suggested Electives
  Continue your career progress, and take our Technical Interview Prep and Mobile Design Patterns courses to help ace your next interview.
  - Concept 01: Suggested Electives

**Part 16 (Elective):** Objective-C for Swift Developers

This series of coding challenges is designed to prepare you for the most common causes of friction between Objective-C and Swift.

**Part 17 (Elective):** Mobile Design Patterns

This course is strongly recommended for all students who want to gain mastery of common techniques—or design patterns—for organizing and structuring code in iOS apps.

Module 01: Mobile Design Patterns
- Lesson 01: Principles of Software Design
  Learn the core principles and tenets of software design.
- Lesson 02: Creational Design Patterns
  Understand what creational design patterns are and when to apply them.
- Lesson 03: Structural Design Patterns
  Understand what structural design patterns are and when to apply them.
- Lesson 04: Behavioral Design Patterns
  Learn about behavioral design patterns, and know when to apply them.
- Lesson 05: Software Anti-Patterns
  Understand why learning software anti-patterns, and writing code “the wrong way” is just as important as learning best practices when designing scalable and maintainable code.

**Part 18 (Elective):** Technical Interview Prep

Get hands-on practice and detailed walk-throughs of data structures and algorithms. Note that the programming interface in this course is still in beta, and is continually being improved.

Module 01: Technical Interviewing Prep - Swift
- Lesson 01: Please Read Before Taking this Course
  A reminder that the Swift Workspace, your programming interface in this course, is still in beta and is continually being improved.
  - Concept 01: Important Note about Your Swift Workspace
- Lesson 02: Introduction and Efficiency
  Start off with a basic introduction to topics covered in this course and the overall content structure, including an explanation of expected Swift knowledge.
- Lesson 03: List-Based Collections
  Learn the definition of a list in computer science, and see definitions and examples of list-based data structures, arrays, linked lists, stacks, and queues.
- Lesson 04: Searching and Sorting
  Explore how to search and sort with list-based data structures, including binary search and bubble, merge, and quick sort. Learn how to use recursion.
- Lesson 05: Maps and Hashing
  Understand the concepts of sets, maps (dictionaries), and hashing. Examine common problems and approaches to hashing, and practice with examples.
- Lesson 06: Trees
  Learn the concepts and terminology associated with tree data structures. Investigate tree types, such as binary search trees, heaps, and self-balancing trees.
- Lesson 07: Graphs
  Examine the theoretical concept of a graph and understand common graph terms, coded representations, properties, traversals, and paths.
- Lesson 08: Case Studies in Algorithms
  Explore famous computer science problems, specifically the Shortest Path Problem, the Knapsack Problem, and the Traveling Salesman Problem.
- Lesson 09: Technical Interviewing Techniques
  Learn about the “algorithm” for answering common technical interviewing questions. Practice and get tips for giving interviewers what they’re looking for.

Content

Part 01 : Welcome to the Nanodegree

Part 02 : Learn Swift Programming

Part 03 : Intro to iOS App Development with Swift

Part 04 (Elective): Version Control with Git

Part 05 (Elective): GitHub and Collaboration

Part 06 : UIKit Fundamentals

Part 07 (Elective): AutoLayout

Part 08 (Elective): Sketch UI Elements

Part 09 : Network Requests and GCD

Part 10 (Elective): Find Web APIs

Part 11 (Elective): iOS Debugging