You need Xcode if you want to develop software for Apple devices. Since it was launched in 2003 with Swift programming, the IDE has advanced a lot with additional tools added and less-relevant features removed.

It can be used for writing, editing, sharing, and deploying iOS, macOS, iPad, tvOS, and Apple Watch applications. Xcode is an integrated development environment designed by Apple for the development of software.

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Those with some Objective-C/Cocoa and/or iOS SDK app development experience, but want to be more efficient in writing and testing their code, and people who want to know in-depth examples of Swift in Xcode.

Share your app using organizer, localization, auto layout, and more.

Create exciting interactive apps for iPhone or iPad using Sprite Kit, Map Kit, and other Apple technologies.

Take advantage of Xcode's vast libraries, frameworks and bundles.

Get started with Xcode, using Workspaces, Interface Builder, storyboarding, tables/collection views and more.

Use Swift and new Swift-related features in Xcode.

By the end of this book, you'll have all of the skills and a variety of examples to draft from to get your Swift app from idea to App Store with all the power of Xcode. The book focuses on the new technologies, tools and features that Apple has bundled into the new Xcode 8, to complement the latest iOS 10.

If you already have some programming experience with iOS SDK and Objective-C, but want a more in-depth tutorial on Xcode, especially Xcode with Apple's new programming language, Swift, then Beginning Xcode: Swift Edition is for you. Get up and running with Apple's latest version of Xcode, and see how to use Swift in Xcode to build a variety of projects.

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