Second Edition!!!

It's been 7 years since I wrote the first edition of the book. A lot has changed, I've gain experience, and hopefully wisdom since then. It's time to update it!

This is the 2nd edition of the book. Work updating it is still in progress.

I will share progress, chapter updates, and any other thoughts I’ll have on the mobile development along the way on my substack here:

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What's Inside?

The original first edition of the book had the following:

  • 10 chapters over 193 pages covering topics ranging from Swift, fundamentals, resumes, and UI to Networking, Storage and Design Patterns
  • 72+ interview questions and answers
  • red flags, i.e. what not to say answering some of the questions
  • Big Picture overview of what there is to know on iOS platform
  • Chapter on UI questions
  • Chapter on Networking questions
  • Chapter on Storage questions
  • Chapter on Design Patterns and Architecture questions
  • Chapter on Resumes, Github, and general "marketing" of yourself that you need to do to get interviews for better jobs
  • A package of Swift Playgrounds with code samples in the book
Click on this link to see full table of contents of the 1st edition of the book.

All of these (with some exceptions) will still be in the 2nd edition of the book. I'm working on updating each chapter and adding new ones.

A tentative list of the new chapters is:

  • Prep for Algorithms
  • Go Reactive with SwiftUI
  • Parallelize with Async Work
  • Broaden Horizons with Mobile System Design

How's the 2nd edition update going? What's updated?

I'll try to work in public and be as transparent as possible about the book's work progress as I can.

I'm working through each chapter, revising, updating, and adding new things. Plus taking notes and writing drafts of what will go into the brand new chapters in the 2nd edition.

Here's the list of what was updated so for and the status of each chapter

  • [LEGACY] Intro
  • [LEGACY] Step One: Figure Out what the Big Picture Is
  • [LEGACY] Step Two: The Interview Game
  • [LEGACY] Step Three: Learn the fundamentals
  • [NEW, WILL ADD] Prep for Algorithms
  • [LEGACY] Step Six: Go crazy responsive with UI layouts
  • [NEW, WILL ADD] Go Reactive with SwiftUI
  • [LEGACY] Step Four: Get Productive with Networking
  • [LEGACY] Step Five: Learn How to Store Data
  • [NEW, WILL ADD] Parallelize with Async Work
  • [LEGACY] Step Seven: Beyond MVC. Design Pattens, Architecture, FRP, and Dependencies Management.
  • [NEW, WILL ADD] Broaden Horizons with Mobile System Design
  • [LEGACY] Bonus Chapter: Storage Evolution (AKA You Don’t Always Need Core Data!).
  • [LEGACY] Outro

In the above list:

  • [Updated] is what was already updated
  • [LEGACY] is what still needs revision
  • [NEW, WILL ADD] is a NEW chapter that will be added
  • [NEW, Added] is a NEW chapter that was added
  • [REMOVE] is what will be removed or content folded into another chapter/s

FAQs

  • Q: Is the book ready?
    • A: Not yet, it's still work in progress. If you'd like to follow along please sign up above ☝️

  • Q: What if I'm interviewing now? Can I get it?
    • A: If you're really in a crunch and need to prep today than you can purchase the 1st edition of the book here.

  • Q: What if I already bought the first edition, do I have to pay again?
    • A: Yes, but you'd get a deep discount on the 2nd edition. (details to be announced later)

  • Q: When can I pre-order?
    • A: As I go through some meaningful amount of chapters and revise them I'll open up the 2nd edition for pre-order. (also with a discount but not as big as for current customers who bought the 1st edition book)

  • Q: Will the book be updated to the latest Swift version?
    • A: Yes. I'm updating every example to be written in Swift 5.10/6.0

  • Q: Will the book be updated to the latest iOS version?
    • A: Yes. I'm updating every example to be working with the APIs of iOS 17/18

  • Q: Will there be a printed version this time?
    • A: Yes. I'm planning to have a print this time. But it will be a separate purchase via Amazon. And after the main e-book version is finished.

Who am I?

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My name is Alex Bush. I'm an iOS consultant and architect. I've been developing for iOS for 13+ years and built apps ranging from small MVPs to large scale enterprise applications. Prominent companies I worked at are Wanelo, ThoughtWorks, Uber, Wayfair. Currently I'm an engineering manager at UpKeep.

I also host Inside iOS Dev YouTube channel.

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