AbouttheAuthor
JakTianoisaniOSandgamedeveloperlivinginBurlington,VT.In2015he
graduatedwithtophonorsfromthegamedevelopmentprogramatChamplain
College,andisnowprogrammingeducationalroboticsgamesatXemory
Software.Inhissparetime,healwayskeepingupwiththelatestiOS
technologies.
Jakfirstlearnedhowtocodeasafreshmaninhighschool,whentheveryfirst
iPhoneSDKwasreleased.AfterayearoflearningthebasicsofC++and
Objective-C,hereleasedhisfirstiPhoneappinthesummerof2009.Since
then,hehasprogrammedover30iOSappsandgames,releasingahandful
alongtheway.Inboth2013and2014,heattendedApple’sWorldWide
Developers’ConferenceinSanFranciscoondirectscholarshipfromApple.
He’sbeenprogrammingwithSwiftexclusivelysinceitsreleasein2014,and
hasservedasatechnicalrevieweronSwift2Blueprints,CecilCosta,Packt
Publishing.
IwouldliketothankmyparentsandmyfriendChasforgivingmetheinitial
nodsofencouragementtostartwritingthisbook,withaspecialthankstomy
momforcontinuingtomotivatemethroughout.I’dalsoliketothankZach
andZachforputtingupwithmeskippingoutonplansweekafterweekso
thatIcouldwrite;thanksforstillbeingmyfriend!Iwouldn’thavebeenable
tofinishthebookwithoutthecoworkingspacemanagedbyVCETandthe
StarbucksonChurchStreet,whichgavemeenoughspacetoshakeupmy
writingspotsandkeepmefocused.
Finally,I’dliketothankalloftheteacherswhohavetaught,encouraged,and
inspiredmethroughoutmyeducation.Withoutthem,Iwouldhaveneitherthe
technicalknowledgenorthelanguageskillsneededtowriteseveralhundred
pagesaboutiOSdevelopment.