iOS 12 & Swift 4: Build A Pokedex App

Name: iOS 12 & Swift 4: Build A Pokedex App
Rating: 4.8 (54 reviews)

Learn how to build a Pokedex App using the Model-View-Controller architecture!

Created byStephan Dowless

Last updated 2/2019

English

What you'll learn

Build a fully functioning Pokedex list that you can show off to potential employers, family & friends
Know how to apply important architecture patterns such as MVC and Protocols
How to connect to an API and read data from a database
How to implement cool animations for a premium User Experience (UX)
How to create story boards programmatically
Object and Protocol Oriented programming
How to work with UICollectionView programmatically (no storyboards)
How to work with a search bar and search through Pokemon
How to write clean, reusable, professional code

Course content

5 sections • 8 lectures • 3h 39m total length

Pokedex Collection View Controller27:14

API Service26:40
Fetch Pokémon data from an API using a URL session, create a Pokémon model, parse JSON dictionaries, and initialize Pokémon objects to populate the app.
Fetch Images and Populate Collection View25:20
Explore the model-view-controller framework by wiring a pokemon model, a collection view, and a controller to fetch data. Fetch images, populate cells, and ensure main-thread updates for a polished pokedex.

Pop Up Window UI25:02
Implement a long-press on a collection cell to show a pop-up window with a Pokémon preview, background blur, and a view more info button that opens a detail screen.
Animations & Passing Pokemon Data28:47
Master how to present a Pokémon detail pop-up with animation on long-press, blur the background, and pass the selected Pokémon data from cell to controller via a custom protocol.

User Interface and Loading Pokemon Data24:13
Finish the Pocket X app by enabling tapping a collection cell to push a Pokemon info controller that shows image, description, stats, and evolution chain.
Evolution Chain & Bug Fixes37:21
Implement a view info flow and evolution chain in a pokedex app, including refactoring, data modeling for evolution chains, and robust UI interactions in iOS 12 and Swift 4.

Requirements

Basic programming experience is helpful, but not required

Description

Why take this course?

Taking this course will help you develop vital fundamental programming skills that you will be able to use in the professional world. We teach you import techniques and practices, accompanied with detailed explanations to make sure you understand what you are coding. You're not just building a Pokedex here, you're learning how to code like a professional.

What will you learn?

Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of Swift 4 & Xcode
How to connect to an API and bring information in from the internet
How to construct custom objects from JSON data
How to understand/implement the MVC architecture.
How to design a clean User Interface
How to implement aesthetic animations for an improved User Experience
Principles of object and protocol oriented programming
How to create custom sub classes
How to implement custom extensions
How to work with UICollectionView programmatically
How to build storyboards programmatically
How to search through Pokemon
How to parse JSON
How to create custom objects
How to write clean, reusable professional code
Code refactoring
Work with auto layout and cocoa touch classes

Who Am I?

My name is Stephan Dowless
I am a professional Senior iOS Developer with 4 years of experience
Here to help you learn :)

Who this course is for:

Beginner iOS Developers

iOS 12 & Swift 4: Build A Pokedex App

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Course content

Main User Interface1 lecture • 27min

API & Model View Controller Framework2 lectures • 52min

Pop Up Window W/ Animation2 lectures • 54min

Pokemon Search1 lecture • 25min

Pokemon Info Controller2 lectures • 1hr 2min

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