Swift Data Structure and Algorithms

by Erik Azar, Mario Eguiluz Alebicto

Master the most common algorithms and data structures, and learn how to implement them efficiently using the most up-to-date features of Swift 3 This book is for developers who want to learn how to implement and use common data structures and algorithms natively in Swift. Whether you are a self-taught developer without a formal technical background or you have a degree in Computer Science, this book will provide with the knowledge you need to develop advanced data structures and algorithms in Swift using the latest language features. Apple’s Swift language has expressive features that are familiar to those working with modern functional languages, but also provides backward support for Objective-C and Apple’s legacy frameworks. These features are attracting many new developers to start creating applications for OS X and iOS using Swift. Designing an application to scale while processing large amounts of data or provide fast and efficient searching can be complex, especially running on mobile devices with limited memory and bandwidth. Learning about best practices and knowing how to select the best data structure and algorithm in Swift is crucial to the success of your application and will help ensure your application is a success. That’s what this book will teach you. Starting at the beginning, this book will cover the basic data structures and Swift types, and introduce asymptotic analysis. You’ll learn about the standard library collections and bridging between Swift and Objective-C collections. You will see how to implement advanced data structures, sort algorithms, work with trees, advanced searching methods, use graphs, and performance and algorithm efficiency. You’ll also see how to choose the perfect algorithm for your problem. This easy-to-follow yet comprehensive guide can either be read from beginning to end, or depending on your current knowledge level, you can jump to the specific chapter that interests you. Each chapter topic starts with an introduction to the topic and algorithm before moving on to the hands-on implementation and analysis.

286 pages, Paperback

Published November 18, 2016

Reviews

[Yigit Yilmaz · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Data Structers and Algorithms" are both attractive and important topics in computer science. Especially some situations - like sorting, searching, etc. - show us dramatic difference between efficient code and bad code.

With this book you can learn basic approaches about topic in Swift syntax. There are so many source and books related with data structure and algorithms but If you specially interest and want to see implement in Swift, this book for you and good one for starting before itching deeply.