Coding iPhone Apps for Kids: A Playful Introduction to Swift

I bought this book for my 8 year old, now 9. It's a good technical book with great layout and formatting that makes it easy to read and follow the examples. For an 8 or 9 year old it is pretty advanced and works best if the kid has already had some basic experience with programming. Even with some programming experience the book works well if the kid has an older sibling or parent to help them when they get stuck.

Don't overlook because of the "for kids" in the title. It's a solid introduction to the subject. The writing style, sample code, and explanations are for anyone who is interested in learning IOS programming with Swift. I hope the authors continue developing books on this subject. They did a great job with this book and I hope to see more from them in the future.

This is a good coding book, well written and with clear examples and illustrations. It contains some touches of humour directed to kids.As indicated by another buyer, this is not exclusively directed to kids, but can be very useful for adults that want to inniciate in this fascinatingworld.I do recommend it.

I am teaching Swift programming and iPhone App development for kids and found this book very easy to follow and am able to put a lesson plan together with the help of this book. My students use this book as part of their course material. So I bought several of these.

I agree with the other review that it starts out strong but weakens in later chapters. I enjoyed the general layout, graphics, and learning curve although some parts of the book seemed like you're reading a foreign language - you read it over a few times and still wonder what the heck you just read. A little much for most kids. My biggest disappointment is that the current version of X-Code doesn't like some of the code in the book - which, when you're learning, stinks!

This book is a great comprehensive introduction to developing iOS mobile apps with Swift. Some sections took me longer than others to fully comprehend due to density of certain concepts — If you follow every section in this book and build the projects alongside the instructions you will know everything you need to to develop a full-functioning app worthy of the app store

Really liked the format and flow of this book. I have about 30 years experience writing apps, but none with Swift. Good starting point.

The idiots guide and for dummies both had mediocre reviews so I decided to go with this. Very glad I did. As an engineer with an aptitude for programming I found the book neither boring nor patronizing. As a newbie to Macs, Xcode, and Swift I appreciate that there were no skipped steps to leave me scratching my head. GOOD JOB!!!

It’s simple and clear, It dose have an impression it’s for small kids with these photos and wonderful colour. but definitely not for small kids. I would say at least 10.While wordings are simple kids may not able to pickup themself by reading it, guidance is required.

L'ho acquistato per mia figlia di 13 anni che parla abbastanza bene inglese. Lo sta studiando e si trova molto bene perché è chiaro e semplice da capire. Sembra ottimo anche per gli adulti.Serve un Mac con installato Xcode .

Das Buch ist wirklich kindergerecht geschrieben um mit dem Programmieren anzufangen. Leider gab es schon viele Updates und man muss den Kindern dabei helfen wenn etwas nicht stimmt. Aber trotzdem sehr schön geschrieben und erklärt. Ein Update wäre super.

Far too advanced for younger students, even working with the help of an adult. This book is more appropriate for high school or older coders.