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About this project

This was my capstone project at the end of my five-month, full-time Epicodus bootcamp. I created a reading log iOS app inspired by Goodreads. Part of my goal was to get experience with the native iOS toolchain, so I wrote this app completely in SwiftUI.

MVP

The app must compile and run on iOS
The app must store a collection of books
The user must have CRUD control over that collection of books

Technologies Used

Xcode: Apple’s IDE
Swift: Apple-crafted open-source language
SwiftUI: Apple’s next generation declarative UI framework

Using the App

Start by making sure that Xcode is installed and updated. This requires a computer that runs MacOS.
Download this repository.
Open the project in Xcode, then make sure you change the developer setting to your own AppleID or developer account.
Choose a deployment target or simulator, then run build.

Development Roadmap

As much fun as I had creating this app concept, I will not be continuing to develop it. I think SwiftUI is the future because the declarative paradigm has so many advantages in a multi-device, multiplatform world. As it stands, it's just too difficult for a new to iOS developer to use. I plan to continue learning Swift and iOS development by starting with UIKit based courses before coming back to SwiftUI.

Acknowledgements

Thank you to my partner, Alex, for support in all ways. Thank you to my parents for encouraging technology exploration, even when resources were scarce. Thank you to the Kohlenberg Foundation for making all of this possible.

License

MIT License

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.