Jake Johnson
In this course, you can not only expect to learn how to use Swift and Xcode 6 to build an application, but also how to leverage web services like JSON so your users can perform in–app searches for real IMDb content.
Using Swift to Build an IMDb Search App should only take a few hours of your time, but will establish best practices that will make app development in Swift not only easier, but more enjoyable for you – and your users.
If you’re tired of taking the same old “To–Do List App” tutorial and want to learn how to open your application up to the web, then this is the course for you. We’ll walk through each step of the process together and I will be available through the Udemy forums for any support you may require or questions you may have along the way.
Hope to see you inside!
Instructor Details
Courses : 1
Specification: Using Swift to Build an IMDb Search App
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26 reviews for Using Swift to Build an IMDb Search App
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| Price | $12.99 |
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| Duration | 3 hours |
| Year | 2014 |
| Level | All |
| Language | English |
| Certificate | Yes |
| Quizzes | Yes |
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Andrei Popescu –
Hi Jake, Just finished your course and I must say it is the best I have seen so far. I hope you are working on the next one and it will be just a bit more intense.
Jordan Hudgens –
Jake does an incredible job in this course, I’ve searched all over for a good Swift course that teaches practical ways to build production level iOS apps. Absolutely loved it!
Miguel L pez Valenciano –
This course is simply amazing, Jake is not only an amazing teacher, but he also thrives to help you out with your doubts and to keep the course updated, I myself had a couple of issues and Jake got back to me pretty quick with a solution. I didn’t event know how to use Xcode, and with this course I was able to make a good looking application, thank you! Waiting for your next course!
Volkan G rol –
I learnt a lot from this course. At the end, you will have working real app and also you will learn advanced topics like using extensions, json parse and making blur effect view. Im looking forward to new lectures from Jake Johnson
Conor Howard –
Loved this course. It gave me a great introduction to building a fully functioning app with Swift complete with Web API calls and handling the returned JSON information. Most courses will have you work through boring lectures that are basically a regurgitation of Apples documentation and you never get to see how to approach designing a full app but this course had me throw out the rulebook and dive into building a really cool app. As Apple made changes to the Beta, Jake provided clear instructions of what had to be updated and changed to remove any errors and warnings that Xcode started complaining about so I’ll definitely be on the lookout for any more courses that I hope he will release in the future.
Ravi Kiran –
Great effort !!! The problem solving style using new Swift programming language and beta versions of XCode is definitely a challenge. Jake made is simple and easy to follow. The code has been periodically refactored for every beta release so the app does not go stale at any point. Usage of JSON APIs and latest features of XCode/Swift are essential skills for any ambitious developer on iOS platform. For anyone reading this review, I would definitely recommend and don’t hesitate to pull the trigger by clicking Take this course.
Todd Stevens –
I’ve been coding for 20 years, mostly in C#, PHP and have completed one iOS app using Objective C which I hated and a few using Xamarin, but I really wanted to get back to the original Apple way of doing things and Swift looked great. The quality of the course was top notch and I am comparing it to thousands of videos I have watched here and elsewhere. Jake goes at a perfect pace and really explains why he does things. For the first time I understood difficult things I couldn’t grasp before like protocols and delegates. The UI tweaks and links at the end was worth the price itself because I know nothing about designing great user interfaces. The best part is the format. He created a real complete app that taught me how to process JSON, improve UI, extend String class and many useful things I will need in nearly all of my apps. I hope you have more Swift courses coming out Jake. Would like to see one that involves animation and saving data locally, but syncing to backend cloud/Parse/MySQL. Thanks.
Carlos Adri n V zquez Posadas –
Excellent content and excellent support!
Mike Rossouw –
What a great short course that actually takes you outside the boundaries of the actual project objective (build the OMDB app) and touches on a lot of new Swift structures and methods. Jake has a very good presentation style and I found myself really enjoying the process of walking through the tutorial. Hope Jake adds new Using Swift to build . projects in the future. I look forward to working through his new material. Thanks Jake.
Pierre Nallet –
Thanks Jake!
Matt Jones –
Whilst Jake has a great speaking voice, the pace is fast and he assumes prior knowledge to coding and concepts other than that of Model Control View (MVC). As the course is filmed whilst Jake is using a beta version of XCode the course is now out of date. Jake has attempted to resolve this by using announcements. However, this is catalogued as a conversation, and the sample code is based on the completed project, not on the section of the tutorial where the errors occur. Also note that the course is not a direct link to IMDb but a secondary source called OMDb. Not a bad thing, just a little misleading. Overall, I’d like to see Jake revisit his course, updating the video and sample code, removing reliance away from the announcements to track changes. This would also give Jake time to slow down and make sure new concepts are well described for beginners, or to change the recommendation for suitability to intermediate and/or experienced coders. For now, I’ve requested a refund and back on the hunt for a reasonably priced course that explains how to create search functionality, calling content from a central source.
Alan Guilfoyle –
This course is great for students just starting out with swift or that may have some familiarity with the basic of swift. I loved this course because it used concepts like pulling data from an API using JSON, it taught about using the storyboard, importance of hierarchy and splitting up your code, UI/UX concepts, etc. Furthermore, the instructor of the course is great! He explains swift topics taught throughout the course very clearly and he responses to students questions in the discussion boards. I would say all in all he cares and doesn’t just rush through the material without giving some explanation of what it does and why we need it. Definitely have recommended this course to my friends and now I’m recommending it to strangers reading this review! 🙂
Nick Gaudreau –
Of what I can tell so far Jake the instructor is quick to reply to your concerns and cares about the good learning and the product he delivers. Up to date code!
Paul Andrews –
Jake does a great job of teaching swift development in a real world scenario pulling data from an external API. It uses IMDB data from a third party service, but in truth what the data is and where it comes from is immaterial. Jake teaches a technique that is transportable to many APIs. I really like the real world approach Jake has taken.
Kevin Davis –
Well presented, clear graphics, good pace and good response to queries from Jake.
Joseph Lau –
practical material
Sean Coleman –
Easy to follow and gives you everything you would want from a course like this. In fact you get a bonus with all of the UI extras!
Aabhas V –
First and foremost, the flow of the course is so good that I finished the course in one sitting (a few hours) very intuitive. Did I learn how to create an app that searches IMDb in real time. YES! The course not only covers how to create an app that does what it’s supposed to do but also does it very programatically (for example font etc. set via code instead of storyboard), gives you a lesson on extending basic data types, a small lesson on design and translucency all of that without any bs. I am a beginner in iOS (although a programmer by profession), this is the first iOS programming code that gave me confidence to go ahead and build some apps based on what I learnt here. Thanks Jake! **Note: Beware, this course connects to IMDb via an open API as IMDb does not officially has an API. The API described in the course can be used by anyone.** Best regards.
Barry King –
I found this course actually one of the best to teach you some swift with a really good example. I read through some of the comments about the use of the unofficial API and I felt that I needed to put a positive spin on this. Regardless of the API used, the web and apps are all connection of various APIs these days so to have a well thought out design is really useful. I would love an update that brings this course up to Xcode 7/Swift 2 now these are out but other than that I really want another course from Jake! Where did you go?
Mike Romans –
But you won’t know too much about how. There is a lot of time spent telling you HOW to build this app but not much on why you are doing what you are doing. If you want to build an IMDB search app from a third party API that could go away at any time, this is your class. What it shows is sound, why you did it is pretty important however.
Joakim Aho –
Since the course material isn’t updated too much time is spent looking for what has changed in swift since this content was recorded, jumping between announcements and comments gets pretty frustrating. If and when this course gets updated i will complete the course and change my review.
Angus Johnston –
well done, great course with some excellent best practice tips
Francisco Ernesto Teixeira –
Easy, cool and awesome! Just need to search at Google and found fix to lastest XCode.
Mihir Vaghela –
awesome course
Kenneth Dubroff –
The content is great but the code is outdated for Xcode 8 (It’s written in Xcode 6). New videos would be of great help
Mark Houston –
Jake is awesome! He explains everything in a clear and professional manner.