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Swift

Apple's modern language for iOS and macOS

Learn Swift syntax, optionals, and closures.

8

Chapters

17

Hours (estimated)

1

Self-paced

Part-time

About 6 weeks

1 hour a day, 3 days a week

Full-time

About 2 weeks

3 hours a day, 3 days a week

Estimated from 8 chapters (notes, practice, labs, quiz, exercise, and challenge) plus the final exam. Go at your own pace.

Curriculum

8 chapters, each with a tutorial, a live example, a quiz, an exercise, a challenge, and class practice.

  1. 1

    Introduction to Swift

    Optionals and Swift's safety-first design.

  2. 2

    Variables & Types

    let, var, and Swift's basic types.

  3. 3

    Control Flow

    if/else, switch, and loops.

  4. 4

    Functions

    Parameters, labels, and return types.

  5. 5

    Optionals

    Unwrapping safely with if let and guard.

  6. 6

    Classes & Structs

    Reference types vs. value types.

  7. 7

    Closures

    Swift's inline, reusable blocks of code.

  8. 8

    Protocols

    Swift's take on interfaces.

Start learning — it's free →

Swift is free to study, self-paced. Pass the final exam to earn an optional Certificate of Completion for $40.