Tool
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
Introduction to Swift
Optionals and Swift's safety-first design.
- 2
Variables & Types
let, var, and Swift's basic types.
- 3
Control Flow
if/else, switch, and loops.
- 4
Functions
Parameters, labels, and return types.
- 5
Optionals
Unwrapping safely with if let and guard.
- 6
Classes & Structs
Reference types vs. value types.
- 7
Closures
Swift's inline, reusable blocks of code.
- 8
Protocols
Swift's take on interfaces.
Swift is free to study, self-paced. Pass the final exam to earn an optional Certificate of Completion for $40.