Swift for Complete Beginners

INCLUDES FREE UPDATES FOR SWIFT 6 AND BEYOND! Click here for full details.If you're ready to learn Swift, there's no better place to start than Swift for Complete Beginners! It includes a 230-page book and 70 detailed videos walking you through all the core concepts of the Swift programming language, including:Constants and variablesData types and type annotationsConditions and loopsFunctions and closuresStructs and classesProtocols and protocol extensionsAnd more!Each concept is explained first with slides, and then with hands-on code so you can see it running for yourself.What's in the course?IntroductionWhy Swift?About this courseHow to follow alongSimple dataHow to create variables and constantsHow to create stringsHow to store whole numbersHow to store decimal numbersHow to store truth with BooleansHow to join strings togetherSummary: Simple dataCheckpoint 1Complex dataHow to store ordered data in arraysHow to store and find data in dictionariesHow to use sets for fast data lookupHow to create and use enumsHow to use type annotationsSummary: Complex dataCheckpoint 2Conditions and loopsHow to check a condition is true or falseHow to check multiple conditionsHow to use switch statements to check multiple conditionsHow to use the ternary conditional operator for quick testsHow to use a for loop to repeat workHow to use a while loop to repeat workHow to skip loop items with break and continueSummary: Conditions and loopsCheckpoint 3FunctionsHow to reuse code with functionsHow to return values from functionsHow to return multiple values from functionsHow to customize parameter labelsHow to provide default values for parametersHow to handle errors in functionsSummary: FunctionsCheckpoint 4ClosuresHow to create and use closuresHow to use trailing closures and shorthand syntaxHow to accept functions as parametersSummary: ClosuresCheckpoint 5StructsHow to create your own structsHow to compute property values dynamicallyHow to take action when a property changesHow to create custom initializersHow to limit access to internal data using access controlStatic properties and methodsSummary: StructsCheckpoint 6ClassesHow to create your own classesHow to make one class inherit from anotherHow to add initializers for classesHow to copy classesHow to create a deinitializer for a classHow to work with variables inside classesSummary: ClassesCheckpoint 7Protocols and extensionsHow to create and use protocolsHow to use opaque return typesHow to create and use extensionsHow to create and use protocol extensionsHow to get the most from protocol extensionsSummary: Protocols and extensionsCheckpoint 8OptionalsHow to handle missing data with optionalsHow to unwrap optionals with guardHow to unwrap optionals with nil coalescingHow to handle multiple optionals using optional chainingHow to handle function failure with optionalsSummary: OptionalsCheckpoint 9Wrap upWhere now?Download a free sample!You can download the complete table of contents for this book here, or a 24-page sample PDF here.Prefer to read for free?This is the download edition of SwiftUI By Example that gives you the PDF and ePub for offline reading, but if you'd rather read for free online you can find the book online here: Swift free complete beginners.The Hacking with Swift guaranteeWe want everyone to be happy with all the Hacking with Swift courses they buy, both now and in the future, which is why all our books come with free lifetime Swift updates and free bonus content with our Frequent Flyer Club, and we also encourage folks to join our Slack community to help solve problems.However, if you aren't happy with a course you bought from us, we offer a 30-day No Questions Asked refund policy. This applies to all books and video courses purchased through Gumroad, which is our primary distributor. So, if you aren't happy with your purchase, if you changed your mind, or if you just bought the wrong thing by accident, we can refund your purchase up to 30 days after it was made.Any other questions?You can email me at [email protected] or tweet me @twostraws, and I'll do my best to help.