Swift: a collection of online courses, books, and video resources

Online Courses

This basic course is dedicated to the fundamentals of Swift 4, the latest version of this language for Apple platforms. It is designed for programming beginners; no prior knowledge is required. Through the video course, you will gain a solid foundation in syntax and programming.
Duration: 13 hours
Cost: free

“Swift Language for Beginners” by SwiftBook

The program consists of 36 lessons and is intended for beginners. It is suitable for those who have no prior programming experience. During the course, you will learn about data types, arrays, loops, and much more.
Duration: 4.5 hours
Cost: free

“Learn Swift” by CodeAcademy

This course begins with studying fundamental programming concepts and ends with you delving into more advanced Swift topics. You will create everything from a Magic 8-Ball to a Caesar cipher.
Duration: 12 hours
Cost: free

Swift Lessons by ItProger

The course is a single large video lesson in which you will learn the basics of the Swift language and how to work in the Xcode environment. You will study all the main concepts of Swift and create two projects: an application with design and functionality, as well as a small game with animation and sounds.
Duration: one hour
Cost: free

YouTube Channels

SwiftBook

This is the channel of a mobile development school. It publishes not only useful videos on all iOS development topics but also hosts live streams discussing developer careers.

“EZE DEV”

This channel releases videos that help you understand application development for Apple platforms. You will find information and solutions for a wide variety of questions related to creating iOS applications, including guides, tips, and recommendations.

Swiftful Thinking

This channel offers many practical video lessons on Swift programming and using SwiftUI. You will find useful lessons, tips, and life hacks that help you master the language and become a more efficient developer.

Paul Hudson

The channel is suitable for both beginners and experienced programmers, where you will find videos on various aspects of iOS development: from basics to advanced topics.

Sean Allen

Videos on this channel will help iOS developers improve their skills and find answers to their questions, providing access to useful information and practical advice.

Books

“The Swift Programming Language” by Apple

The book contains a detailed guide to each language feature and serves as the official Swift reference.

“Swift. Basics of Developing Applications for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS” by Vasily Usov

This book is for those who dream of becoming an iOS developer and writing their own application. All basic programming concepts and syntax basics are explained in an accessible manner, so if you have never done development before, this book is a great start.

“Head First. Learning Swift” by Paris Buttfield-Addison and John Manning

The book covers all current topics — from collecting and managing data to reusing code, building custom data types, and structuring programs and user interfaces in SwiftUI. Having learned Swift, you will be ready to build any applications — from mobile and web apps to games, frameworks, command-line tools, and much more.

“The Swift Programming Language” by Ivar Harzayan

This book is designed for self-study of Swift, a fresh programming language for iOS and OS X platforms. It describes Swift version 2.0. The material is structured according to the principle of moving from simple to complex, examples are supported by extensive use of code, and the new Playground development environment is used for testing and debugging.

Swift Apprentice: Fundamentals: Beginning Programming in Swift by Ehab Yosry Amer, Alexis Gallagher, Matt Galloway

In this book, you will get acquainted with the basics of Swift — from getting started with playgrounds to simple operations and creating your own types. By the end of this book, you will have a clear understanding of Swift’s type system and how you can use it to solve tasks as you see fit.