Part 1. Introducing Xcode and Swift

Many people have ideas for awesome apps, but you have decided to do something about it, take the plunge and learn iOS app development. Congratulations and good luck on your journey!

Before you get too deep into the ins and outs of app development, you need to focus on foundation skills. In this part, you’ll explore the development environment and learn about Apple’s language for development in iOS, Swift.

In chapter 1, you’ll examine Xcode, Apple’s own software for building iOS apps. Then, in chapters 2 and 3, you’ll take a lightning tour of what’s new, different, and exciting in Swift. Chapter 2 focuses more on different syntax and data types, while chapter 3 takes a look at objects in Swift. You’ll explore Swift in Xcode playgrounds, a tool that helps you focus purely on programming, without concerning yourself with app development.