Introduction To Swift Programming

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Created by: Parham Aarabi

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Course Description

Introduction to Swift Programming is the first course in a four part specialization series that will provide you with the tools and skills necessary to develop an iOS App from scratch. By the end of this first course you will be able to demonstrate intermediate application of programming in Swift, the powerful new programming language for iOS. Guided by best practices you will become proficient with syntax, object oriented principles, memory management, functional concepts and more in programming with Swift. This course is unique in its dedication to teaching Swift programming. With new features and capabilities you will be at the forefront of writing iOS apps.Currently this course is taught using Swift 2. The team is aware of the release of Swift 3 and will be making edits to the course in time. Please be aware that at this time the instruction is entirely with Swift 2. Please note that to take part in this course (and the full specialization) it is required to have a Mac computer and, though not required, ideally an iPhone, iPod, or an iPad. NOTE: This course has been designed and tested (and content delivered) on a Mac. While we are aware of hacks and workarounds for running Mac in a virtual machine on windows we do not recommended a PC. We hope you have fun on this new adventure.

Time: 10h

Instructor Details

Parham Aarabi

3.3 Rating
132 Reviews

Ph.D. (Elec. Eng.) from Stanford in 2001. UofT Professor since 2001. Undergrad degree from UofT in Engineering Science (1998) and M.A.Sc. from UofT (1999). Published over 100 peer-reviewed papers, won a few research/teaching awards including the IEEE Mac Van Valkenburg Early Career Teaching Award, the Gordon R. Slemon Teaching of Design Award, the ECE Professor of the Year award, the Premier's Catalyst Award for Innovation, the Canada Research Chair, and MIT's TR35 "Top Young Innovator" award.

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By Christian L P S on 8-Dec-18

It looks good, but it's not updated. They are talking about swift 2 coming soon when the newest version is swift 4.2.

By Adilson M on 26-Apr-19

The course is not updated - the version of Xcode cannot be higher than 7.3.1, but this version is not compatible with latest macOS Mojave.In my opinion this course should be updated or removed from the list of paid specialization.

By Phil P on 28-Mar-19

The course uses Swift 2.x and Xcode 7.x. These are versions from 2016 and certain aspects of both Swift and Xcode have changed dramatically, to the point where one of the sample playgrounds just doesn't work with new versions. At the time of writing, it is 2019 and the gap is just too big for something that should be relatively easy to update.

By Vincenzo T on 28-Feb-19

Sadly very outdated. You can't install Xcode 7.3.1 on Mojave.

By Filip V on 22-Nov-18

Good course, but could really use updating to latest Swift version. Xcode 7.3.1 can't even be run on macOS Mojave, resulting in a lot of people submitting their assignment with newer version, which then can't be run in 7.3.1 making grading others impossible.

By Tanzim A on 30-May-19

This course is seriously outdated. It runs on Xcode 7 and swift 2, while the swift 5 is here!

By victor t y on 20-Jan-19

excellent course, you should update to swift 4 but excellent experience

By Sergei I on 14-Jan-16

The course seemed to be very easy, I'd say even disappointingly easy, but then, when I started the final assignment, I realized that I was wrong. And it was so much fun developing filters.

By Benoit C on 19-Feb-19

Great introduction. Nonetheless, removing the 5th star as it is based on a quite old version of Swift

By ABDUL B A on 5-Jul-19

inactive faculties

By Niels d L on 1-Jul-19

Outdated course ! Worthless

By Lokey C on 23-Apr-18

This course is not updated. While Xcode now is already version 9 in 2018, it is still using Xcode 7.While Swift is already 4 in 2018, it is still using Swift 2.It is very sad that in the course material it keeps saying "we are aware Xcode is already version 8, please stick with Xcode 7 for now. Xcode 8 will break our code".It is sadder to know the knowledge we learn in this course doesn't apply to modern technology.One more thing, the course forum is poorly maintained. Many people are asking questions while no one is really answering.

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