Swift Programming The Big Nerd Ranch Guide

Through the authors' carefully constructed explanations and examples, you will develop an understanding of Swift grammar and the elements of effective Swift style.
  Throughout the book, the authors share their insights into Swift to ensure that you understand the hows and whys of Swift and can put that understanding to use in different contexts.
After working through the book, you will have the knowledge and confidence  to develop your own solutions to a wide range of programming challenges using Swift.

Mikey Ward has been an instructor and software engineer at Big Nerd Ranch for over ten years. He has taught courses around the world on iOS and macOS development using Objective-C and Swift. He currently maintains the company's popular Swift Essentials course – the foundation for this book – as well as the Advanced iOS course. When Mikey is not teaching or writing, he can be found running a tabletop game or just out for a run.

1. Getting Started
2. Types, Constants, and Variables
3. Conditionals
4. Numbers
5. Switch
6. Loops
7. Strings
8. Optionals
9. Arrays
10. Dictionaries
11. Sets
12. Functions
13. Closures
14. Enumerations
15. Structs and Classes
16. Properties
17. Initialization
18. Value vs. Reference Types
19. Protocols
20. Error Handling
21. Extensions
22. Generics
23. Protocol Extensions
24. Memory Management and ARC
25. Equatable and Comparable
26. Your First Cocoa Application
27. Your First iOS Application
28. Interoperability
29. Conclusion