© Stefan Kaczmarek, Brad Lees, Gary Bennett 2019
Stefan Kaczmarek, Brad Lees and Gary BennettSwift 5 for Absolute Beginnershttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4868-3_2

2. Programming Basics

Stefan Kaczmarek1 , Brad Lees1 and Gary Bennett2
(1)
Phoenix, AZ, USA
(2)
Scottsdale, AZ, USA
 

This chapter focuses on the building blocks that are necessary to become a great Swift programmer. This chapter covers how to use the playground user interface, how to write your first Swift program, and how to use the Xcode Integrated Development Environment (IDE).

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We will introduce you to using playgrounds, which will enable you to program right away without worrying about all of the complexities of Xcode projects. We use this approach to help you learn the concepts ...

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