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iOS and Swift Development

18 Courses
40 Hours
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The iOS & Swift Development Path is designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge necessary to become a proficient iOS developer. This path covers everything from the fundamentals of Swift programming to advanced topics in iOS development, including user interface design, data persistence and testing. You'll progress from a beginner with no prior iOS development experience to a practitioner capable of building complex, feature-rich iOS applications. The learning path begins with broad overviews of iOS and Swift, then dives deep into practical application development, best practices, and advanced topics.

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Content in this path

Entry-level

Covers the basics of Swift & iOS app development.

Course

iOS 17: The Big Picture

  • by Karoly Nyisztor
  • 1h 2m
  • Jan 22, 2024
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Swift 5: The Big Picture

  • by James Wilson
  • 1h 2m
  • Apr 26, 2024
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Swift 6 Foundations

  • by Karoly Nyisztor
  • 3h 9m
  • Jul 01, 2025
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Xcode Fundamentals

  • by Jonathan Wong
  • 1h 50m
  • Apr 17, 2024
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SwiftUI Fundamentals

  • by Andrew Bancroft
  • 3h 27m
  • Apr 09, 2024
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UIKit Fundamentals

  • by Bear Cahill
  • 3h 27m
  • Jan 23, 2024
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iOS 17 Fundamentals

  • by Andrew Bancroft
  • 5h 5m
  • Dec 08, 2023

Practitioner

Covers debugging, concurrency, and design patterns.

Course

Building iOS 17 User Interfaces with UIKit

  • by Bear Cahill
  • 2h 37m
  • Apr 04, 2024
Course

Building iOS 18 User Interfaces with SwiftUI

  • by Andrew Bancroft
  • 2h 53m
  • Dec 10, 2024
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Testing in iOS 18

  • by Jason Cross
  • 1h 46m
  • Sep 25, 2024
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Debugging in iOS 17

  • by Corneile Britz
  • 1h 1m
  • Jun 04, 2024
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Creational Design Patterns in Swift 5

  • by Karoly Nyisztor
  • 1h 31m
  • Jan 18, 2024
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Structural Design Patterns in Swift 5

  • by Karoly Nyisztor
  • 1h 46m
  • May 15, 2024
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Behavioral Design Patterns in Swift 5

  • by Karoly Nyisztor
  • 2h 53m
  • Sep 27, 2024
Course

Enabling CloudKit in iOS 18

  • by Rachel Gillett
  • 1h 30m
  • Jun 18, 2025
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Authentication in iOS 18 Using Swift 6

  • by Karoly Nyisztor
  • 1h 15m
  • Feb 12, 2025
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Concurrent Programming in Swift 5

  • by Bear Cahill
  • 1h 16m
  • Jun 14, 2024
Course

Objective-C for Swift Developers

  • by David Nutter
  • 2h 18m
  • Oct 07, 2024
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What You'll Learn
  • Fundamentals of Swift 5 programming language
  • iOS application development using Xcode 15
  • User interface design with both SwiftUI and UIKit
  • Core iOS 17 concepts and APIs
  • Advanced UI development techniques
  • Testing and debugging iOS applications
  • Common design patterns in Swift
  • Data persistence using Core Data and CloudKit
  • Concurrent programming in Swift
Prerequisites
  • While this learning path starts from the basics, having the following will be beneficial:
  • Basic programming knowledge in any language
  • Familiarity with object-oriented programming concepts
  • Access to a Mac computer running the latest macOS
Related topics
  • Mobile app development
  • Cross-platform development
  • Mobile Security
  • Mobile UX
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Karoly Nyisztor
Karoly Nyisztor
Hi, I'm Károly Nyisztor, a software engineer turned educator. My goal is to make tech learning fun and accessible. After nearly 20 years in the corporate world, working with big names like Apple and SAP, I decided to switch gears in 2016 and focus on what I love most - teaching. I've had the pleasure of helping over 300,000 students worldwide dive into the exciting world of programming. Whether it's iOS apps, machine learning, or software architecture, my courses cover a wide range of tech top...
James Wilson
James Wilson
As a mobile developer, James always had a passion for building exciting apps and always striving to make user interfaces that were easy and intuitive to use. Today, he is focusing on building Augmented Reality applications that scale. Never satisfied with his knowledge, he is a life-long learner and is always interested in looking to grow and learn and then shares his knowledge with others. James has worked in a wide array of fields whether as a technician working with radar and communication...
Jonathan Wong
Jonathan Wong
Jonathan obtained his B.S and M.S. in Electrical Engineering and started out his career as a systems engineer. In that role, he spoke with customers and end users scoping out user stories, writing requirements, and doing design analysis. After several years, he realized he was more interested in the creation of those systems and sought to make a career shift. Jonathan spent time reading books and taking classes in software engineering until he landed his first job as a Software Engineer in iOS. ...
Andrew Bancroft
Andrew Bancroft
Andrew is a people-driven, creative, impactful developer and teacher with more than 15 years of experience helping others succeed with technology. He has embraced Swift for iOS development since day zero, and loves equipping developers to succeed at building iOS apps with Swift. Andrew is a Principle Data Architect for the Noble Research Institute, an agricultural research organization located in the heart of southern Oklahoma. His day job keeps him busy leading Noble's efforts to make the most...
Bear Cahill
Bear Cahill
Bear has been developing for iOS since 2008. With over 100 apps developed for clients, he has written books (Manning, Apress), developed courses and taught in person (and virtually) for tens of thousands.
Jason Cross
Jason Cross
Jason Cross has two decades of experience as a software engineer. He started as a web developer, with a 3-year stretch at Microsoft, where he also became a full-stack developer. He then switched to iOS development over a decade ago. Outside of technology Jason is a high-performance athlete and coach in swimming and kayaking. He has been coaching, instructing, teaching, and mentoring for 3.5 decades.
Corneile Britz
Corneile Britz
I am passionate about driving efficiency through code, automation and transparency, with 20+ years of experience in software development, DevOps, Observability and Reliability Engineering. This led me to become the world's first certified ICAgile DevOps expert, with a drive to provide content and learning to other developers. My day-to-day technical focus is Go, Grafana, Prometheus and VueJS, which are used to build my organisations' own platforms.
Rachel Gillett
Rachel Gillett
Rachel is an experienced Apple Technical Support professional. Having spent 11 years with Apple between both retail and corporate support environments. In her spare time, she loves music, musical theatre, gaming and spending time with her animals. She can’t wait to share her knowledge with you all and continue to expand it!
David Nutter
David Nutter
Dave is a software developer with several years experience building applications that interact with external accessories. His primary focus is working on the iOS platform. He has worked at several notable software companies, creating both consumer-facing and internal applications. A life-long learner, he enjoys using Pluralsight as a customer, and is excited to also provide content as an author.

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