iOS Development

Matt Spear

Last Updated: 24th February 2023

2 min read

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Introduction

I love iOS development and over the years I've collected a handful of great learning resources.

If you are learning from scratch bear in mind to master iOS development you need to work your way through:

  • Learning to program (core concepts like variables, functions, loops, etc)
  • Learn the Swift language (syntax, types, etc)
  • Then learn iOS development (SwiftUI, specific iOS APIs, etc)

Programming

Swift

Check out the SwiftUI resource page coming soon.

One important differentiation to make is that learning Swift and learning iOS development aren't quite the same thing. You use Swift in iOS development but the language can be used / worth understanding first before jumping into iOS development.

Swift.org

Swift is a general-purpose programming language built using a modern approach to safety, performance, and software design patterns.

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Swift.org

Learn Swift in Y Minutes

Swift is a programming language for iOS and macOS development created by Apple. Designed to coexist with Objective-C and to be more resilient against erroneous code, Swift was introduced in 2014 at Apple’s developer conference WWDC. It is built with the LLVM compiler included in Xcode 6+.

Learn X in Y Minutes

Learning

CS193P Spring 2021

Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

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YouTube

objc.io

objc.io publishes books, videos, and articles on advanced techniques for iOS and macOS development.

objc.io

Point-Free

Point-Free is a video series exploring functional programming and Swift.

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Point Free

The 100 Days of Swift

Follow the 100 Days of Swift and learn to build apps for free.

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Hacking with Swift

The 100 Days of SwiftUI

Follow the 100 Days of SwiftUI and learn to build apps for free.

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Hacking with Swift

Design + Code

Learn design and code by building real apps with React and Swift. Complete courses about UI design, web and iOS development using Figma, CSS, React Hooks and SwiftUI.

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Design+Code

Swift by Sundell

Weekly Swift articles, podcasts and tips by John Sundell

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Swift by Sundell

Resources

Apple Developer

There's never been a better time to develop for Apple platforms.

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Apple Developer

iOS Dev Weekly - The best iOS development links, every Friday

Subscribe to a hand-picked round-up of the best iOS development links every week. Curated by Dave Verwer and published every Friday. Free.

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iOS Dev Weekly

Xcode Releases

More than you ever wanted to know™

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xcodereleases.com

Swift Package Index

The Swift Package Index is the place to find the best Swift packages. Indexing metadata from 6,035 packages packages.

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The Swift Package Index

Xcodes.app

The easiest way to install and switch between multiple versions of Xcode - with a mouse click. - GitHub - XcodesOrg/XcodesApp: The easiest way to install and switch between multiple versions of Xc...

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GitHub

GitHub - realm/SwiftLint: A tool to enforce Swift style and conventions.

A tool to enforce Swift style and conventions. Contribute to realm/SwiftLint development by creating an account on GitHub.

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GitHub

GitHub - nicklockwood/SwiftFormat: A command-line tool and Xcode Extension for formatting Swift code

A command-line tool and Xcode Extension for formatting Swift code - GitHub - nicklockwood/SwiftFormat: A command-line tool and Xcode Extension for formatting Swift code

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GitHub

GitHub - realm/jazzy: Soulful docs for Swift & Objective-C

Soulful docs for Swift & Objective-C. Contribute to realm/jazzy development by creating an account on GitHub.

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GitHub

WWDCTracker

Numbers file that helps you track which dub dub sessions you've watch and would like to watch! 🚀 - GitHub - matthewspear/WWDCTracker: Numbers file that helps you track which dub dub sessions yo...

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GitHub

Guides

Gosh Darn SwiftUI - Cheat Sheet

Everything you need to know to adopt SwiftUI

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Gosh Darn SwiftUI

NSDateFormatter.com - Live Date Formatting Playground for Swift

An interactive playground and reference for formatting and parsing dates with DateFormatter using Swift or Objective-C.

NSDateFormatter.com

Xcode Build Settings

A convenient reference of available build settings for Xcode projects.

Xcode Build Settings

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