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.
CS
This is a great starter course, the Reading Materials are a great way to learn directly from the source with a clearer understanding thanks to the videos. Thank you!
RB
It needs some updating, but there is still a lot of useful information. It provides a good structure for learning Swift programming.
MT
Easy to grasp a new programming language. Swift programming concepts such as closures, optionals clearly explained. Good course.
VS
Other than the fact that things are thought on an older version of swift, I don't find anything wrong about this course. It's been a great learning experience.
RK
This course is good to start with Swift programming in IOS. this had help me a lot, while not having much time to devote. I appreciate this.
DS
i like to thanks coursera for giveing me this certification from university of toranto and i'm very happy to study hear with coursera
NL
Was pretty good overall. I feel there was a lack of in-lecture questions in the first few videos. That aside, great course.
AK
The course is OK, but very basic. If you had any programming experience before, it will seem too easy for you. The 5-weeks material can be learned in 1 week.
LO
Amazing course with awesome material. A great way to start learning the basics of Swift and getting to know people that have the same aspiration of learning new stuff.
AC
It's very easy. On the other hand the teachers do not do very deep and you need to do a lot of selfstudy. Would not recommend for the ones without basic knowledge of CS.
AA
Good way to start learning swift. I hope other concepts will be explained in the next courses, but I have to say this course is held very well.
AK
Great course for the beginner. Especially, I enjoyed reviewing other developers' codings. It inspires me through looking at different solutions by different developers.
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It looks good, but it's not updated. They are talking about swift 2 coming soon when the newest version is swift 4.2.
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.
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.
This course is severely out of date, it requires Xcode 7 and swift 2. As I write this the current versions are Xcode 10 and Swift 4. Xcode 7 can't even be run on the latest versions of MacOS.
Swift 5 came out and this course is using Swift 2 which is too outdated. It requires older Xcode that require older MacOS versions. Why do I have to downgrade my Mac for a course?
The course content and final assesment is unrelated. I, as a mobile developer of 5 year, do not recommend this course at all. You may try to download official examples, which is way better to learn Swift and iOS programming.
Sadly very outdated. You can't install Xcode 7.3.1 on Mojave.
This course is seriously outdated. It runs on Xcode 7 and swift 2, while the swift 5 is here!
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.
this course teaches everything in swift 3. My macbook cannot install xcode 7 for swift 3 its wants the latest version even though I found xcode 7 online. Basically there is no point of taking this course wasted my 2 weeks
Requires Xcode 7.3.1 that does not work on updated MacOS. The course needs to be updated to remain usable.
out of date
outdated
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.
This course needs to be updated and they should tell you int he introduction what is needed, like a MacBook, and what OS to use, way to much time in trying to install old software for this course.
Horrible!!!!! Should be removed immediately!!!!!!
This class is obsolete. The material has not been updated in upwards of 5 years. The code that you will need to build your assignments on top of will not run on the most recent versions of Swift, XCode, and MacOS.
The material is old, the version of Xcode now is 11.4 and this course ask for Xcode 7, which you can get it, but you won't be able to install in the most recent OS Mojave or Catalina
It doesn't work with modern versions of macOS
Outdated course ! Worthless
Decided to not continue the course until they explicitly recommended that the course will be taught using Swift 2 (now we are in 5) and a deprecated XCode version. Do not want to spent my time learning a new thing that then, I should learn again.
It seems the instructor Jack Wu didn't prepare the course material.