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24 alternatives to The Swift Summary Book

Summary of Apple's Swift language written on Playgrounds

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Swift Summary Book launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Swift AI▲243

   A.I. and machine learning library written in Swift

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Teaching App Development with Swift▲96

   A Github-hosted curriculum on Swift for teachers by Apple

   2015 · swifteducation.github.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Advanced Swift▲97

   From low-level programming to high-level abstractions

   2015 · objc.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Swift Playgrounds▲378

   Learn serious code on your iPad in a seriously fun way

   2016 · developer.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Developing with Swift▲310

   Learn how to make iOS 8 apps in Swift, tutorials by Stanford

   2015 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Swift Developer's Cookbook▲56

   Learn Swift programming concepts and write robust code

   2016 · books.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Swift Language▲69

   Swift Developers Community

   2014 · swiftlang.eu · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Functional Programming in Swift▲147

   Learn core concepts of functional programming with Swift

   2015 · objc.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   SwiftHub▲86

   Learn, build & share about all things Swift

   2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Swift Devs▲101

    A community for developers and students of Swift

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Complete iOS 8 Course▲318

    Learn by Building 14 Different Apps in Swift

    2014 · bitfountain.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Swift▲271

    Apple's innovative new programming language

    2014 · developer.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    iOS Cookies▲248

    A hand curated collection of iOS libraries written in Swift

    2015 · ioscookies.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    App Development with Swift▲3

    Free iOS app development book from Apple

    2017 · books.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Swift Guides▲82

    The Best Way to Learn Swift Development

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Best Practices for Developing iOS Apps with Swift▲63

    Future proof your iOS app.

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    iOS Development E-Book Bootcamp▲161

    Learn to code & build iOS apps with no experience for $0 💻📱

    2018 · devslopes.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Render▲169

    React-inspired Swift library for writing UIKit UIs

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Swift▲12

    An Open-Source Programming Language

    2015 · swift.org · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Swift ToolBox▲182

    Community-supported catalog of Swift libraries for iOS & OSX

    2016 · appifydev.io · its alternatives →

21. 21LS
    Learn Swift▲238

    2015 · books.aidanf.net · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Phoenix▲83

    Free and open version of Apple's Swift programming language

    2014 · web.archive.org · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Swift Publisher▲161

    Desktop publisher for Mac

    2017 · swiftpublisher.com · its alternatives →

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    Swift▲1

    Learn and Master the Concept of Swift Programming

    2018 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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