<p style="margin: 0px;"> <i> <b> <i>Programming in Sw</i> </b> <b>ift</b> </i> is a concise, carefully written tutorial on the basics of the Swift language and its use in developing iOS and OS X applications. The book makes no assumptions about prior experience with programming languages, or with Swift's precursor, Objective-C. Because of this, both beginners and experienced programmers alike can use this book to quickly and effectively learn the fundamentals of Swift programming.</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Readers can also learn the concepts of contemporary object-oriented programming without having to first learn all of the intricacies of a procedural language like C. This approach, combined with many small program examples and exercises at the end of each chapter, makes it ideally suited for either classroom use or self-study.</p>