> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://ios-course.cornellappdev.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://ios-course.cornellappdev.com/resources/archived-past-semesters/sp23/chapters/1.-intro-to-swift-and-xcode/project-swift-basics.md).

# Project: Swift Basics

## Welcome 

Welcome to Cornell App Development’s iOS Course! The goal for this week’s project is simple: Swift will (hopefully) become your language of choice. 

## Playground 

This week’s project will be a playground that will guide you through basic Swift syntax. You can think of a playground as a mini-Xcode project. You can do many things on a Playground that can you do an Xcode project, like create views and classes, but it is more of a place to experiment than to build a full-blown project. Hence the name *playground*. 

To start this week’s project, download the Playground project below and fill in the questions. The Playground consists of 5 parts and each part has 0-4 sub-questions. 

Once you are finished, make sure to read the [cheat sheet](/resources/archived-past-semesters/sp23/cheat-sheets/submitting-your-projects.md) on how to submit your project. It has important guidelines on project submissions (e.g. name your playground “\_p1”). 

And most importantly, have fun!

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When you open your assignment, if it does look all pretty like this:

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## Challenge Problems 

Part 6 of the homework is extra credit and thus entirely optional!

**Challenge**: Learn how to use enums to print welcoming strings. More detail in the Project1.playground file.

Hint: read up on Enums and Switches.

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[Enums and Switches](/resources/swift-foundations/enums-and-switches.md)
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