Reddit mentions of Swift Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (Big Nerd Ranch Guides)

Big Nerd Ranch just released their Swift book and it's excellent. I'd work through that as well as read and follow along with the Swift documentation (you can find it on the iBook store).

Big Nerd Ranch's Swift book came out in December 2015 and its iOS programming (5th Edition) book was released a day later. So the code should work side-by-side.

You can find them on Amazon: [Swift] (http://www.amazon.com/Swift-Programming-Ranch-Guide-Guides/dp/0134398017) and iOS Programming (5th Edition)

In the Swift book, you'll be making command-line programs that teach you the basics of the language. But I find that app development isn't so much about knowing Swift/Obj-C but more about knowing how to use the frameworks/APIs, which is what BNR's iOS Programming will teach you.

The best two books that you can add to you list are going to be release in December 2015:

• Swift Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (Big Nerd Ranch Guides)
  Dec 21, 2015
  
  http://www.amazon.com/Swift-Programming-Ranch-Guide-Guides/dp/0134398017/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1449670522&sr=1-1&refinements=p_n_publication_date%3A1250228011
  
  
• iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (5th Edition) (Big Nerd Ranch Guides) 5th Edition
  Dec 21, 2015
  
  http://www.amazon.com/iOS-Programming-Ranch-Edition-Guides/dp/0134390733/ref=pd_bxgy_14_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=01375BDKNPMY4DPRYDSM
  

Big Nerd Ranch came out with Swift programming book and it came out on Dec. 25, 2015. You can buy on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Swift-Programming-Ranch-Guide-Guides/dp/0134398017/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452355638&sr=8-1&keywords=swift+programming+the+big+nerd+ranch+guide

There are a lot of options for where to start, it just depends on how you learn best.

There are two courses on iTunesU, one is an iOS development course by Plymouth University https://itunes.apple.com/ca/course/ios-development-in-swift/id950659946 and the other is the Stanford iOS development course https://itunes.apple.com/ca/course/developing-ios-8-apps-swift/id961180099 Being completely new to programming start with the Plymouth course first, then give the Stanford course a try once you feel more comfortable (and the Stanford course is really what you should be aiming for if you want to develop a good knowledge base to start from).

I've also got a list of tutorial resources on my ManitobaNinja site that you can take a look at for other options as well https://manitobaninja.wordpress.com/2016/01/22/a-collection-of-swift-tutorials/

If books are a better option then Swift Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide seems to be the most popular book recommendation for beginners. http://www.amazon.com/Swift-Programming-Ranch-Guide-Guides/dp/0134398017 There should be enough among those options that you can find something that works best for you

Sorry for all the questions but I want to learn the best way possible. This one?

https://www.amazon.com/Swift-Programming-Ranch-Guide-Guides/dp/0134398017/ref=pd_sim_14_9?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=N4NTMT05S0YAJ91AVXN1