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Learn Swift: Functions

Continue your Swift journey by learning functions — reusable and callable code blocks!

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    2 hours

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Continue your Swift learning journey! Learn how to create reusable blocks of code using functions. These functions will allow your programs to become more flexible with the use of parameters and arguments. You’ll also make use of functions’ return values for storage or manipulation.

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Kenny Lin
Software Engineer at Codecademy
Kenny is the Domain Manager for the Web Development Domain at Codecademy. He contributed to a wide range of courses and paths at Codecademy, including JavaScript, Bootstrap, Handlebars, Phaser.js, Go, Swift, TypeScript, and Lua.
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