Plan to Learn SwiftUI aggressively for 3 months.

Three months is plenty if you're consistent — here's a structured plan that builds real apps, not just tutorial-following.

Month 1: Foundations + Layout (Weeks 1–4)

Week 1: Swift language refresher (if you know basic programming but not Swift) — optionals, closures, structs vs classes, protocols, enums with associated values. Don't skip this; SwiftUI leans heavily on these. Then dive into SwiftUI basics: Text, Image, Button, VStack/HStack/ZStack, modifiers and modifier order, previews.

Week 2: State management — @State, @Binding, computed views, ForEach, List, NavigationStack. Build a small project like a to-do list app with add/delete/edit.

Week 3: Forms, navigation, and data flow — @Observable (or ObservableObject for older syntax), environment objects, sheets, alerts, tab views. Build a multi-screen app, e.g., a habit tracker with settings screen.

Week 4: Data persistence — UserDefaults, then SwiftData (or Core Data if targeting older OS versions). Rebuild your habit tracker so data survives app restarts.

Month 2: Intermediate Patterns + Networking (Weeks 5–8)

Week 5: Async/await, URLSession, Codable for JSON. Build an app that fetches data from a public API (weather, recipes, etc.) and displays it in a list with detail views.

Week 6: Animations and transitions — implicit/explicit animations, matchedGeometryEffect, gesture handling (drag, tap, long press). Add polish to your previous projects.

Week 7: Custom UI components — custom shapes with Path, ViewModifiers, PreferenceKey for advanced layout communication, GeometryReader. Build a custom chart or progress ring component.

Week 8: Architecture — learn MVVM properly in SwiftUI context, dependency injection basics, unit testing views/viewmodels with the Swift Testing framework. Refactor one earlier project to follow clean architecture.

Month 3: Real Project + Advanced Topics (Weeks 9–12)

Week 9–11: Pick one substantial portfolio project (a journaling app, expense tracker, recipe manager, or fitness app) and build it end-to-end — multiple screens, persistence, networking if relevant, animations, proper architecture, app icon, launch screen.

Week 12: Polish and ship — accessibility (VoiceOver, Dynamic Type), dark mode support, widgets or App Intents if relevant, App Store submission process (even if just to TestFlight).

Daily rhythm that actually works: spend 60–70% of time writing code, not watching videos. For every concept video you watch, immediately rebuild what was shown without copying, then extend it with your own twist. Keep all projects in a GitHub repo — this becomes your portfolio.

Resources worth using: Apple's official SwiftUI tutorials (Apple Developer site) for accuracy, Hacking with Swift (free, by Paul Hudson) for project-based learning, and Apple's WWDC sessions on SwiftUI for the "why" behind APIs — these get linked from docs.

Want me to break any specific week down into daily tasks, or suggest a specific portfolio project based on what you're interested in (utility, social, productivity, games)?