Apple introduced a new programming language Monday at its WWDC 2014 keynote, called Swift. But why? All Mac and iOS apps are built with Apple’s toolset called Xcode, but central to Xcode is the ...

One of the last but most-praised items unveiled at today’s WWDC keynote was a new app called Swift Playgrounds. The iPad app aims to teach Apple’s Swift programming language to kids (and adults).

Add iOS's essential programming language Swift 3 to your skillset with 85 hours of lessons. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals If you’re looking for a new addition to your professional skill set, learning to ...

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Students learning to create apps with Apple’s Swift programming language now have a way to validate their skills with a new certification program. App Development with Swift is a new academic ...

If you have an iPhone or iPad app idea but no idea where to begin, start with these great resources Now is a great time to start programming in the Swift programming language on iOS. But where to ...

Apple's Swift Playgrounds app received its first update today, introducing a new set of coding lessons and a few new features to enhance the coding experience. Included in the update is the "Learn to ...

Apple announced its Swift Playgrounds app at WWDC yesterday, which will teach kids to code in Swift. Interwoven between CEO Tim Cook’s talk of freeing kids’ minds with code and setting them up for ...

In 2014, Apple introduced a programming language called Swift that made waves in the developer community -- not just for its power and flexibility, but for how easy it is to learn. So easy, in fact, ...

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Apple's new programming language lets you code apps for Cocoa and Cocoa Touch, and features interactive Playgrounds for showing the results of code in real time. In a surprise announcement during ...

When I was in college (a long, long time ago), computer science was in its infancy. My only exposure to computers was a single required course, Programming in Fortran. I remember it involved stacks of ...