Swift Playgrounds 4, the newest version of Apple’s official development app for iPad, is now available from the App Store. The update lets you build iOS and iPadOS apps using nothing but your iPad for ...

Apple today announced it has opened registration for free one-hour "Hour of Code" workshops between December 5 and December 11 at all 487 of its retail stores worldwide. This year's workshops will ...

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 ...

The iPad app for budding software developers also gets new demo apps and supports Apple's SwiftUI technology that bridges across iPhones, iPads and Macs. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...

Apple ended the 2016 WWDC with an inspiring boost directed toward those looking to becoming coders by introducing Swift Playgrounds, a free tool designed to make it easier for people to learn code ...

From left, Marina Lee, Taiki Hamamoto, Luciana Ortiz Nolasco and Nahom Worku are four of this year’s Swift Student Challenge winners. Apple’s annual Swift Student Challenge coding competition ...

Apple's Swift Playgrounds just got a major update. The update came right after Apple's WWDC event that focused on the new iPadOS 15. For the first time since the launch of the coding tool, developers ...

Apple's 2025 Swift Student Challenge kicked off today, which means that students from around the world can showcase their coding skills and creativity by developing app concepts using Swift Playground ...