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Apple Design award winner acquired by Apple for new Swift tools

After giving it an Apple Design award for innovation, Apple has now bought Rabbit 3 Ties, Inc, which made a visual Swift development tool called Play.

William Gallagher 1 day ago 0

Developer resource Swift Package Index to stay open source after Apple acquisition

The Swift Package Index is no longer independent as Apple has taken control, but it will remain an open source search engine for third-party code.

William Gallagher 6 days ago 0

Apple's Swift Student Challenge winners bring their apps to life with AI

Apple has chosen 350 winning Swift Student Challenge winners from around the globe while detailing four distinguished winners and their apps.

Oliver Haslam 1 month ago 0

2026 Swift Student Challenge winners to be announced on March 26

The winners of the 2026 Swift Student Challenge will be announced on March 26, with the best among them set to receive a trip to Apple Park.

Marko Zivkovic 3 months ago 0

Xcode with vibecoding AI agents to help build apps is now available

Apple has released Xcode 26.3 with support for autonomous coding agents, that can directly analyze projects, modify files, and assist developers inside the official development environment.

Andrew Orr 4 months ago 5

Applications are now open for the 2026 Swift Student Challenge — but hurry

Aiming to encourage app development and celebrate the most creative participants, Apple's Swift Student Challenge is back and the winners will get to visit Apple Park.

William Gallagher 4 months ago 0

Previous winners talk about how to win Apple's Swift Student Challenge

Three previous winners of Apple's Swift Student Challenge reveal what got them started in programming, and how they won, as the company prepares to launch the next contest.

William Gallagher 7 months ago 0

Android developers can now make apps using Apple's Swift

Apple's Swift programming language can now be used to develop for Android, and share code with iOS apps.

William Gallagher 8 months ago 5

Apple gearing up for WWDC with profiles of four Swift Student Challenge winners

From preserving tradition to improving disaster response, four 2025 Swift Student Challenge Distinguished Winners used Apple's tools to build app playgrounds that educate, empower, and connect people worldwide.

Amber Neely 1 year ago 0

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