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Apple's Swift Playgrounds updates with support for five more languages

Coming a day earlier than expected, Apple on Tuesday updated Swift Playgrounds for the iPad with support for five more languages, among them simplified Chinese.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 0

Banco Santander partners with IBM to develop suite of iOS MobileFirst banking apps

Santander, one of the world's top banks by market capitalization, has announced plans to collaborate with IBM on the development of a series of native iOS apps to support a "digital transformation" of its business, assisting its bankers to create deeper engagements with clients.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 6

Apple's Swift ranks second in fastest-growing skill demands among freelancers

When looking to hire independents, organizations have quickly made Apple's Swift programming language one of the most sought-after skills, freelance marketplace Upwork said on Thursday.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 3

Apple culture of secrecy claimed to cause Swift lead's exit, but Chris Lattner denies report

According to colleagues, Swift developer Chris Lattner reportedly left Apple because of a culture of secrecy within the company — a claim that Lattner denies.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 60

Programmer who spearheaded Swift to exit Apple [u]

Apple's director in charge of Xcode, Swift, and other development tools — Chris Lattner — will be leaving the company later in January, according to an announcement through the official Swift mailing list.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 36

Swift 3.1 coming in spring 2017, focus quickly switching to Swift 4

Apple's Swift team is aiming to have version 3.1 of the programming language ready next spring, after which it will fully turn its attention to Swift 4, according to a recent blog post.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 16

Apple updates Swift Playgrounds for iPad with new Learn to Code lesson, music support

Apple's new iPad app designed to teach programming concepts has been updated with a third new Learn to Code lessons, support for sound and music, line highlighting and the upcoming Hour of Code workshops the company is hosting in its retail stores in early December.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 0

Apple announces free Hour of Code workshops between Dec. 5 & 11

Apple on Thursday opened up registrations for its free 2016 Hour of Code workshops, which will take place between Dec. 5 and 11 at Apple stores worldwide.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 3

Apple's Swift Playgrounds sandbox for programming education now available

Apple has made Swift Playgrounds available for download, and provides a way to teach beginners and children how to code on its Swift programming language on the iPad.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 7

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