Google's upcoming 'Fuchsia' OS to support Apple's Swift language

Google's nebulous "Fuchsia" operating system — still in development — will apparently support apps written in Apple's open-source Swift programming language.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 23

Apple brings Everyone Can Code program to over 20 schools outside US

Apple on Wednesday announced that its Everyone Can Code initiative is expanding to more than 20 colleges and universities beyond U.S. borders, allowing students to pursue the company's App Development With Swift curriculum in a full-year course.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 6

Apple's Final Cut Pro X, Swift among the top 20 fastest growing, in demand skills

Freelancer site Upwork published a listing of the top twenty fastest growing skills of the more than 5,000 it tracks. The list cited Apple's Final Cut Pro X, Swift and Objective-C, along with nod toward new technologies in iOS 11, including Augmented Reality and Machine Learning.

Daniel Eran Dilger 8 years ago 4

Sphero rolls out BB-9E, R2-D2 droid toys controllable by Apple's Swift Playgrounds

Toy producer Sphero has launched two more robots based on droids from 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi,' with the introduction of R2-D2 and BB-9E accompanied by new Swift Playgrounds content that can teach users how to control the Sphero toys by programming in Swift.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 6

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks about Swift curriculum during Austin tech incubator visit

Apple CEO Tim Cook made an appearance at the Capital Factory tech incubator in Austin, Tex., on Friday, using the occasion to make the announcement that over 30 U.S. community college systems will start to offer Apple's 'App Development with Swift' curriculum in the 2017-2018 school year.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 20

Apple's Swift curriculum coming to over 30 community colleges, select high schools

Apple on Friday said that over 30 U.S. community college systems will offer its "App Development with Swift" curriculum during the 2017-2018 school year, expanding on the original six the company announced in May.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 11

Swift creator Chris Lattner moving to Google Brain's artificial intelligence effort

After a six-month stint at Tesla, one-time Apple engineer and Swift champion Chris Lattner has landed at the Google Brain artificial intelligence project.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 25

Bangalore iPhone App Accelerator facility gives attendees a two-year lead on competition

Developers from Apple's Bangalore, India App Accelerator claim that the center gives them a leg up on competitors, with the mentoring help them adopt Apple's frameworks much quicker than they would have otherwise.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 6

WWDC17 Scholarship winner Kenny Batista shared his experiences at Apple's big week for developers

Nineteen year old app developer Kenny Batista was one of roughly 300 scholarship winners Apple invited to its Worldwide Developer Conference last week. He met up with us to talk about his experiences and joined the AppleInsider podcast this week from WWDC.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 4

Apple's Swift Playgrounds 1.5 will teach kids how to write code for Lego, drones & robots

Apple on Thursday revealed that with a version 1.5 update on June 5 — the beginning of WWDC 2017 — Swift Playgrounds will include new material teaching people how to write programming for drones, robots, and similar electronics.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 24

Apple puts free Swift curriculum on iBooks, plans courses at US schools

Apple on Wednesday released "App Development with Swift," a free course available through the iBooks Store, which will also be coming to a handful of U.S. schools at the beginning of the fall semester.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 33

Tynker teaches Swift to grade-schoolers for Apple's 'Everyone Can Code' program

Long-time coding educators Tynker have released a pair of introductory courses in support of Apple's "Everyone Can Code" initiative to help teach younger kids the fundamentals of coding before they get involved with Swift Playgrounds.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 4

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

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