When the iPhone 6 was announced and iOS 8 introduced, so to was unveiled Swift, Apple’s newest app development language. Swift is the language meant to replace Objective C in iOS app development. iOS ...

What if the tools you rely on every day as an iOS developer could not only simplify your workflow but also redefine how you approach app creation altogether? With the release of Swift 6.2, Apple has ...

Last summer, after watching an inspiring showcase featuring apps created by young coders using Apple's Swift Playgrounds programming language, I resolved to enlist my kids to develop an iPhone app.

Chris Lattner, the creator of and project lead for Apple’s Swift programming language, today announced in a mailing list email that he will be leaving Apple later this month. He will be joining Tesla ...

The first preview release of the Swift SDK for Android was published this week, allowing developers to build Android apps in Swift with official tooling and making it easier to share code across iOS ...

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Swift, akin to Objective-C but without the baggage, emphasizes speed and interactivity for building OS X and iOS apps Apple has a new programming language, Swift, intended to provide modern ...

Swift, a programming language created for developing applications for iOS, macOS, and other platforms, is now compatible with Android, and an application development kit for Android, Swift SDK for ...

I didn’t see this coming, but Apple’s Swift programming language is now being officially extended to support Android app development. This is done via an establishment of a dedicated Android Working ...

Swift is extending to Android, with a new group to facilitate official support and better integration with Android OS. The Android Working Group aims to eliminate unofficial versions of Swift, enhance ...