Mac Alternative For Swift Playgrounds App
Learn how to code on your iPhone or iPad — whenever and wherever you have a minute. Dive into app development, learn how to build websites, and get the hang of databases — from the very beginning to intermediate and advanced-level concepts.
Learn serious code on your iPad. In a seriously fun way.
Swift Playgrounds is a revolutionary app for iPad that makes learning Swift interactive and fun. It requires no coding knowledge, so it’s perfect for students just starting out. Solve puzzles to master the basics using Swift — a powerful programming language created by Apple and used by the pros to build today’s most popular apps. Then take on a series of challenges and step up to more advanced playgrounds designed by Apple and other leading developers.
Robots and drones await your commands.
Now you can make robots do incredible things with code you write yourself. Learn to program connected devices like LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 and watch them come alive right before your eyes.
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Real Swift code.
Real simple. Real playful.
Learning to code with Swift Playgrounds is incredibly engaging. The app comes with a complete set of Apple-designed lessons. Play your way through the basics in “Fundamentals of Swift” using real code to guide a character through a 3D world. Then move on to more advanced concepts.
What you see is what you code: Create code on the left side of your screen and instantly see the results on the right — with just a tap.
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Conquer levels, puzzles, and coding concepts.
Starting with the “Fundamentals of Swift” lesson, you’ll tackle goals using the same code professional developers use every day. As you move along, more advanced concepts come into play. You’ll continually build on what you’ve learned and create even more complex code.
Fundamentals of Swift.
You’ll start out by learning the important concepts you need to understand code.
- Commands
- Functions
- Loops
- Parameters
- Conditional Code
- Variables
- Operators
- Types
- Initialization
- Bug Fixing
Master the basics,
then step up to more challenges.
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In addition to the built-in library of lessons, Swift Playgrounds includes a collection of extra challenges — with new ones added over time. You’re not just building fun creations, you’re building your skills, too.
A big world of playgrounds from a big community of developers.
Discover dozens of channels with fun new challenges created by leading developers and publishers. Subscribe to your favorites and you’ll receive their latest creations right in the app. Now there are no bounds to your playgrounds.
See your code crawl, roll, or fly through the sky.
Watch your code spring to life by programming real robots and drones. Third party developers of popular robots and devices offer subscriptions filled with engaging playgrounds that let you configure and control popular educational toys like LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3. And that’s just the beginning.
Sphero playgrounds let you guide this spherical robot through tricky courses, accelerate over jumps, and change colors.
Dash playgrounds challenge you to make the robot speak, sing, and respond to sensor inputs to react to its environment.
MeeBot playgrounds guide you through programming Jimu Robot MeeBot’s six robotic servo motors to make him move in lifelike ways. Or even dance.
Parrot playgrounds let you take your Parrot drones and iPad out to wide open spaces and program intense, aerobatic maneuvers.
There are lots of robots and drones you can control with Swift Playgrounds.
A new way to create code.
On the best device for learning.
Swift Playgrounds takes full advantage of the power, Multi-Touch capabilities, and simplicity of iPad. Just tap, drag, or type text and numbers and then interact with what you’ve created.
Edit in place.
Easily edit numbers with a keypad that pops up when you tap a number.
Snippets Library.
Quickly drag commonly used pieces of code from the Snippets Library to minimize typing.
Touch to edit.
Conveniently drag the boundaries of a statement around existing code.
QuickType and coding keyboard.
With QuickType for code, the Shortcut Bar intelligently displays commands as you go, so you can write a line of code with a tap or two. And for those moments when typing is the best option, there’s an innovative keyboard designed just for coding. Touch a key to access multiple characters, then drag to choose the one you want.
Help is just a tap away.
If you come across a command that’s hard to understand, simply touch and hold it. A menu of options will appear. Choose the most relevant one and get the answer you need.
Jump-start your creativity with templates.
Templates give you a head start on more advanced creations — providing code that helps you take advantage of iPad technologies like Multi-Touch interactions, the accelerometer, and the gyroscope. Get inventive and make them your own by adding graphics, audio, and more.
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Explore your creations in full screen.
As you work out your code, there’s no better place to put your results to the test than the vivid Retina display of iPad. Tap and hold in the middle of the screen to toggle between showing your code or the live view area on the full iPad screen. Then use more gestures to try out other rich experiences you can create.
Swift Playgrounds
Swift Playgrounds 2.2 is now available and makes content from third-parties easier to discover. The What’s Next feature has also received an upgrade to improve the suggestions it makes, while touch gestures have been made more precise.
A look at Swift Playgrounds 2.2
What is in the update?
The iPad app, which aims to make coding fun and easier to understand, has received something of an overhaul since it was last updated in April. According to the release notes:
- Third-party content is easy to discover and download for free directly within the app
- Touch gestures for selecting code are more precise and easier to use
- What’s Next is smarter about suggesting new playgrounds for you to try
- On-screen keyboard shows and hides more predictably
- Additional bug fixes and performance improvements
Swift Playgrounds 2.2 supports the iOS 12 SDK. The app uses version 4.2 of the Swift coding language.
Some known issues
As ever, there are some known issues with the release. The release notes acknowledge that “some playgrounds and third-party subscriptions may not yet be compatible with this release.” Furthermore, “a playground may get stuck after recording a movie.” This can be resolved by forcing Swift Playgrounds to close using the App Switcher, then relaunching the app.
The number keypad pop-over has also been removed. Instead, users will get the on-screen keyboard designed for Swift.
You can download the latest version of Swift Playgrounds from the App Store.
