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Engadget Logo Engadget Japanese version of the application to make beginners must see the Swift Playgrounds Ver.4.0 public, as long as there is iPad can be made public

Five years ago, in 2016, Swift Playgrounds for iPad was released. Swift Playgrounds is a free application provided by Apple, and anyone can easily learn programming and code. Four languages are now supported, led by Japan, for iPad education around the world.

Along with the unique character "Byte", you can learn through the feel of the game and distribute the PDF guide "Everyone can code" for educators (mentors). To teach you coding is not only to teach language, but also to provide a new learning place to teach you how to exert your creativity. The characteristic of Swift Playgrounds is that because instructional courses are prepared in advance, there is less burden on mentors who teach programming for the first time. The Mac version was also released in 2020.

On December 15, 2021 (US time), Swift Playgrounds's Ver.4.0 was released. Among them, the enhanced function can be said to be the iPad version. You can now use applications developed by Apple to build the UI framework "SwiftUI" to create iPhone and iPad applications.

At WWDC in June 2021, someone said that "iPad will contain super power." this is the update. So far, the iPad version of Swift Playgrounds has always been an exercise application for learning code, requiring Mac to complete the original application. This is why it is possible to create and release directly in this update.

Start creating the application from the "App" in the lower left corner. The new project starts, and you can write code on the left. What appears on the right is a live preview. In this way, everything written, modified and confirmed can be done on iPad at the same time.

Because programming is different from the general text description, beginners can easily stumble if they don't see the completed form. However, with this preview, you can change the font size by sliding the bar, just like a photo processing application, to see the text superimposed on the photo image in real time and work visually. In that case, beginners seem to be able to hold on until they are finished.

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In addition, there are taboo views, navigation applications and other samples commonly used in common applications, and it is also interesting to change the description slightly to make it "run like an application that is always used". In addition, Migu text, image assets and icons are provided so that you can start your application production intuitively.

Intermediate chess players can watch App gallery and hone their skills. Both the template and the sample have a detailed description called Walkthrough, so those who want to learn programming more truly can use it in autonomous learning.

In addition, projects can also be shared on AirDrop, so a flexible environment can also be built with iPad production on the move, AirDrop opening jobs on X-code on your own Mac, and eventually returning to iPad.

When publishing, select the application icon from "App Setting" on the sidebar, and then select the data. Then, set up the bundled ID for submitting the App Store and upload it using the App Store connection. Of course, not all the applications created will be listed in App Store, but we may find a lot of new talent and developers here.

SwiftPlaygrounds for those who want to learn the code from now on. You can download Ver.4.0 from App Stpre immediately. People who are new to Swift UI suggest learning the basics of variable loops, functions, and coding from "start coding." How about trying to challenge the new challenges at the end of the year and the beginning of the year?