Learn to Code 2, which will launch with the final version of Swift Playgrounds this fall, has a different world than the gem-collecting, switch-flipping realm of Byte, which is meant to show that ...

I recognized some of the words and structure. That’s why, ostensibly, Apple's new, free code-training app Swift Playgrounds should be for me and much more agile-minded students.

In Swift Playgrounds, Apple says: “Technology has a language. It’s called code. And we believe coding is an essential skill. Learning to code teaches you how to solve problems and work ...

Along with the reveal of a new 9.7-inch iPad and new red iPhone, Apple also announced today that its learn-to-code app Swift Playgrounds is now available in five new languages.

Swift Playgrounds makes learning to code easy and fun. (Photo: Business Wire) June 13, 2016 02:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time ...

CodeMonkey is one of the best coding games to learn programming for total beginners. With its unique blend of educational content and game-based learning, CodeMonkey offers an interactive and ...

I loved Zoombinis as a kid and once dreamed of getting an intro-to-game-coding program that I saw in a gaming magazine but wasn’t able to run because my home PC was a few megabytes short on RAM ...

Learning to program simply by reading a book may work for some people, but I prefer this sort of hands-on learning. When I first learned to program, reading books provided a useful foundation, but it ...

Today, Apple highlighted AR-focused lessons in Swift Playgrounds. In one example shown on stage, kids could program an animated character to move through a 3D virtual world as a part of a game.

The free app cleverly disguised as a video game teaches kids how to use Apple’s Swift programming language, and to maybe build apps of their own. Now that it’s on Mac, it might be easier for ...