Want to create your own app? To do so, you need to learn a programming language. Fortunately, Apple has a language for writing apps for the Mac, iPhone, and iPad, and you can have fun learning it, as ...

When Apple ended its WWDC keynote in June 2014 by announcing Swift, an all-new language for creating iOS apps, it was an unusual moment for a couple of reasons. For one thing, it was a seriously ...

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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 ...

Welcome to Part 2 of the “Gearing up for WWDC” iOS mobile bootcamp list for developers who want to be on track for everything Apple intends to unveil at this year’s WWDC 2016. If you missed it, go ...

There was a time when you had to choose between creating universal mobile apps and native apps. Universal apps used web technologies like HTML and JavaScript, which often performed badly in mobile ...

Along the way to a full release, Apple develops several variants of iOS all with a unique purpose and an entirely different set of users. Here's what they are, when they're used, and by whom. The ...