Swift Playgrounds 4 allows app development via iPad

With its first version appearing in 2014, during the WWDC, Apple now released the awaited Swift Playgrounds 4. With a focus on enabling the development of applications that will later be sent to the App Store, the new version can now be downloaded by all developers who work with iOS e iPadOS. It will be possible to create applications for both iPhone how much for iPad, in the same software.

The big news is the sending of the application directly to the application store of Apple , in addition to being able to access all projects through the same iPad. That way, you can get started, work on all the code and still send it to the App Store, on the same device. See the details right now.

Swift Playgrounds 4 is finally available

Gaining little prominence during the WWDC this year, Apple launched the long-awaited Swift Playgrounds 4 for developers, teachers and aspiring professionals. Focused on letting you do everything through the iPad, from the first stage to the sending to the App Store, the company held a press conference to explain all the news in app development software for iOS/iPadOS.

“Good apps are built on good ideas, so we’re releasing a new version of Swift Playgrounds so people can do app development on one device.”

Wiley Hodges, Apple's Director of Product Marketing

Previously, even though I performed all the app development in one iPad, the professionals needed to send their work through a Mac to Xcode, using this option as a termination bridge. Download it right now on your iPad and/or device Mac:

What news marks the launch?

With the concept that you do everything in one device, the big news of Swift Playgrounds 4 is responsible for sending to the App Store directly by iPad. This goes for the whole process itself, like sending screenshots, defining icons, name, etc. See the example below:

You who work with programming, have you spent a lot of time putting all the code to only then have a preview of how everything will look? This ends the Swift Playgrounds 4. That way, while putting everything in the code tab, you can see how your project will be seen by users.

Another great novelty is that with the new version of the app development software, it is also possible to have access to a gallery where all your projects are saved. Stop carrying a flash drive with folders where everything is stored, since it is not always possible to open these files on multiple devices.

A Apple also mentioned that the Swift Playgrounds 4 It has a system that predicts and suggests the codes you'll use next, so that app development is even faster. The feature works similarly to what we have in gmail, with intelligence giving suggestions about what we are writing and thus, the work is finished in a shorter time. Only codes that are publicly published will be displayed in this feature.

a guide in PDF with the first steps to develop applications through iPad is available. The document is currently in English, but will soon be translated into all 45 languages ​​that the Apple supports app development software.

The same project on two different devices

Have you ever had an idea that started on paper and was later saved on the computer? If you are the type of professional who likes to work with multiple devices in your daily life, you will be able to make good use of this feature of Swift Playgrounds 4. The new version of the software allows that the same project that was started in a iPad can be continued in your MacBook or desktop Mac. And vice versa.

That way, if you are on the street or even in a coworking space and rely only on the iPad close, just start the project. When you get home, just sync the same account Apple No. Swift Playgrounds 4 for notebooks and computers manufactured by the apple company and that's it, continue the work.

focus on education

With the technology market extremely high, the Apple also expects teachers to use the Swift Playgrounds 4 inside the classroom. By allowing a real-time preview to be displayed, it is possible to explain not only the importance of each code in theory, but also to show possible errors in practice. It is also possible to learn how to develop applications from scratch through the content that is available on Swift Playgrounds 4.

beyond the interface SwiftUI, it is also possible to use the UIKit, if you have a greater facility with this option. like the packages SPM (Swift Package Manager or Swift Package Manager)? The company is also delivering support for this in Swift Playgrounds 4, the same goes for the main frameworks to access Bluetooth and use the Spritekit for creating a game.

The software is currently with Swift 5.5 and you can use the Concurrency for distributed computing. Now, it's time for professionals who work with app development to test all the news to see if expectations were exceeded. What do you think of the idea of ​​creating an app directly from iPad, including sending to the App Store? tell us Comment!

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Source: Apple