I’ll be honest. The first time I launched Swift Playgrounds on my iPad, I was transported back to when my 4th grade teacher, Mrs. Mead, showed me a computer for the first time. Of course, the ‘Learning to Code’ tutorial is far cooler than using Logo was. Also, Byte is far cooler and more expressive than the turtle of my youth, but the feeling is the same. That excitement is something I haven’t felt many other times, the introduction of the iPhone being a notable exception.
The Playgrounds Books example is cool and I look forward to kids learning to code with this tool. That’s only the tip of the iceberg though.
For example, here’s a partial list of Frameworks that Playgrounds support:
AVKit
Accounts
AudioUnit
Accelerate
AudioToolbox
AVFoundation
CoreText
CFNetwork
CoreImage
CoreGraphics
CoreData
CoreAudio
CoreMotion
CoreLocation
CoreBluetooth
Darwin
Dispatch
ExternalAccessory
GLKit
GameplayKit
GameController
ImageIO
MetalKit
MetalPerformanceShaders
MediaPlayer
MobileCoreServices
MultipeerConnectivity
OpenGLES
Photos
PhotoKit
QuartzCore
QuickLook
ReplayKit
Social
SpriteKit
SafariServices
WebKit
While it might be true that Swift Playgrounds is for kids… Swift Playgrounds is also for me.
