Apple begins rolling out Swift Playgrounds 2 beta to developers

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kristine
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Apple begins rolling out Swift Playgrounds 2 beta to developers

Postby kristine » 13 Jun 2017 10:30

Apple has started sending developers access to the first beta version of Swift Playgrounds 2. The company originally announced the update at WWDC, but only opened TestFlight signups rather than releasing the first build. This evening, however, developers have started receiving Swift Playgrounds 2.

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What’s new in Swift Playgrounds 2 beta

Support for Swift 4 beta has been added
Swift 3.1 compatibility lets you run existing Swift code without modification
Swift Playgrounds 2 beta supports the iOS 11 beta SDK
Note: Swift Playgrounds 2 beta users Swift 4 beta (900.0.42). Code written using other versions of Swift may not work in Swift Playgrounds 2 beta.

The release of Swift Playgrounds 2 follows the release of Swift Playgrounds 1.5. This version allows young developers to take control of robots, drones, and musical instruments.

If you’re a developer, you can start trying Swift Playgrounds 2 now via TestFlight.

ParkPrince
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Re: Apple begins rolling out Swift Playgrounds 2 beta to developers

Postby ParkPrince » 27 Jun 2017 11:00

It seems that I am quite out-of-date, I've never heard of Swift Playgrounds. But it looks cool


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