What is your review of Swift Playgrounds?

Parents need to know that Swift Playgrounds is an iPad-only app that helps kids learn Swift, which is a programming language made by Apple and used to create apps. The puzzles and challenges incorporate cute alien-like characters and a 3D world to teach kids (or adults) to code using Swift. read more

I am not fond of playgrounds since the UI code changes so much and you find things just don’t work the same way (or don’t work at all) vs running as a compiled project. This is unfortunate since I like the concept of playgrounds. read more

Launched at WWDC 2016, Swift Playgrounds is an iOS app for iPad, designed to teach kids how to use the Swift programming language. It includes a series of step-by-step lessons and challenges to explain the fundamental elements of Swift. In order to make programming more intuitive and less intimidating, the lessons in Swift Playgrounds are framed as games. read more