Coding Basics with Swift Playgrounds (MESA)

Ready to see how app ideas come to life? Join us for a fun, hands-on session where we'll dive into the basics of Swift, the powerful language that runs millions of apps you use every day! We'll use the super-easy and interactive Swift Playgrounds app to explore the core concepts of coding - think of them as building blocks: commands, functions, and loops. You'll even get to create a totally custom image by stacking shapes using your own code! These creative little challenges will show you how simple steps can turn into big, brilliant app concepts, giving you a clear, exciting path from your very first line of code to maybe even launching your own app one day! Absolutely no experience is needed.

What is Swift Playgrounds? Swift Playgrounds is a free app from Apple for iPad and Mac that makes it fun and easy to learn the Swift programming language. You can start with puzzles to learn the basics, and then progress to building your own real-life apps through interactive walkthroughs and challenges. The app includes tools like code completion and drag-and-drop code snippets to help beginners write correct code and includes the ability to share and submit projects.

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