As 9to5Mac noted, the app is made in Catalyst — Apple’s program to make it easier for developers to write one app for Mac and iPad. [Read: GitHub launches an Indian subsidiary to boost its developer community] In the app description, Apple said it is made for people with no prior knowledge of coding: So, you need not worry if you haven’t paid attention to your Computer Science class. Currently, you need to download Xcode to learn coding in Swift. Apple’s new app makes it a bit easier for you if you’re just starting out. The Swift Playground app mostly uses drag and drop action of ready and commonly-used code snippets to make you familiar with concepts of computer programming. Because of the Catalyst project, you can also use a single file across Mac and iPad. You can download the app here.
