Apple releases Swift programming language into open source

Apple has released its Swift programming language, used for developing iOS and Mac OS applications and programs, into open source. Swift was developed two years ago as a replacement to Objective-C as a simplified yet powerful deveilopment tool.

Apple says Swift is, "the fastest growing programming language in history and combines the performance and efficiency of compiled languages with the simplicity and interactivity of popular scripting languages.

Apple today also launched the Swift.org website with detailed information about Swift open source, including technical documentation, community resources and links to download the Swift source code.

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Microsoft supports Hour of Code as part of YouthSpark initative

Hour of Code sets students up to become future successes. It’s all about making coding attractive for young adults and fun for students and teaching them important life skills.

Microsoft’s partnership with Code.org is part of Microsoft YouthSpark, a global effort to empower youth to do more and achieve more, including expanding access to computer science education.

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