how do I develop a swift app?

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To develop a Swift app, you can follow these general steps:

  1. Learn Swift: Swift is the primary programming language for developing apps on Apple platforms. It's designed to be safe, fast, and expressive. You can start by familiarizing yourself with the basics of Swift. A good resource is the session A Swift Tour: Explore Swift’s features and design, which introduces Swift's features and design principles.

  2. Set Up Xcode: Xcode is the integrated development environment (IDE) for macOS that you use to develop software for Apple platforms. You can download Xcode from the Mac App Store. The session Platforms State of the Union introduces Swiftassist, a new feature in Xcode that helps with coding tasks.

  3. Start a New Project: Open Xcode and create a new project. You can choose from various templates depending on the type of app you want to build (e.g., iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS).

  4. Use SwiftUI: SwiftUI is a modern way to declare user interfaces for any Apple platform. It allows you to build UIs with less code and more flexibility. The session SwiftUI essentials is a great starting point to learn about SwiftUI. Additionally, the session Migrate your TVML app to SwiftUI provides insights into using SwiftUI for tvOS apps.

  5. Build and Run Your App: Use Xcode to build and run your app on a simulator or a physical device. Xcode provides tools for debugging and testing your app.

  6. Explore More Resources: Apple provides extensive documentation and tutorials to help you learn Swift and SwiftUI. You can follow along with the SwiftUI tutorials and check out other videos on SwiftUI.

Here are some relevant sessions to get you started:

By following these steps and utilizing the resources provided, you can start developing your Swift app efficiently.

Migrate your TVML app to SwiftUI

Migrate your TVML app to SwiftUI

SwiftUI helps you build great apps on all Apple platforms and is the preferred toolkit for bringing your content into the living room with tvOS 18. Learn how to use SwiftUI to create familiar layouts and controls from TVMLKit, and get tips and best practices.

SwiftUI essentials

SwiftUI essentials

Join us on a tour of SwiftUI, Apple’s declarative user interface framework. Learn essential concepts for building apps in SwiftUI, like views, state variables, and layout. Discover the breadth of APIs for building fully featured experiences and crafting unique custom components. Whether you’re brand new to SwiftUI or an experienced developer, you’ll learn how to take advantage of what SwiftUI has to offer when building great apps.

Platforms State of the Union 5-Minute Recap

Platforms State of the Union 5-Minute Recap

Watch a quick recap of the newest advancements on Apple platforms.

Platforms State of the Union

Platforms State of the Union

Discover the newest advancements on Apple platforms.

A Swift Tour: Explore Swift’s features and design

A Swift Tour: Explore Swift’s features and design

Learn the essential features and design philosophy of the Swift programming language. We’ll explore how to model data, handle errors, use protocols, write concurrent code, and more while building up a Swift package that has a library, an HTTP server, and a command line client. Whether you’re just beginning your Swift journey or have been with us from the start, this talk will help you get the most out of the language.

What’s new in Swift

What’s new in Swift

Join us for an update on Swift. We’ll briefly go through a history of Swift over the past decade, and show you how the community has grown through workgroups, expanded the package ecosystem, and increased platform support. We’ll introduce you to a new language mode that achieves data-race safety by default, and a language subset that lets you run Swift on highly constrained systems. We’ll also explore some language updates including noncopyable types, typed throws, and improved C++ interoperability.