In addition to what Tim said, here are a couple other thoughts. You do need a Mac, and you need to download the free Xcode app. That's what you'll use to write, compile, and deploy your apps. It's a huge program and can be very confusing at first, and even well after your first few uses. You'll be interacting a LOT.
Apple has some good Swift courses, walking you through making some basic apps so you can get used to how things work. These are for sighted people, of course, so a few of the steps will be different. You won't control-drag, for instance. Let us know when you run into anything like this and we can try to explain the VO-specific alternative, if any of us know it. Finally, consider joining the mv-dev email list, started by Cara, one of the mods on the MacVisionaries list. It's very low traffic, and you may not always get a response, but it's worth checking out. It's on Google Groups, so emailing [email protected] should work to get you on it. -- Alex Hall > On Apr 12, 2018, at 10:39, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Simon, > > I am supposed to promote these titles in iBooks when doing presentations to > teachers and such, so I'll suggest them to you as well. In the iBooks Store, > type "Swift" into the Search field and check out the results. My > recommendation is to first download Swift Playgrounds to your iPad and go > through the Learn to Code with Swift Playgrounds 1, 2 and 3. There is also > an iTunes U course you can take which is found in the iTunes U app on your > iPad. Open the iTunes U app, double-tap the Featured tab, activate the > search field, then type Playground. There should be the Learn to Code with > Swift Playground course there and some other titles. There are App > Development iBooks as well that will show up when you do the previous search > in the iBooks Store. Hopefully, this is the sort of thing that you're > looking for. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Apple Teacher > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Apr 12, 2018, at 04:22, Simon Fogarty <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi Listers, > > I've got a couple of things I'd like to develop in the way of apps for IOS > and wondered if anyone had information on the best way to get into app > development? > > I've just purchased myself a new iPad Pro 10.5 inch 256GB device which will > be somewhat easier to carry around and work on. > > But need to start looking at swift development > Another question is > Can you develop apps on the iPad or do you have to do it on / via Mac OS and > an SDK > > Cheers. > > Simon F > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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