Simulations in Swift 5: Design and Implement with Swift Playgrounds

© Beau Nouvelle 2019

B. NouvelleSimulations in Swift 5https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5337-3_1

1. Swift Playgrounds

Beau Nouvelle¹ 

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Victoria, Australia

 

We’re going to be creating most of our projects with Xcode’s Swift Playgrounds. They’re the easiest and fastest way to start writing Swift. I use them all the time for prototyping, or working through math problems and refining algorithms. Once I’m happy with the code, I will usually move it into a more significant project.

Playgrounds will run automatically. You can type a line of code, and the results will appear immediately. It makes for a rapid feedback loop, where you can iterate quickly on your project, find mistakes sooner, and stay productive. Larger Xcode projects, like the ones used ...