December 16 news, Apple today released Swift Playgrounds 4, which can help developers build apps directly on the iPad for the iPhone and iPad, and can directly submit projects to the App Store Connect.
Swift Playgrounds 4 includes an App Store Connect integration for uploading finished apps to the App Store, plus an app preview feature that shows real-time updates as users make changes.
Apple's updated release notes are as follows:
Intelligent inline code suggestions help you write code quickly and accurately;
"App Project" makes it easy to move the project back and forth in Xcode;
Full project search can find results across multiple files;
The Fragment Library provides hundreds of SwiftUI controls, symbols, and colors;
Build iPhone and iPad apps directly on iPad using SwiftUI (requires iPadOS 15.2 or later);
Integrated App Store Connect, which allows you to upload completed apps to the App Store;
"App Preview" displays updates in real time when you change your app;
Full-screen preview allows you to see the full picture of the app;
Support for swift packages allows you to include publicly available code to enhance your app.
Xiao Lei has always believed that the size of the screen largely determines the purpose of the device. Mac has a larger screen than the iPad, the letters of the code are generally small, and the larger screen can display larger content, can also read words more easily, and the work efficiency will be much higher. However, the portability of the iPad is better after all, and the applicable scenarios are much wider.
For example, when a developer is having a meal and suddenly comes up with inspiration, or remembers a way to solve a bug, he can immediately pull out the iPad to simply modify it. The iPad only needs a simple small bracket on the line, the footprint is much smaller, and it can be solved on the dining table, and the MacBook will occupy a lot of space after all, which is not suitable for the dining table. In addition, in some cases, developers may only bring iPads, and then they can only use iPads to work.
Now the MacBook has a 13-inch version, the iPad Pro has also gone up to 12.9 inches, plus the iPad Pro has also used the M1 chip, in principle, it is possible to install more software on the Mac, so that the productivity of the iPad can get a qualitative leap. Although Apple does not say that it is now a fusion of iPadOS and macOS, it is definitely prepared behind the scenes, similar to Swift Playgrounds 4 to increase the productivity of the iPad or more.