Feat: Added info on Xcode to introduction (#36566)

* Feat: Added info on Xcode to introduction

I also added an example of string interpolation to the basics section, and updated the current version of Swift.

* Added a missing parenthesis
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Jason Antwi-Appah
2019-08-09 23:22:27 -05:00
committed by Randell Dawson
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@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Swift is an [open source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software), g
> Swift is a powerful and intuitive programming language for macOS, iOS, watchOS and tvOS. Writing Swift code is interactive and fun, the syntax is concise yet expressive, and Swift includes modern features developers love. Swift code is safe by design, yet also produces software that runs lightning-fast.<sup>1</sup> > Swift is a powerful and intuitive programming language for macOS, iOS, watchOS and tvOS. Writing Swift code is interactive and fun, the syntax is concise yet expressive, and Swift includes modern features developers love. Swift code is safe by design, yet also produces software that runs lightning-fast.<sup>1</sup>
Want to try out Swift right now? [Repl.it](https://repl.it/languages/swift) offers an online Read-Eval-Print loop for Swift. You won't have access to UIKit or other APIs that are commonly used, but give it a shot! Want to try out Swift right now? [Repl.it](https://repl.it/languages/swift) offers an online Read-Eval-Print loop for Swift. You won't have access to UIKit or other APIs that are commonly used, but give it a shot! If you have access to a macOS device, you can also install Xcode, Apple's free IDE for tvOS, watchOS, iOS, and macOS. It can be installed from the Mac App Store.
# Basics # Basics
@ -36,13 +36,14 @@ let x = "World"
print("Hello ") print("Hello ")
print(x) print(x)
print("Hello \(x)")
``` ```
# Version # Version
The latest version is [Swift 4.2](https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/Swift/Conceptual/Swift_Programming_Language/RevisionHistory.html), released Sept. 17, 2018. Swift is constantly evolving, and you can expect more changes in the future. It is recommended you use the latest version of Swift when starting a new project. The latest version is [Swift 5.0](https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/Swift/Conceptual/Swift_Programming_Language/RevisionHistory.html), released March 25, 2019. Swift is constantly evolving, and you can expect more changes in the future. It is recommended you use the latest version of Swift when starting a new project.
# Documentation # Documentation