typealias TheSwiftKid = //error: real name not found… I’m only 12

(see bottom of post if you didn’t get that reference)*

It all started with Swift Playgrounds and its funny orange monster (see below), but when I switched to Xcode on my Mac I needed help. What helped me were great blogs like Ray Wenderlich, iOScreator, Little Bites of Cocoa, and also Hacking with Swift. I learned a lot from these sites, but sometimes they were too advanced for me, so I decided to write a blog that helps kids like me! Plus, there’s so much to learn in Swift, so the more blogs there are, the faster we can all learn.

I love coding for many reasons, but the main one is because it reminds me of my wonderful dream: to make an app that teaches English to animals. Just kidding! I really like coding because it’s fun. When I was a kid, which I still am, I dreamed of making a cool superhero app on PlayStation. Until that point, I used to think coding was extremely easy, but I then realized that it took a lot of time and dedication. As you can see, that didn’t stop me from building Injustice 2 all by myself! No, you don’t need to look it up… I was just joking 😒. 

I‘m also working on releasing my first app to the App Store! Don’t worry, I’ll let you know when it’s ready in one of my future blog entries.

That’s about it. I hope you enjoy!

* If you didn’t get that reference, I’m referring to Swift’s typealias feature. Typealias lets you rename a type like an Int or a String. For example, if I have a class where I only use strings for names, I could say something like typealias Name = String. I would then be able to write Name instead of String when defining a variable’s type, which makes it awesome.