Owens has been using Apple products since he set his eyes on the first Macintosh in 1984, and he uses the full suite of Apple devices and software in his classes and at Tennessee Tech’s Jeffers Learning Resource Center, which he runs. “Apple cut its teeth in education,” says Owens. “In the beginning, before the iPhone or iPad, … [Read more...] about Future forward: The 40-year mission of an Apple Distinguished Educator
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Apple, creatives, and disability rights activists reflect on 30 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act
I am a businesswoman. I run my own Black, disabled-owned business, and it gets complicated trying to navigate it all. Being a person with spina bifida, which is a neural tube defect, I am paralyzed from the waist down, so I use my hands to do everything. They push my chair, do everyday tasks like dressing myself, and do all my typing. But, from being able to copy and paste on … [Read more...] about Apple, creatives, and disability rights activists reflect on 30 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Apple commits to be 100 percent carbon neutral for its supply chain and products by 2030
To support these efforts and beyond, Apple is establishing an Impact Accelerator that will focus on investing in minority-owned businesses that drive positive outcomes in its supply chain and in communities that are disproportionately affected by environmental hazards. This accelerator is part of Apple’s recently announced $100 million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, … [Read more...] about Apple commits to be 100 percent carbon neutral for its supply chain and products by 2030
Swift.org – Swift 5.1 Release Process
February 18, 2019 Ted Kremenek is a member of the Swift Core Team and manages the Languages and Runtimes group at Apple. This post describes the goals, release process, and estimated schedule for Swift 5.1. Motivation and Goals The primary goal of Swift 5.1 is for the language to achieve module stability. Binary Compatibility On Apple … [Read more...] about Swift.org – Swift 5.1 Release Process
Behind the Proposal — SE-0200 Enhancing String Literals Delimiters to Support Raw Text
February 20, 2019 The development, refinement, and deployment of SE-0200 Enhancing String Literals Delimiters to Support Raw Text was a long and surprising journey. It ended with a uniquely Swift take on “raw strings” that focused on adding custom delimiters to string literals and escape sequences. This post discusses what raw strings are, how Swift designed … [Read more...] about Behind the Proposal — SE-0200 Enhancing String Literals Delimiters to Support Raw Text
Swift.org – Introducing Swift Service Lifecycle
July 15, 2020 Tom Doron is a member of the Swift Core Team and the Swift Server Work Group. He manages a team working on server-side Swift libraries at Apple. It is my pleasure to announce a new open source project for the Swift server ecosystem, Swift Service Lifecycle. Service Lifecycle is a Swift package designed to help server applications, … [Read more...] about Swift.org – Introducing Swift Service Lifecycle
Apple teams up with HBCUs to bring coding and creativity opportunities to communities across the US
Ten HBCUs, which have been working alongside Apple and Tennessee State University for the past year, will now become hubs to promote coding in their broader communities: Arkansas Baptist College, Central State University, Claflin University, Dillard University, Fisk University, Lawson State Community College, Morehouse College, Prairie View A&M University, Southern … [Read more...] about Apple teams up with HBCUs to bring coding and creativity opportunities to communities across the US
The new Apple Sanlitun opens today
Beijing — Apple today will open the entirely new Apple Sanlitun, the next iteration of Apple’s first store in China. Sitting adjacent to the previous location on Taikoo Li’s open square in Sanlitun, the brand new store is twice the size of the original and introduces several firsts for Apple in China. It is also opening with the same comprehensive health and safety procedures … [Read more...] about The new Apple Sanlitun opens today
Apple News launches new audio features, expands local news offerings for readers
Even More Local News Apple News recently added even more top local and regional newspapers to the Apple News+ catalog: A subscription to Apple News+ in the US now includes access to The Charlotte Observer, the Idaho Statesman, The Kansas City Star, the Miami Herald, The News & Observer, and The State (Columbia, South Carolina). … [Read more...] about Apple News launches new audio features, expands local news offerings for readers
Swift.org – UTF-8 String
March 20, 2019 Swift 5 switches the preferred encoding of strings from UTF-16 to UTF-8 while preserving efficient Objective-C-interoperability. Because the String type abstracts away these low-level concerns, no source-code changes from developers should be necessary*, but it’s worth highlighting some of the benefits this move gives us now and in the … [Read more...] about Swift.org – UTF-8 String