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To write programs in Swift for the Macintosh, you need to use Xcode. Apple developed Xcode as a professional programming tool that they give away free to encourage everyone to write software for macOS and their other operating systems such as iOS, tvOS, and watchOS. Despite being a free program, Xcode is a powerful program used by major companies including Microsoft, Adobe, Google, and even Apple. With Xcode on a Macintosh, you have one of the most powerful programming tools for creating macOS programs and iOS, tvOS, and watchOS apps.
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Wang, W. (2017). Getting to Know Xcode 8. In: macOS Programming for Absolute Beginners. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2662-9_2
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