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Apple Swift vs PlayBasic

A side-by-side look at Apple Swift and PlayBasic. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Apple Swift

Apple Swift

Development

Swift is a general-purpose, multi-paradigm, compiled programming language developed by Apple Inc. Swift makes iOS and OS X development faster and easier through features like type safety, type inference and fast compilation.

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PlayBasic

PlayBasic

Games

PlayBasic is a proprietary programming language and IDE for learning and developing 2D video games. It uses a BASIC-style syntax which is easy to learn and allows for rapid game prototyping. Some key features include sprites, sounds, tiles, scrolling backgrounds and more.

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