Explore the Code for Free at Your Local Apple Store Next Month
Starting December 1st, you can learn some code for free at your local Apple Store. The annual retailer’s Hour of Code event runs from December 1 to December 14.
To take advantage of this benefit, you need to sign up for an hour on the Apple website . Classes are available for people of all ages, and there are also “Children’s Hour” classes for children from 6 to 12 years old.
What is on offer will differ from store to store.
You can see what’s in stock on the local store page on Apple’s website. My store, for example, has a course on how to get started coding, as well as a course on coding with Swift Playgrounds, and there are also several options for teaching robot coding. Children have the opportunity to pass the test in the labyrinth of spheres.
In the case of San Francisco, where we have several local Apple Stores, it lists all the courses that are within a reasonable distance from me, not just those in the particular store I chose. If you find one that you like, just click on it to start the registration process (you need to register in order to participate).
You’re definitely not going to leave any of these classes to start your own app development company, but if you’ve been playing around with trying coding this might be a good (free) way to get your feet wet. …