The World Developers Conference (WWDC), which brings together thousands of developers from all over the world every year, will be held in a different format this year due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. In this context, Apple announced last month that the event will be held online in its 31st year and now shared some details about the event and gave a date. According to the statement, WWDC 2020, which will start on Monday, June 22, will be one of the biggest in its history despite the ongoing epidemic. As you know, those who want to attend previous WWDC conferences had to pay a fee of $ 1,600. At this point, the biggest difference that separates the activity from the previous ones is that it is completely free; so the event will appeal to a wider audience. How many participants will be in WWDC 2020? Saying that they will bring the entire developer community together with a brand new experience, Apple Global Marketing Senior Vice President Phil Schiller says WWDC 2020 will bring together the global developer community consisting of more than 23 million registered developers in more than 155 countries and regions. As for student developers, Craig Federighi, Senior Vice President, Apple Software Development, said they are an integral part of the Apple developer community. At this point, Federighi announced that even though the event will be held in the virtual environment this year, the Swift Student Challenge, where the developers who continue their education will have the opportunity to show their coding skills by creating their own Swift playgrounds, will also be part of the event. Swift Student Challenge registration begins: Swift Playgrounds, an application that helps learning the Swift programming language, can be used on iPad and Mac. Registration of the program, which students from all over the world can attend. Applications for the registration process, which will continue until May 17, will be made through the link here. Apple; It also suggests Apple Developer apps to help developers find details about the event, such as opening speeches, platforms, sessions, and lab programs. It should be noted that all of this information will also be available on the Apple Developer site.
