Creating Small Games with Swift for Playdate
# Swift and Playdate: A Perfect Pair for Tiny Game Development As a language primarily associated with Apple's ecosystem, Swift has been making waves beyond its usual confines. Today, I'm thrilled to dive into an exciting application of Swift: building games for the Playdate, a handheld game system by Panic. This journey into the realm of tiny game development not only showcases Swift's versatility but also its potential to revolutionize game creation on constrained devices. ## A Swift Introduction to Playdate Before we get into the nitty-gritty, let's talk about the Playdate. This quaint yet powerful device, developed by Panic, is a unique handheld gaming console that's caught the eye of gamers and developers alike. Its distinctive features, including a 1-bit display and a crank, coupled with a Cortex M7…