A very important part of Worldwide Developers Conference is the challenge students take on to create original app playground using the Swift coding language. The number of winners of Swift Student Challenge has increased from the 350 awarded in previous years to 375 so even more students could be included in the event and recognised for their efforts.
The three first-time winners this year are Asmi Jain, Yemi Agesin, and Marta Michelle Caliendo. Jain is 20 years old and while at Medi-Caps University in Indore she found out her friend’s uncle had to undergo brain surgery. As a result, he was left with eye misalignment and facial paralysis.
Her submission for Swift Student Challenge is EyeTrack App, which is designed to help people with eye disorders like strabismus or lazy eyes, which cause misaligned eye movements. It also benefits individuals with good eyesight who want to maintain their ocular health. The app provides an overview of strabismus and its types, followed by specially designed eye exercises.
“Originally, I had a different idea for my SSC’23 submission, but I quickly recognised that the problem was more complex and required significant time to tackle comprehensively. As a result, I decided to shift my focus to developing an eye-tracking app, which plays a vital role in addressing a specific aspect of the problem,” she has told us.
For her, Swift is the programme of choice. “It places a strong emphasis on safety and reliability. Swift promotes clean and expressive code. It has a simple and concise syntax that resembles natural English, making it easier to read and understand,” she said.