Swift for Arduino newsletter - Saturday November 16th 2019

Hello to the Swift for Arduino community!



We are so excited to get in touch with you and let you know what's going on.

First and foremost... Black Friday/Cyber Monday!

We are giving away huge discounts!




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The Swift for Arduino Starter Box... HALF PRICE!!
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(Contains a Seeed Studios Lotus board and connectors, you don't need any of your own hardware, get started right away!)

Note: to use this discount, you must enter the discount code BFCM50 in the Shopify store during checkout. This discount is limited in time and number - don't lose out!

Offer available from 00:00 on Friday 29th November, closes 23.59 on Monday 2nd December 2019





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The Swift for Arduino IDE - license only... 70% OFF!!
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(suitable for customers who already have an Arduino UNO or similar board)
This discount is automatic for customers purchasing the IDE only product, just go to our Shopify store and checkout and it will be applied automatically during checkout.

Don't miss out... offer available from 00:00 on Friday 29th November, closes 23.59 on Monday 2nd December 2019





And now to the rest of our news...

In case you haven't followed it, Swift for Arduino is now on version 2.6. There has never be a better time to buy, this is the most polished and slick it's ever been and is just great fun to use. If you haven't already bought a copy of Swift for Arduino, buy now! You won't regret it! :)

(Future updates are included in the price so there is no reason to wait.)

We have macOS Catalina support and much, much more. The bootloader burner, HEX backup/restore and manual board override are worth upgrading for on their own!



And if you aren't yet sure you want to spend the time and money on Swift for Arduino, we have more good news... The S4A Lite IDE is now available to download for free on the Mac App Store!

You can download the Lite IDE, get a really good feel for how the app works and see if it's for you. No emails, no signup, no commitment, no cash... just try it and if you don't love it you can just walk away. There's literally no reason to wait before trying.


Lastly, if you haven't already checked it out, take a look at our physical products based store on Shopify, S4A Elements (https://s4a-elements.com). Even if you don't want to buy yourself, these make great gifts for that special developer in your life this Christmas!

OK, that's it for now.

Please do get in touch by email, Facebook or Twitter or join our Slack channels if you want to ask anything or just to give some feedback. We welcome it all!

Carl and Ellie
Swift for Arduino/S4A/S4A Elements

Comments

  1. carlos4242November 29, 2019 at 5:35 AM

    The sharp eyed among you will notice other offers on Twitter that aren't quite as good! As a reward for anyone who reads this blog regularly, I've kept the original offers as an easter egg for you! Use code BFCMSB50 to get a 50% discount on the standard box. Use code BFCMIDE70 to get the 70% off

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