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So I'll ask the question: do this mean we're getting anywhere close to getting Swift to compile to other backends?
by julien_c 11y ago
So I'll ask the question: do this mean we're getting anywhere close to getting Swift to compile to other backends?
- kevinchen 11y agoI believe RemObjects[1] has already implemented a 3rd party Swift compiler. So technically, they have compiled Swift using a non-LLVM backend. 1: http://www.elementscompiler.com/elements/default.aspx http://www.elementscompiler.com/elements/default.aspx
- mikeash 11y agoIt's a little frightening that they talk about reimplementing Swift and reusing code and all that, then if you dig deeply enough you find that in their language, collections and strings are reference types, not value types. That's a huge difference and makes their language decidedly not Swift.