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All I'm saying is the same binary is acting as the interpreter and REPL for swift and Python, this is different to other languages. A good example is Ruby which

All I'm saying is the same binary is acting as the interpreter and REPL for swift and Python, this is different to other languages. A good example is Ruby which has it's repl as a seperate binary 'irb'.

sklogic 11y ago
There is no interpreter for Swift. At least not yet.
- schappim 11y ago
  Am I missing something from this article: https://medium.com/swift-programming/1-learn-swift-by-running-scripts-73fdf8507f4b#.1utumj3wa https://medium.com/swift-programming/1-learn-swift-by-runnin...
  - sklogic 11y ago
    Yes, unfortunately, there are far too many people who do not care about using correct terminology.
- schappim 11y ago
  If /usr/bin/swiftc is the "swift compiler" what would you call the binary: /usr/bin/swift ?
  - sklogic 11y ago
    It is a Swift REPL. Do not confuse REPL with an interpreter.
  - schappim 11y ago
    To answer my own question: "swift" or "swiftc" w/o -frontend invokes the driver, which launches both the -frontend and other tools like ld. The Swift REPL (Read-Eval-Print-Loop) acts like an interpreter. Valid statements, expressions, and declarations are immediately compiled and executed.
- schappim 11y ago
  Also just so I know I'm not going mad: https://www.google.com/#q=%22the+swift+interpreter%22 https://www.google.com/#q=%22the+swift+interpreter%22