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For the clever design of the language: coding with optionals is a breeze, it defaults to thread-safe reference counting, a cleaner syntax (IMHO only), .... . F
by tgragnato 10y ago
For the clever design of the language: coding with optionals is a breeze, it defaults to thread-safe reference counting, a cleaner syntax (IMHO only), .... .
For the unifying potential of the language: swift on the server (currently linux / freebsd limited), swift on mobile (Google seems to be moving in this direction too), swift on the desktop (macOS only).
- mderazon 10y ago> Google seems to be moving in this direction too Source ?
- DopamineHigh 10y agoHere's the original article that sparked this claim. They say that "Sources tell The Next Web". https://thenextweb.com/dd/2016/04/07/google-facebook-uber-swift/ https://thenextweb.com/dd/2016/04/07/google-facebook-uber-sw...
- tgragnato 10y agoThe press made a lot of fuss about this claim. Unfortunately we have no confirmations nor denials, it would be nice to hear an internal about this. http://thehackernews.com/2016/04/android-swift-programming.html http://thehackernews.com/2016/04/android-swift-programming.h... http://www.dday.it/redazione/19590/app-android-scritte-con-swift-di-apple-google-ci-pensa http://www.dday.it/redazione/19590/app-android-scritte-con-s... http://www.webnews.it/2016/04/08/google-apple-swift-android/ http://www.webnews.it/2016/04/08/google-apple-swift-android/ http://android.hdblog.it/n429420/Google-Swift-di-Apple-linguaggio-programmazione.html http://android.hdblog.it/n429420/Google-Swift-di-Apple-lingu... https://www.tomshw.it/android-google-pensa-swift-apple-posto-java-75988 https://www.tomshw.it/android-google-pensa-swift-apple-posto...