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> what does it actually bring to the table that would make it a worth-while investment if I'm not an iOS developer? If you're not a Mac or iOS developer, then
by hungerstrike 9y ago
> what does it actually bring to the table that would make it a worth-while investment if I'm not an iOS developer?
If you're not a Mac or iOS developer, then it doesn't bring anything right now.
IMO, nobody is going to use this cross platform. Some people are trying to make it happen, but I doubt very much that it's going to be popular.
- Cyberdog 9y ago> If you're not a Mac or iOS developer, then it doesn't bring anything right now. Well… in the sense that it is Yet Another Programming Language, you're right in some regard. Nonetheless… > IMO, nobody is going to use this cross platform. Some people are trying to make it happen, but I doubt very much that it's going to be popular. Those "some people" include IBM, who are behind the Kitura framework and are also porting Swift to their heavy PowerPC iron. They seem to be trying to make it into sort of a next-generation Java without the terribleness. Yeah, it still maybe won't catch on as broadly as Java did, but it already has some enterprisey support outside of Apple. We'll see.
- hungerstrike 9y ago> Those "some people" include IBM... Never heard of them or used any of their software products. What other popular software have they brought to market?