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This is completely true. However, after having learned both sides, I certainly appreciate the compiler’s help. I think it’s the classic tradeoff between special
by drb91 8y ago
This is completely true. However, after having learned both sides, I certainly appreciate the compiler’s help. I think it’s the classic tradeoff between specialization and accessability at play here.
- khitchdee 8y agoI think the designers (Apple) have targeted a certain class of apps with Swift, XCode and the underlying libraries (Cocoa). A majority of their existing developer base will likely benefit from what they've done. But from the point of view of new developers and someone who's just trying to use the hardware in an effective way, this is not a step forward.