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Get more people using Swift serverside perhaps? I can imagine that having a swift backend for your swift mobile app would be a lot nicer to work with than conv
by wlesieutre 8y ago
Get more people using Swift serverside perhaps?
I can imagine that having a swift backend for your swift mobile app would be a lot nicer to work with than converting back and forth from a bunch of stringly-typed JSON.
- kitsunesoba 8y agoYes, this is it precisely. Swift already has decent momentum for serverside usage with Vapor, Perfect, and Kitura among others. By adding LSP support, Apple is adding to that momentum and pushing it closer to critical mass.
- MR4D 8y agoI'd love to use Swift on the backend, but I don't want to use XCode. I only develop part-time, as my main job is financial in nature, but god, it is really hard to find good learning material for serverside without depending on XCode. In particular, learning the server frameworks is almost not worth it. By using one language, I can keep my productivity acceptable. If anyone has any references, I'd be super thankful!
- flafla2 8y ago> stringly-typed JSON Off topic but I love this, definitely stealing it. Did you coin this?
- alexjm 8y agoI learned this term from a 2012 blog post, which summarized a (now deleted) Stack Overflow question: https://blog.codinghorror.com/new-programming-jargon/ https://blog.codinghorror.com/new-programming-jargon/ My other favorite from that list is "baklava code" -- code that has too many layers.
- flafla2 8y agoThis is great, thanks!