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This is only a problem if you're using Xcode-bundled Swift, right? It seems like you can easily run Swift on earlier version of macOS completely independently o
by machello13 7y ago
This is only a problem if you're using Xcode-bundled Swift, right? It seems like you can easily run Swift on earlier version of macOS completely independently of Xcode if you want to.
- ken 7y agoTechnically true, though if I’m going to give up the advantages of the standard toolchain and the ability to ship App Store apps, I’m not sure why I’d use Swift at all. Some people like Swift on its own merits but I do not. It’s a terrible fit for the kinds of programming I want to do.
- cutler 7y agoSwift's main use - apps for iPhone, Mac OS X and Apple devices - most certainly does tie it to Xcode.
- machello13 7y agoWell, yes, but that's a completely different problem. Xcode is tied to specific versions of macOS, but Swift isn't.