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What I was trying to say is why should Apple port Swift to Windows? They have to prioritize resources and Windows should be way down near the bottom of the lis
by valuearb 6y ago
What I was trying to say is why should Apple port Swift to Windows?
They have to prioritize resources and Windows should be way down near the bottom of the list. It’s easy to say Apple has nearly infinite amounts of resources, but that never true in the software business. Someone has to manage the project, hire/manage teams, make decisions on goals, objectives, and they have to be managed by someone in engineering leadership, etc.
The simple answer is that focus is better spent on more important distractions.
- sanxiyn 6y ago> They have to prioritize resources Hence pjmlp wrote: "Poor Apple, budget cuts have been hit really hard". I think that's entirely fair. Apple's resource is not infinite, but it's certainly more than enough to port Swift to Windows. Hence pjmlp says it shows "how important this is to Apple", especially in comparison to Java (Oracle) or .NET (Microsoft). I tend to agree.
- valuearb 6y agoWhy should Apple port Swift to Windows if it’s not going to use it? To me that sounds like the worst use of resources possible.
- pjmlp 6y agoI thought they have enough money for getting said resources. As for why, Microsoft apparently has enough money to port Java to Apple Silicon. https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/09/22/microsoft-contributes-to-java-port-for-apple-silicon-macs https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/09/22/microsoft-contrib...
- valuearb 6y agoI assume MSFT has a benefit for doing so. What’s Apples benefit for porting Swift to Windows?