Chris lattner had very clearly stated objectives for the language, and at some point cross-platform swift was a real possibility : at the time when a few server

Chris lattner had very clearly stated objectives for the language, and at some point cross-platform swift was a real possibility : at the time when a few server framework were created and when people at google were using it. Why this never lasted, i don’t know (my guess is the reason was purely political). Unfortunately all those options got cancelled, and now apple remain on its own using it. I don’t believe in cross-platform swift anymore.