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Reading people compare Swift to other languages is pretty hilarious. OCaml.. Haskell.. CoffeeScript.. Ruby.. Go... Kotlin... JavaScript.. Scala... No one is sa
by meshko 12y ago
Reading people compare Swift to other languages is pretty hilarious. OCaml.. Haskell.. CoffeeScript.. Ruby.. Go... Kotlin... JavaScript.. Scala...
No one is saying it so I will:
It looks like damn Java 8.
It is probably not a good sign that it can be immediately compared to every modern (and not so modern) language in existence.
- emp 12y agoAnd Swift seems to resemble another Apple language Dylan, which was based on Scheme/Lisp. All languages since the are in trouble! I really like that it is incorporating good parts of many, more terse languages. Nothing wrong with selectively absorbing good ideas. But a huge part is the interactive nature. I dabbled in Smalltalk some years ago and have been annoyed at compiled languages ever since, resorting to things like http://injectionforxcode.com http://injectionforxcode.com to gain some of that back (on iOS). Having a live environment can only be appreciated once it has been taken away. I think developing for Apple devices might just become one of the more programming pleasant experiences.
- deltasquared 12y agoIt does look a bit like Dylan. I wonder if it has more than a passing resemblance. Also I wonder if they are doing SBCL real time compelling.