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Surprising, but good news. When Swift was originally announced, I suggested on HN that if they didn't open source it, long term, it would go "the way of Flash"
by pixelmonkey 11y ago
Surprising, but good news. When Swift was originally announced, I suggested on HN that if they didn't open source it, long term, it would go "the way of Flash" -- eventually, developers would abandon it in favor of more open platform technologies.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7851583 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7851583
- freshyill 11y agoThat's a completely apples-to-oranges comparison. Open-source or not, Swift will eventually supplant Objective C for most purposes on Apple's platforms.