will there be a new version of swift?
Asked on 07/30/2024
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Yes, there will be a new version of Swift. Swift 6 introduces several new features and improvements, including a new language mode that achieves data race safety, expanding Swift's safety guarantees to concurrent programs. Additionally, Swift 6 includes a new language subset called Embedded Swift, which can run on highly constrained systems.
For more details, you can refer to the session What’s new in Swift.
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