When did swift debut?

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Swift debuted at WWDC in 2014. This year marks the 10th anniversary of its announcement.

For more details, you can refer to the session What’s new in Swift at the 00:00:07 timestamp.

What’s new in Swift

Join us for an update on Swift. We’ll briefly go through a history of Swift over the past decade, and show you how the community has grown through workgroups, expanded the package ecosystem, and increased platform support. We’ll introduce you to a new language mode that achieves data-race safety by default, and a language subset that lets you run Swift on highly constrained systems. We’ll also explore some language updates including noncopyable types, typed throws, and improved C++ interoperability.

Platforms State of the Union

Discover the newest advancements on Apple platforms.

Platforms State of the Union 5-Minute Recap

Watch a quick recap of the newest advancements on Apple platforms.