what is this site all about?
Asked on 07/31/2024
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The site swift.org is the home for the Swift project. It has undergone major improvements to the homepage and getting started guides, which now include a variety of new tutorials such as cross-platform library and web services to help you explore different technologies in Swift. You can also explore Swift packages on swift.org, which is integrated with swiftpackageindex.com. The Swift Package Index builds all of the packages for multiple Swift versions and platforms to help you pick the right package for your application. Additionally, the Swift community nominates packages for the community showcase each month, and you can participate by nominating your favorite packages on forums.swift.org.
For more details, you can refer to the session What’s new in Swift.
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