is swift good now?
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Yes, Swift is considered a very good programming language now. It has evolved significantly since its introduction and is celebrated for its safety, speed, and approachability. Swift is used extensively across Apple's software stack, from apps and system services to frameworks and firmware. It is also used for network services like private cloud compute.
Swift's interoperability with C and C++ makes it a compelling choice for performance-sensitive and secure code. Apple is committed to adopting Swift in their C code bases, which is expected to improve software quality both at Apple and throughout the industry. The language has also been extended to more platforms and domains, making it versatile for various types of development, including app development, server applications, and even embedded systems.
For more details, you can refer to the Platforms State of the Union session.
Relevant Sessions
Platforms State of the Union
Discover the newest advancements on Apple platforms.
A Swift Tour: Explore Swift’s features and design
Learn the essential features and design philosophy of the Swift programming language. We’ll explore how to model data, handle errors, use protocols, write concurrent code, and more while building up a Swift package that has a library, an HTTP server, and a command line client. Whether you’re just beginning your Swift journey or have been with us from the start, this talk will help you get the most out of the language.
Platforms State of the Union 5-Minute Recap
Watch a quick recap of the newest advancements on Apple platforms.
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.