What was said about swift on the server?

Generated on 8/3/2024

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At WWDC, the session titled Explore the Swift on Server ecosystem provided an in-depth look at the use of Swift for server applications. Here are some key points discussed:

  1. Performance and Safety: Swift offers C-like performance with a low memory footprint due to automatic reference counting instead of garbage collection. This makes it ideal for modern cloud services that require predictable resource consumption and fast startup times. Swift's strong typing, optionals, and memory safety features help eliminate a range of bugs at compile time, making server applications more robust and secure.

  2. Concurrency: Swift's first-class concurrency features allow developers to write scalable and responsive server applications. These features help handle highly concurrent workloads and eliminate common bugs due to data races.

  3. Apple's Use of Swift on Server: Swift powers many critical features across Apple's cloud services, including iCloud, Keychain, Photos, and Notes. It is also used in the App Store, processing pipelines, SharePlay file sharing, and Apple's private cloud compute service.

  4. Swift Server Workgroup: Founded in 2016, the Swift Server Workgroup promotes the use of Swift for developing and deploying server applications. It defines and prioritizes efforts to address the needs of the server community, runs an incubation process for packages, and channels feedback from the server ecosystem back to other groups of the Swift project.

  5. Popular Packages and Tools: The session demonstrated building a service using popular packages from the Swift on Server ecosystem. Tools like SwiftLog for structured logging, SwiftMetrics for tracking requests, and Swift Distributed Tracing for end-to-end request tracing were highlighted.

  6. Ecosystem Resources: Developers can find more libraries and packages for various use cases such as networking, database drivers, observability, and message streaming on swift.org and the Swift Package Index. The Swift Server Workgroup's incubation list is also a valuable resource for finding robust and stable packages.

For more details, you can watch the session Explore the Swift on Server ecosystem.

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