When will swift be retired?
Generated on 8/4/2024
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Apple has shown a strong commitment to the Swift programming language and has no plans to retire it. In fact, Swift is being increasingly integrated into Apple's software stack and is seen as the successor to C for many applications. Apple is working with the open-source community to bring Swift to more platforms and domains, and they are making significant investments in its future.
For more details, you can refer to the Platforms State of the Union session, where it was mentioned that Swift is becoming a compelling choice for even the most performance-sensitive and secure code. Additionally, the What’s new in Swift session highlights the ongoing evolution and improvements in Swift, including the introduction of Swift 6 and its new features.
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.
Platforms State of the Union
Discover the newest advancements on Apple platforms.