Apple announces Swift, a new programming language for iOS

[Marc Clifton]

The programming language Objective-C was originally developed in the early 1980s. (wikipedia) Interesting. It's had a long life. But we wondered what we could do without the baggage of C.” :laugh: Amusing, after that post on how great C is. :) Marc

[Kent Sharkey]

gstolarov wrote:

The next step would be to copyright it and then sue anyone who would even think about porting it to another platform.

Answered your own question there ;)

TTFN - Kent

[Nemanja Trifunovic]

Interesting: looks like an ML variant with C-like syntax: static type system with type inference, variables are const by default, options (I hope that means no nulls), closures. Mandatory garbage collector, though X| . I still like Rust[^] better.

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[Nemanja Trifunovic]

Marc Clifton wrote:

Amusing, after that post on how great C is

Not even Dennis Ritchie called C a great language: C is quirky, flawed, and an enormous success[^]

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[TheGreatAndPowerfulOz]

You have to install iTunes X| to get the doc. That's not "free".:~:mad::thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown:

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein

[David ONeil]

See this post[^] for some non-Apple-centric info, including a link to an ePub version of the document.

My website :: My book revealing the forgotten astronomy of our ancestors.

[TheGreatAndPowerfulOz]

Thanks. :-D

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein

[Kevin McFarlane]

gstolarov wrote:

Just why in the world would anyone develop yet another language?

There's no end to the number of new languages being created!

Kevin

[Lost User]

It's not a technical decision; merely marketing. One that worked wonders for IBM when they were up against MS :)

Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]

[Lost User]

gstolarov wrote:

What's wrong with Java, Javascript, C#, VB, Python, TypeScript, CoffeeScript

Did you write that with a straight face? :laugh:

Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington