Apple announces Swift, a new programming language for iOS

[Kent Sharkey]

The Next Web[^]:

Apple today announced a new programming language called Swift at WWDC today, which will replace Objective C as the language developers use for building iOS apps.

Every one else had two languages, it was their turn

[gstolarov]

Cool stuff. Definitely step in the right direction (away from Objective-C). Just why in the world would anyone develop yet another language? What's wrong with Java, Javascript, C#, VB, Python, TypeScript, CoffeeScript or gazillion of other languages other that it's not something they did? The next step would be to copyright it and then sue anyone who would even think about porting it to another platform.

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[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:

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[David ONeil]

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

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[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 :)

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[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