Swift
Swift - Safe, modern Apple language
Swift is a powerful, safe language for iOS/macOS development with modern syntax, optionals, protocol-oriented programming, and automatic memory management.
Category
General Purpose / Systems
First Release
2010
File Extension
.swift
Creator
Chris Lattner
Latest News
Google Releases Server Side Cloud Swift SDK
Google has launched a new SDK enabling developers to build and deploy high-performance, memory-safe backend applications using Swift on Google Cloud.
Firebase iOS SDK configuration error causes app crashes
A server-side configuration issue in the Firebase iOS SDK caused initial launch crashes, but a fix has been deployed without requiring developer action.
Shopify Abandons React Native for Native Swift and Kotlin Development
Shopify is migrating its mobile applications to native Swift and Kotlin, citing AI-assisted coding as a way to offset the historical maintenance costs of managing separate codebases.
Difficulty
Modern syntax is approachable but optionals, ARC, and protocol extensions require adaptation from other languages.