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Kopec Explains Software
#73 The Swift Programming Language
Nov 1, 2021
This podcast explores the history and uniqueness of the Swift programming language, its modern features and beginner-friendly syntax, updates and future prospects including asynchronous programming and concurrency, and the limited future it may have outside of Apple platforms compared to competitors like Rust and Kotlin.
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- Swift was developed by Chris Lattner, a highly regarded computer scientist who did his PhD on compilers and it was made public by Apple in 2014 as the future of programming on their platforms.
- Swift emphasizes safety and makes it harder to create certain types of programming errors compared to Objective C, providing a modern and safer language for developers.
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Swift's development and creator
Swift was developed by Chris Lattner, a highly regarded computer scientist who did his PhD on compilers. Lattner first gained attention for his work on the LLVM compiler system. Apple hired him to work on LLVM, and as a side project, he developed Swift. Apple made Swift public in 2014 as the future of programming on their platforms.
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