Google may be considering Swift as a ‘first class’ language for Android
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Re: Google may be considering Swift as a ‘first class’ language for Android
#2Why not Rust or Go? The only reason they would pick Swift is because of existing uptake
Re: Google may be considering Swift as a ‘first class’ language for Android
#3Why not Rust or Go? The only reason they would pick Swift is because of existing uptake
To entice IOS developers to port their app on Android more easily ?
Re: Google may be considering Swift as a ‘first class’ language for Android
#4Why not Rust or Go? The only reason they would pick Swift is because of existing uptake
To entice IOS developers to port their app on Android more easily ?
This also. It seems purely like a calculated move to undermine iOS as much as possible, but it does make you wonder if it's the Right Thing to do.
There are better languages out there that have had much more development take place. And it's not like Google have commit rights or control over Swift. It's sad how they haven't really learned from the Oracle case.
Re: Google may be considering Swift as a ‘first class’ language for Android
#5Earlier quoted context omitted.
To entice IOS developers to port their app on Android more easily ?
This also. It seems purely like a calculated move to undermine iOS as much as possible, but it does make you wonder if it's the Right Thing to do. There are better languages out there that have had much more development take place. And it's not like Google have commit rights or control over Swift. It's sad how they haven't really learned from the Oracle case.
You make it sound like this is a sure thing. I have serious doubt that it will happen.
...cant we have Go instead Google?
Re: Google may be considering Swift as a ‘first class’ language for Android
#6Why not Rust or Go? The only reason they would pick Swift is because of existing uptake
I'm projecting but hopefully because Swift is in some ways 'higher level' than Rust or Go. From my brief examination Swift has slightly more the conciseness, readability, usability and flexibility of dynamic languages.
(I'd love to see native Android apps in Python (or Nim) but that's probably never going to happen. Failing that I could live with a language like Swift.)
Re: Google may be considering Swift as a ‘first class’ language for Android
#7can't wait that Google make this decision
Re: Google may be considering Swift as a ‘first class’ language for Android
#8Re: Google may be considering Swift as a ‘first class’ language for Android
#9I'd prefer Go, and it seems weird they would consider Swift first but hey, as long as the JVM dies and we get native code I'm a happy man.
Re: Google may be considering Swift as a ‘first class’ language for Android
#10Why not Rust or Go? The only reason they would pick Swift is because of existing uptake
Software is a popularity contest.