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Now where to read some code examples, they may say its better but until I read some code I remain unconvinced (still anything sounds better than Objective-C)

Re: The Swift Programming Language

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Post by wvenable » Mon, Jun 02, 2014, 7:01 PM UTC

outworlder wrote: post #9

Ok, what about runtime support for older devices/iOS versions? They didn't say anything about it.

The keynote says it uses the Objective-C runtime and it compiles to native code -- so one would imagine that it's compatible with older devices and versions. But that is no guarantee.

Re: The Swift Programming Language

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Post by sidcool » Mon, Jun 02, 2014, 7:01 PM UTC

Swift was the biggest announcement today. Looking forward to it.

Re: The Swift Programming Language

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Post by scotth » Mon, Jun 02, 2014, 7:01 PM UTC

moinnadeem wrote: post #18

paperwork wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Supposed to be on ibooks

Here you go: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/swift-programming-language/...

Ugh, not available in Canada. Way to kill my excitement, Apple.

Edit: Canadian link worked! Sorry Apple.

Re: The Swift Programming Language

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Post by stcredzero » Mon, Jun 02, 2014, 7:01 PM UTC

kunstmord wrote: post #14

Oh God, they just compared the speed of Objective C, Swift and... Python! It's nice to see Swift being faster than Objective C, etc., but what has Python got to do with coding native iOS/OS X apps? Of course it's going to fail at speed when compared to a static compiled language. What a weird and pointless comparison, imo (I mean the inclusion of Python, seems so random to me).

I mean the inclusion of Python, seems so random to me

It's supposed to be a "mainstream" scripting language. Also, it's an easy way for them to get favorable numbers for their presentation.