https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/swift/conceptual/swift_programming_language/TheBasics.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40014097-CH5-XID_399

Apple's new programming language which is hopefully easier to use than objective c. i've started skimming the language, and i'm hopeful

I read the docs.

Noped right out of them.

Swift looks much nicer than Objective C. I'll probably start using it as soon as I can get around to installing the 10.10 beta.

I have no interest in a vendor-locked language that doesn't bring anything new and will either fail or change soon (it's a beta, it's ok).

If it takes off sure, sure hope it doesn't though.

Been having lots of fun with Go currently

This post was edited by 0n35 on Jun 5 2014 09:52am

Why don't you want it to take off?

This. More apple fail plz

Given the caliber of questions you seem to ask here I think you'd be the last person I would listen to with regards to the usefulness or design of a programming language.



It brings plenty to the table if you want to do iOS development and, for what it is, seems to be a competently designed language.

That was uncalled for. The caliber of my questions is too low? Sorry, Im probably not as good as you are then.

I just hate apple, if triple-the-price, overdesigned products are your thing then fine... but don't tell me yet another "apple-exclusive" technology is going to bring anything useful when java, xamarin and similar technologies are trying to go crossplatform and unify all the mess.

This post was edited by m0hawk on Jun 9 2014 02:50pm

My point is that you don't have the experience to be a judge a programming language, which is why the only argument you can come up with is "LOL APPLE FAIL". Also define "unifying all the mess" because Google and Android have done the exact opposite of unification given how fragmented the platform is and how varying the user experience is over devices.

edit: And the technology stacks involved here have very little to do with it as it's more of a philosophy difference rather than the merits of the tech being used.

This post was edited by rockonkenshin on Jun 9 2014 06:23pm