【短訊】Apple's Swift

【短訊 2016.4.29】

Swift 開源後，傳 Google 考慮作為開發 Android 的主要程式語言

Google is said to be considering Swift as a ‘first class’ language for Android

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【短訊 2014.6.10】Apple's Swift 來勢洶洶

依據 Infoworld Tech Watch 6/10 報導，Apple's Swift 將於7月擠進 Tiobe index 前 20 名。在 PyPL indexe 有可能排名第 9。截至 6/10 在 GitHub 上已有 157個與 Swift 有關的專案。

Reference：Apple's Swift is instant hit among top programming languages

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【短訊 2014.6.10】Swift Features 特點

Swift 並不是從新起爐灶，而是集各家程式語言優點所發展出來，適用在 iOS / XOS 平台上。例如：

1. Dictionaries (aka hash tables) -- from JavaScript
2. Inferred data types -- from functional programming languages
3. Data structure declarations -- from C# and Java
4. String templating -- from Cold Fusion, JSP, and others
5. Optional semicolons -- from JavaScript and Python
6. Protocols (aka interfaces) -- from Java and C#
7.Tuples -- from Lisp and Python
8.Automatic reference (akin to garbage collection) -- from Java, C#, and (gasp) Objective-C
9. Signed and unsigned integers -- C# and Objective-C
10. Closures -- from Lisp and Scheme via JavaScript

Reference：10 features Apple 'stole' for the Swift programming language

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【短訊 2014.6.2】Apple WWDC 2014 - Swift

2014.6.2 Apple 年度WWDC(Worldwide Developer Conference)發表新程式語言 Swift
From：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l62x8Oq_QP4

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