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Title: As open source code, Apple's Swift language could take flight Post by: HCK on June 09, 2015, 09:00:12 pm As open source code, Apple's Swift language could take flight
<article> <section class="page"> <p> Apple will release the source code underlying its Swift programming language, a move that could broaden the user base for the new language.</p><p> When Swift becomes open source later this year, programmers will be able to compile Swift programs to run on Linux as well as on OS X and iOS, said Craig Federighi, Apple’s head of software engineering, during the opening keynote (http://www.apple.com/live/2015-june-event/9d2ad033-d197-4009-96a7-2a97fd044cb7/) of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/) Monday in San Francisco.</p><p> The source code will include the Swift compiler and standard library, and community contributions will be “accepted—and encouraged,” Apple said (https://developer.apple.com/swift/blog/?id=29).</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2932932/as-open-source-code-apples-swift-language-could-take-flight.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: As open source code, Apple's Swift language could take flight (http://www.macworld.com/article/2932932/as-open-source-code-apples-swift-language-could-take-flight.html#tk.rss_all) |