[–] samcat116 8y ago ↗ It seems like the major point of this release is just to provide ABI stability. What real world implications does this have? [–] LinaLauneBaer 8y ago ↗ It makes it easier for Apple and others to adopt swift on a large scale. It will probably mean new swift only frameworks will be developed by Apple after swift 5. [–] edko 8y ago ↗ Another major point is that they seem to be copying the memory model of Rust.
[–] LinaLauneBaer 8y ago ↗ It makes it easier for Apple and others to adopt swift on a large scale. It will probably mean new swift only frameworks will be developed by Apple after swift 5.
[–] pswenson 8y ago ↗ a good concurrency story looks 2 years out :( 5 will lay some foundations, hopefully Swift 6 will complete the story.a "systems" language w/o a concurrency story isn't very compelling. [–] zoul 8y ago ↗ Grand Central Dispatch doesn’t count?
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[ 4.9 ms ] story [ 14.4 ms ] threada "systems" language w/o a concurrency story isn't very compelling.