Taken For Granted

Explore the evolution of Swift in this 32-minute conference talk from try! Swift NYC 2018. Delve into Swift's development stages, from its early beta versions through Swift 1 and 2, and examine what's on the horizon. Investigate interesting aspects of the language's progression and consider the implications of a stable Swift 4, with Swift 5 approaching. Analyze long-term goals including concurrency, regex, and an ownership model. Discover how open-source Swift has influenced the language, particularly through the Swift evolution process, and observe the community that has formed around it. Gain insights from speaker Bas Broek, an iOS and tooling developer at XING, who contributes to open-source projects and curates Swift Weekly Brief.

Taken For Granted