> On Oct 11, 2019, at 7:55 PM, cocoa-dev-requ...@lists.apple.com wrote: > > Me, I still don?t understand why, given the long history of support at > Apple/NeXT for C++ and the maturity of the compilers available, there is any > need for Swift. But there it is.
It is my inference that Swift arose out of a perceived need for a language that strongly inhibited bad/lazy/sloppy programming practices, and yet looked “normal”. I further infer that the perceived need arose due to the confluence of aggravation over publicity over security bugs and the desire to develop autonomous vehicle software. What they have ended up is a kind of disciplined, compiling Python — not really a bad concept, given the goals. I would not want to be at the mercy of a vehicle piloted by C++. Or Objective-C, for that matter. (And I happily use ObjC every day). Kirk Kerekes (iPhone) _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
