One of the things I find fascinating about this is that no one had any clue that this was coming. They’ve obviously been working on this for years and it never leaked.
It’s going to be very interesting to see what an impact this has on the programming community as a whole and not just the apple development community. Objective C became just a nitch language and never really was adopted outside of Apple. I’m not sure that’s going to be the case here. As for as I know, this is the first programming language that acts like a scripting language, but generates processor native code. Thanks for the post. > On Jun 10, 2014, at 9:55 AM, Christopher Hallsworth > <christopher...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Christopher Hallsworth > Student at the Hadley School for the Blind > www.hadley.edu > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [New post] Apple’s Swift is instant hit among top programming > languages > Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 14:29:14 +0000 > From: MacDailyNews <comment-re...@wordpress.com> > Reply-To: MacDailyNews > <comment+e60benypon839asut2r_cl...@comment.wordpress.com> > To: christopher...@gmail.com > > > > WordPress.com > MacDailyNews posted: "[cfsp key="adsense_336x280"]"Apple's new Swift > language, featuring modern-day development capabilities for building OS > X and iOS applications, is likely to find swift, high placement in > assessments of programming language popularity," Paul Krill reports f" > Respond to this post by replying above this line > > > New post on *MacDailyNews* > > > > <http://macdailynews.com/author/macdailynews/> > > > Apple’s Swift is instant hit among top programming languages > <http://macdailynews.com/2014/06/10/apples-swift-is-instant-hit-among-top-programming-languages/> > > by MacDailyNews <http://macdailynews.com/author/macdailynews/> > > [cfsp key="adsense_336x280"]"Apple's new Swift language, featuring > modern-day development capabilities for building OS X and iOS > applications, is likely to find swift, high placement in assessments of > programming language popularity," Paul Krill reports for InfoWorld. > > "Both the Tiobe and PyPL indexes already have plans to accommodate > Swift," Krill reports. "'A preview shows that its first rating will > probably in the top 20 by [the July Tiobe index]. Swift is a natural and > long-awaited next step of Apple,' this month's Tiobe index description > said. The monthly index, which gauges language popularity via a formula > assessing searches on languages on sites like Google, Wikipedia, and > YouTube, has shown Swift's predecessor, the Objective-C language, > ranking not far behind C and Java in language popularity in recent years." > > "In the rival PyPL index, which looks at how often language tutorials > are searched on in Google, a representative already has done a brief > assessment on Swift," Krill reports. "'Yes, it would come in ninth > position, based on the first week of data since its announcement,' said > Pierre Carbonnelle, who oversees the index... With a 6.6 percent share, > Objective-C ranks eighth on the PyPL index, which notes the language has > been climbing in popularity." > > *Read more in the full article here > <http://www.infoworld.com/t/application-development/apples-swift-instant-hit-among-top-programming-languages-244013>.* > > *Related articles:* > Swift: Apple’s next-gen programming language 4 years in the making > <http://macdailynews.com/2014/06/04/swift-apples-next-gen-programming-language-4-years-in-the-making/> > > - June 4, 2014 > Why developers are going nuts over Apple’s new ‘Swift’ programming > language > <http://macdailynews.com/2014/06/03/why-developers-are-going-nuts-over-apples-new-swift-programming-language/> > > - June 3, 2014 > Apple just delivered a knockout blow to Android with iOS 8 > <http://macdailynews.com/2014/06/02/apple-just-delivered-a-knockout-blow-to-android-with-ios-8/> > > - June 2, 2014 > Xcode 6 features resizable device simulators, paving way for iPhones > with new screen sizes > <http://macdailynews.com/2014/06/02/xcode-6-features-resizable-device-simulators-paving-way-for-iphones-with-new-screen-sizes/> > > - June 2, 2014 > WWDC 2014: Apple sets the scene for its next decade > <https://macdailynews.com/2014/06/02/wwdc-2014-apple-sets-the-scene-for-its-next-decade/> > > - June 2, 2014 > Apple unveils new versions of OS X and iOS, major iCloud update with > iCloud Drive > <http://macdailynews.com/2014/06/02/apple-unveils-new-versions-of-os-x-and-ios-major-icloud-update-with-icloud-drive/> > > - June 2, 2014 > Apple’S WWDC news bores investors, not developers > <http://macdailynews.com/2014/06/02/apples-wwdc-news-bores-investors-not-developers/> > > - June 2, 2014 > Apple’s HealthKit aims to unite wearables and fitness apps > <http://macdailynews.com/2014/06/02/apples-healthkit-aims-to-unite-wearables-and-fitness-apps/> > > - June 2, 2014 > Apple releases iOS 8 SDK with over 4,000 new APIs > <http://macdailynews.com/2014/06/02/apple-releases-ios-8-sdk-with-over-4000-new-apis/> > > - June 2, 2014 > Apple unveils iOS 8, the biggest release since the launch of the App > Store > <http://macdailynews.com/2014/06/02/apple-unveils-ios-8-the-biggest-release-since-the-launch-of-the-app-store/> > > - June 2, 2014 > Apple announces OS X Yosemite for Macintosh > <http://macdailynews.com/2014/06/02/apple-announces-os-x-yosemite-for-macintosh/> > > - June 2, 2014 > > *MacDailyNews <http://macdailynews.com/author/macdailynews/>* | Tuesday, > June 10, 2014 at 10:29 am | Tags: Apple Swift > <http://macdailynews.com/?tag=apple-swift>, C++ > <http://macdailynews.com/?tag=c>, developers > <http://macdailynews.com/?tag=developers>, Java > <http://macdailynews.com/?tag=java>, Javascript > <http://macdailynews.com/?tag=javascript>, Objective C > <http://macdailynews.com/?tag=objective-c>, PHP > <http://macdailynews.com/?tag=php>, programming languages > <http://macdailynews.com/?tag=programming-languages>, PyPL > <http://macdailynews.com/?tag=pypl>, Python > <http://macdailynews.com/?tag=python>, Ruby > <http://macdailynews.com/?tag=ruby>, Swift > <http://macdailynews.com/?tag=swift>, Tiobe > <http://macdailynews.com/?tag=tiobe>, Visual basic > <http://macdailynews.com/?tag=visual-basic> | Categories: News > <http://macdailynews.com/?cat=103> | URL: http://wp.me/p19WFc-yX3 > > Comment > <http://macdailynews.com/2014/06/10/apples-swift-is-instant-hit-among-top-programming-languages/#respond> > > See all comments > <http://macdailynews.com/2014/06/10/apples-swift-is-instant-hit-among-top-programming-languages/#comments> > > > > Unsubscribe > <https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=7dec5edb203752be92f56264ccf603dd&email=christopherh40%40gmail.com&b=C2VJYjlOeEkWz%7E9sJ%25RHPl%7CtX_MnYYjlOXPl%3FGaS%26o5B2L7%7Caa> > > to no longer receive posts from MacDailyNews. > Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions > <https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=7dec5edb203752be92f56264ccf603dd&email=christopherh40%40gmail.com>. > > > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your browser: > http://macdailynews.com/2014/06/10/apples-swift-is-instant-hit-among-top-programming-languages/ > > > > Thanks for flying with WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com> > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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