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Swift for Visual Studio Code comes to Open VSX Registry

Extension brings Swift language support to VS Code and compatible editors including Cursor, VSCodium, Kiro, and Antigravity.

By Paul Krill

Apr 10, 20262 mins

Integrated Development EnvironmentsSwiftVisual Studio Code

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Swift 6 arrives with improved concurrency, data-race safety

Along with performance improvements, the latest version of the language developed by Apple expands Linux and Windows access and C++ interoperability.

By Paul Krill

Sep 18, 2024 3 mins

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Apple’s Xcode 16 adds AI-powered code completion

Swift 6 also gets accommodations in the update to the Apple platform IDE, now in beta.

By Paul Krill

Jun 12, 2024 2 mins

Development ToolsSwiftTechnology Industry

Swift the best choice to succeed C++, Apple says

Company cites safety, speed, approachability, and built-in C and C++ interoperability as Swift’s compelling advantages.

By Paul Krill

Jun 11, 2024 2 mins

C++Programming LanguagesSwift

Swift language achieves data-race safety

Swift 5.10 can enforce full data isolation in concurrent code, preventing threads from reading and writing to the same memory at the same time.

By Paul Krill

Mar 8, 2024 2 mins

Programming LanguagesSoftware DevelopmentSwift

Swift achieves data-race safety

Swift 5.10 can enforce full data isolation in concurrent code, preventing threads from reading and writing to the same memory at the same time.

By Paul Krill

Mar 7, 2024 2 mins

Programming LanguagesSoftware DevelopmentSwift

Swift package plugin generates code from OpenAPI docs

Swift OpenAPI Generator generates the Swift client or server code needed to make API calls or implement API servers.

By Paul Krill

Feb 1, 2024 2 mins

Libraries and FrameworksProgramming LanguagesSwift

Using Swift with WinUI on Windows

A new open-source tool from The Browser Company sets us on the road to bringing Swift apps from iOS and macOS to Windows.

By Simon Bisson

Nov 9, 2023 7 mins

Microsoft .NETSmall and Medium BusinessSwift

Swift language group gets behind structured concurrency

Swift Server Workgroup also aims to port the popular Swift toolchain installer for Linux to macOS and Windows.

By Paul Krill

Aug 21, 2023 2 mins

Programming LanguagesSoftware DevelopmentSwift

What is LLVM? The power behind Swift, Rust, Clang, and more

LLVM is a compiler framework for programmatically generating machine-native code. Developers use it to roll out new languages and enhance existing ones.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Aug 18, 2023 11 mins

C LanguageKotlinRust

Apple SwiftData framework manages app data

The platform allows developers to add persistence and concurrency capabilities to apps.

By Paul Krill

Jun 7, 2023 2 mins

Libraries and FrameworksSoftware DevelopmentSwift

Apple’s Swift 5.8 previews Swift 6 features

Swift 5.8 brings improvements to the developer experience, enhanced Windows support, and the ability to try out features coming in Swift 6.

By Paul Krill

Apr 4, 2023 3 mins

Programming LanguagesSoftware DevelopmentSwift

Swift language plans for 2023 emphasize concurrency and generics

Builders of the Apple-developed Swift language intend to also move the language forward in C++ interoperability and add a Swift parser.

By Paul Krill

Nov 22, 2022 3 mins

C++Programming LanguagesSwift

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Swift for Visual Studio Code comes to Open VSX Registry

Swift 6.3 boosts C interoperability, Android SDK

Working with the Windows App Development CLI

Apple’s Xcode 26.3 brings integrated support for agentic coding

Swift SDK arrives for Android development

Apple rolls out Swift, SwiftUI, and Xcode updates

Microsoft previews SignalR client for iOS

Kotlin, Swift, and Ruby losing popularity – Tiobe index

Apple’s Swift language gets version manager

Articles

Swift 6 arrives with improved concurrency, data-race safety

Apple’s Xcode 16 adds AI-powered code completion

Swift the best choice to succeed C++, Apple says

Swift language achieves data-race safety

Swift achieves data-race safety

Swift package plugin generates code from OpenAPI docs

Using Swift with WinUI on Windows

Swift language group gets behind structured concurrency

What is LLVM? The power behind Swift, Rust, Clang, and more

Apple SwiftData framework manages app data

Apple’s Swift 5.8 previews Swift 6 features

Swift language plans for 2023 emphasize concurrency and generics

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