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Re:Swift: Google’s Bet on Differentiable Programming by machello13 on Thursday April 09, 2020 @02:18PM (#22825574)
This is only a problem if you're using Xcode-bundled Swift, right? It seems like you can easily run Swift on earlier version of macOS completely independently of Xcode if you want to.
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Re:Swift: Google’s Bet on Differentiable Programming by ken on Thursday April 09, 2020 @03:38PM (#22826352)
Technically true, though if I’m going to give up the advantages of the standard toolchain and the ability to ship App Store apps, I’m not sure why I’d use Swift at all.

Some people like Swift on its own merits but I do not. It’s a terrible fit for the kinds of programming I want to do.

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Re:Swift: Google’s Bet on Differentiable Programming by cutler on Thursday April 09, 2020 @09:40PM (#22829071)
Swift's main use - apps for iPhone, Mac OS X and Apple devices - most certainly does tie it to Xcode.
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Re:Swift: Google’s Bet on Differentiable Programming by machello13 on Monday April 13, 2020 @12:39PM (#22857359)
Well, yes, but that's a completely different problem. Xcode is tied to specific versions of macOS, but Swift isn't.
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