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Re:Swift is a more convenient Rust by jb1991 on Friday September 06, 2024 @08:24AM (#41465519)
> But when you need extra speed you can opt into an ownership system and “move” values to avoid copying.

I've been using Swift a long time and don't quite get what this is referring to.

Also:

> Swift too gives you complete type-safety without a garbage collector.

Type-safety and memory-safety are two entirely different things; this is an odd sentence.

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Re:Swift is a more convenient Rust by nicce on Friday September 06, 2024 @10:40AM (#41466659)
> I've been using Swift a long time and don't quite get what this is referring to.

Latest Swift release (June 11th) added ownership system.

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Re:Swift is a more convenient Rust by iknowstuff on Friday September 06, 2024 @01:43PM (#41468194)
Seems odd for an article which is comparing rust and Swift not to delve into the new Swift ownership system...
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Re:Swift is a more convenient Rust by naman34 on Tuesday September 10, 2024 @07:24PM (#41506673)
That second things is a typo.
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