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Re:The first Swift conference worldwide (Feb 6th, Paris) by sremani on Monday July 28, 2014 @11:44AM (#8097424)
For a formative language, it would be wise for Apple to send a representative and for dotSwift to get Apple officially represented. I am sure the organizers understand this, but this would also mean a cultural departure for Apple.
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Re:The first Swift conference worldwide (Feb 6th, Paris) by gress on Monday July 28, 2014 @12:09PM (#8097603)
'Wise' seems a bit over the top. Generous and positive spirited might be a better way to characterize it.

I am curious what such a representative could offer that would not be better in a produced video distributed by Apple?

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Re:The first Swift conference worldwide (Feb 6th, Paris) by sylvinus on Monday July 28, 2014 @01:52PM (#8098300)
I think it has to do mostly with the image they want to have in the developer community.

Plus, watching a HD video shot in a Theater like ours is arguably more enjoyable and impactful than something shot in a studio. You can check this as an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLQyj-kBRdo

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Re:The first Swift conference worldwide (Feb 6th, Paris) by simonw on Monday July 28, 2014 @12:16PM (#8097657)
They could have two-way conversations with developers who are using and learning Swift.
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Re:The first Swift conference worldwide (Feb 6th, Paris) by josephlord on Monday July 28, 2014 @12:48PM (#8097905)
They are active, communicative and responsive on the dev forums.
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Re:The first Swift conference worldwide (Feb 6th, Paris) by gress on Tuesday August 05, 2014 @03:56PM (#8138972)
They do, every day.
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Re:The first Swift conference worldwide (Feb 6th, Paris) by sylvinus on Monday July 28, 2014 @11:46AM (#8097436)
Couldn't agree more! We really hope to be able to get them involved in the conference. FYI, Chris Lattner does speak at LLVM community events so it's not unheard of.
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