Swift 2.3
Apple announced Swift 2.3 as a minor update from Swift 2.2.1. The main change is that it works with Apple’s macOS 10.12, iOS 10, watchOS 3, and tvOS 10 SDKs, and it updates LLVM and Clang to match Swift 3.
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Monthly update #0313 • May 2016
Monthly update 313 • May 2016 • 2016-05-01 - 2016-05-31
Swift 3.0 Release Process
Swift 3.0 marks a major release without source compatibility to Swift 2.2. It brings key changes to the language and standard library through the evolution process.
Monthly update #0312 • April 2016
Monthly update 312 • April 2016 • 2016-04-01 - 2016-04-30
Monthly update #0311 • March 2016
Monthly update 311 • March 2016 • 2016-03-01 - 2016-03-31
New Features in Swift 2.2
Swift 2.2 adds features such as compile-time version checks with #if swift(>=3.0), checked selectors using #selector to avoid runtime errors, built-in tuple comparisons up to six elements, and allows most keywords as argument labels without backticks.
Swift 2.2 Released!
Apple launched Swift as an open source project with the Swift.org site, which includes key parts like the compiler, standard library, LLDB debugger, core libraries, and package manager.
Monthly update #0310 • February 2016
Monthly update 310 • February 2016 • 2016-02-01 - 2016-02-29
Expanding Commit Access
Now that the Swift Continuous Integration system is established and proven, we’d like to grant commit access on a more frequent basis to project contributors who have established a track record of good contributions.
Swift Benchmark Suite now Available
Apple's Swift Team has released the benchmark suite as open source. It includes 75 benchmarks for key Swift tasks, libraries for common functions, a driver to run and show metrics, and a tool to compare versions.
Monthly update #0309 • January 2016
Monthly update 309 • January 2016 • 2016-01-01 - 2016-01-31
Continuous Integration now Available
Apple has rolled out continuous integration for the Swift project. Jenkins powers the system, which builds and tests on macOS, iOS simulator, and Ubuntu versions 14.04 and 15.10.
It's Coming: the Great Swift API Transformation
Apple saw a style gap between Cocoa interfaces and the Swift standard library. This gap made coding, debugging, and upkeep harder.
Swift 2.2 Release Process
Swift 2.2 marks the first official release after Swift became open source. It stays mostly compatible with Swift 2.1 and focuses on core fixes, better diagnostics, and faster code without big language changes.
Why I developed Fletta?
Quiet moving to Universal Purchases
Monthly update #0308 • December 2015
Monthly update 308 • December 2015 • 2015-12-01 - 2015-12-31
The Website Obesity Crisis
In conversations with web performance advocates, I sometimes feel like a hippie talking to SUV owners about fuel economy. They have all kinds of weirdly specific tricks to improve mileage. Deflate the front left tire a little bit.
Monthly update #0307 • November 2015
Monthly update 307 • November 2015 • 2015-11-01 - 2015-11-30
Swift 3 API Design Guidelines
Swift 3 aims to set API design guidelines and apply them across libraries to make the language feel more unified.
The Swift Linux Port
Apple released a Linux port of Swift with the open source project launch. Users can build it from sources or download binaries for Ubuntu on x86_64 architecture.
The Swift.org Blog
Apple has launched the open source Swift project and the Swift.org website. They aim to work with the community to fix issues, add features, and expand Swift to new platforms.
Make Me by Lee Child
Make Me drops Reacher in the isolated town of Mother’s Rest, investigating a journalist’s disappearance into a dark web conspiracy. With her partner, he uncovers a sinister underground service.
Monthly update #0306 • October 2015
Monthly update 306 • October 2015 • 2015-10-01 - 2015-10-31
Monthly update #0305 • September 2015
Monthly update 305 • September 2015 • 2015-09-01 - 2015-09-30
What Happens Next Will Amaze You
When the Snowden revelations first came to light, it felt like we might be heading towards an Orwellian dystopia. Now we know that the situation is much worse.