Swift
swift.orgThe powerful, flexible, multiplatform programming language.
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About
Swift is an open-source, general-purpose programming language developed with a focus on safety, performance, and expressiveness. It compiles to native code, supports memory safety and data race safety at compile time, and interoperates natively with C and C++. Swift targets a wide range of platforms and use cases, from embedded firmware and command-line tools to mobile apps and cloud services.
Problem
Developers need a language that is simultaneously safe, performant, and expressive across every layer of the software stack.
For
Software developers building applications across mobile, server, embedded, and command-line environments
How it works
Swift compiles directly to native code with predictable memory management, enforcing safety guarantees at compile time and providing native interoperability with C and C++.
Business model
open-source
Status
launched
Company
Apple Inc.