Groovy Enjoying the Grooviest Rise Among Programming Languages Nick Kolakowski, March 20, 2019 3 min read Groovy (the programming language) is getting groovier, according to the February update of the TIOBE Index, which ranks...
Swift Has a Huge Gaming Problem, But Study Shows It’s Widely Used Nate Swanner, March 7, 2019 6 min read Swift, the language developed at Apple and released in 2014, is nearing version 5 – and a level of settled-in...
Swift Was Almost Named ‘Shiny,’ Ditched Objective-C for Memory Safety Nate Swanner, February 22, 2019 6 min read Apple’s self-started programming language, Swift, was originally named ‘Shiny.’ No, really. This isn’t a...
Swift 5, ABI Stability May Prove Last Corner for Language to Turn Nate Swanner, February 12, 2019 4 min read Swift 5, which is expected to land in the first half of this year, is bringing ABI stability with it. Now we’re...
Why Apple is Patenting Swift Features, Even Though It’s Open Source Nate Swanner, February 5, 2019 9 min read Swift, the language Apple developed and then made open-source in 2015, is growing up fast. But a few have noticed Apple...
5 Programming Languages to Consider Learning in 2019 Nick Kolakowski, December 17, 2018 3 min read Whether you’re totally new to programming, or an experienced developer with multiple projects under your belt, the...
Swift Is Getting LSP Support in Future Release (It’s a Big Deal) Nate Swanner, November 29, 2018 4 min read Swift, the upstart language poised to cement itself amongst the most-used in the industry, will soon support the...
Missed Opportunity? Swift Playgrounds Should Be on Mac, Too Nate Swanner, November 20, 2018 5 min read When Apple introduced macOS Mojave at WWDC 2018, it also launched four ‘Marzipan’ apps: News, Voice Memos, Home,...
As 2018 Closes, Go and Swift Continue Their Rise Nick Kolakowski, November 11, 2018 2 min read If you had any doubt about which languages will power the next generation of apps, November’s update to the TIOBE...
Swift Shoots Into Top Ten in Latest TIOBE Ranking Nate Swanner, October 12, 2018 2 min read Though there’s often little movement at the top of TIOBE’s monthly programming language rankings, there’s always...
