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by GiorgioG 2094 days ago
> I would say algebraic data type is the number 1 reason Swift is becoming so popular.

Let's not kid ourselves - iOS is the #1 reason Swift has any popularity at all. Outside of the Apple ecosystem Swift is practically non-existent.
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bsaul 2094 days ago
fair enough. By "popular" i should have said "beloved".

Objective-c was hated by pretty much everyone, and was mainly used because of iOS.

i've yet to find an iOS developer that actually doesn't wish he could code in swift on the server side. It's a really pleasant language.

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nwsm 2094 days ago
However, I would be interested in server-side Swift if anyone has good use cases or resources.
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