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by syspec
1659 days ago
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> The goal of the Swift project is to create the best available language for uses ranging from systems programming, to mobile and desktop apps, scaling up to cloud services. > Fast. Swift is intended as a replacement for C-based languages (C, C++, and Objective-C). As such, Swift must be comparable to those languages in performance for most tasks. Performance must also be predictable and consistent, not just fast in short bursts that require clean-up later. There are lots of languages with novel features — being fast is rare. Those are literally the stated goals. It does not get more clear than saying "Swift is intended to be a replacement for C-based languages (C, C++)..." [0]https://www.swift.org/about/ |
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