[ilrwbwrkhv]

I really wish this now makes Swift worthwhile outside of the Apple ecosystem. A bit like Go.

[tmpz22]

It was talked about in the Platform keynote (not the main keynote) - they're doing a lot of crossplatform work, off the top of my head:

* Enhancement of VSCode support (and any editor that integrates LSP)

* Increasing supported linux and windows platforms

* Increasing support for constrained environments (embeded? dunno)

* Continued support of community products like Vapor (web framework)

[bsaul]

That would be great indeed. I’ve sayed this a few times, but i believe swift’s only chance to become mainstream is now, and only by growing outside of apple.

[candiddevmike]

Why would that make it more worthwhile? What are the compelling reasons to use Swift instead of Go?

[codetrotter]

For example if you already know, and use, Swift because you are an app developer who’s been developing apps for iOS, iPadOS, or macOS, then improved cross-platform support would be very desirable.

[h12nz]

Because it has much nicer ergonomics. Why would anyone create a modern language with nil.

[jen20]

Sum types is sufficient reason alone.

[citrus1330]

It's a better language.