[madeofpalk]

In my little usage of it (and go and rust), Swift feels like a nice middleground between go and rust. Or, a better (safer) go.

I think Swift is vastly underestimated due to it's relation to Apple.

[hocuspocus]

I don't think people care about its relation to Apple, they care about the language ecosystem, roadmap and evolution that were shaped by Apple's needs for iOS and macOS before there was a real attempt at making Swift more general purpose and multi-platform. And now that it's somewhat there, there are better options in almost every dimension.