Swift: Apple Inc's New Programming Language

Mark Melin

Published onJune 2, 2014

Updated on May 13, 2021

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) today announced a new programming language designed to replace Object C and Python languages.

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Swift to be faster, less code

The new computer language, called “Swift,” is designed to be “fast, modern, and designed for safety.” It’s like “Objective-C, without the C,” Federighi said, noting the new language “totally rules.” Speaking in San Francisco at The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) to a packed crowd of 6,000 and worldwide audience watching the live feed over Apple TV, Federighi compared the new programming language to its competitors in the areas of speed,...

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Mark Melin

Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.

Swift: Apple Inc's New Programming Language

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Swift to be faster, less code

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