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, encryption capabilities and reduction of unnecessary coding characters. His conclusion?

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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

Swift to be faster, less code

Swift is...

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