Though I do want to learn Swift to build some of the random ideas I have, and I could definitely vibe-code my way through it, I actually want to learn the language. For me, the fun part of ...

Apple's Swift has far-reaching effects on all platforms, not just iOS, OS X, watchOS and tvOS. Learn why Swift matters, how to use the programming language and how it differs from Objective-C.

Since Apple keeps changing iOS and the Swift programming language, it makes sense to start with Apple’s Swift programming guide, as well as its introductory programming resources like Swift ...

Ubiquitous JavaScript and newcomer Swift garnered 2014 programming language of the year honors from respective ranking organizations. The top designations are based on increased popularity or interest ...

Last summer, Apple surprised almost everyone at WWDC with the announcement of Swift, a new programming language for iOS and Mac development. The language feels like something Apple would invent.

Apple's Swift programming language, first released in 2014 for Apple's own platforms, is now pushing to add official support for Android. Historically, Swift has been closely tied to Apple's ...

Swift wasn't a "sometime before the year's out"-style announcement, either. The same day, a 550-page language guide appeared in the iBooks store.

Apple created the new Swift programming language as a better way of building apps for the iPhone. Now one company wants to put it on servers.

The open-source Swift programming language first pioneered by Apple Inc. has risen to become the 10th most popular of all languages, according to an analysis by TIOBE Software BV, a company that ...

For the first time in many years Apple has released a new programming language. Here’s why Apple did it and what it means to the rest of us.

We tore apart Apple's 850-page iBook on its new, simpler programming language, to find out why Apple would introduce a new language--despite all the headaches it will cause.