drewcrawford
Colin Cornaby
@drewcrawford @KarooRuss We're back training our new developers in Obj-C. Swift just doesn't work with our dependencies.
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@colincornaby @KarooRuss Key words: "We're training". You probably can train new ObjC folks yourself. That's what they do with COBOL. -
@drewcrawford @KarooRuss I'm saying assuming little demand for Obj-C is misjudging the market. You still need it for C++ or libraries. - View other replies
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@colincornaby @KarooRuss I know banks saying that RIGHT NOW about their IBM mainframe - View other replies
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@drewcrawford @KarooRuss Swift needs C++ support. Not unreasonable. WebKit is even C++, Apple can't port that internally either. -
@colincornaby either Apple will port it or we'll all use Servo someday. Either way, WK "c++ edition" will simmer down. - View other replies
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@drewcrawford I've got code to maintain today. When either of those things happen, then I can plan a full Swift migration. -
@colincornaby sure. Just don't be surprised when the contracting rates to maintain that code triples. - View other replies
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@drewcrawford does that trends graph only show Swift as a programming language?
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@drewcrawford Swift has some cool stuff going on, but it still can't do many things a C based language can do :/ -
@drewcrawford noo it's not. History will judge the "next cobol". But is it bad ? Cobol still runs important calculations to this day. -
@drewcrawford Poor developer reception was probably one of the biggest threats to Swift's long-term viability, and now that argument's dead. -
@drewcrawford Another great read. I'm lucky to be at a firm that is embracing Swift in a very large way.
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