Swift 4.1 is now officially released! It contains updates to the core language, including more support for generics, new build options, as well as minor enhancements to Swift Package Manager and Foundation. There was also significant progress made in stabilizing the ABI. Doug Gregor and Ben Cohen recently discussed many of these features on a two-part episode of the Swift … [Read more...] about Swift 4.1 Released!
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Reimplementation of Implicitly Unwrapped Optionals
April 26, 2018 A new implementation of implicitly unwrapped optionals (IUOs) landed in the Swift compiler earlier this year and is available to try in recent Swift snapshots. This completes the implementation of SE-0054 - Abolish ImplicitlyUnwrappedOptional Type. This is an important change to the language that eliminated some inconsistencies in type checking … [Read more...] about Reimplementation of Implicitly Unwrapped Optionals
Swift.org – Swift Community-Hosted Continuous Integration
May 3, 2018 We are delighted to announce a significant expansion of our Swift.org continuous integration testing system. Members of the Swift community have been hard at work to support Swift on a number of new platforms, and we have extended the Swift CI system to support community-hosted nodes for testing additional … [Read more...] about Swift.org – Swift Community-Hosted Continuous Integration
Introducing Related Projects to Swift Forums
May 10, 2018 Ted Kremenek is a member of the Swift Core Team and manages the Languages and Runtimes group at Apple. The Swift community is growing and Swift Forums are growing with it. The number of projects in the Swift ecosystem keeps expanding and developers are using them more and more to help build their apps. While not officially a part … [Read more...] about Introducing Related Projects to Swift Forums
Oprah Winfrey names “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” her most important Book Club selection ever
In partnership with Apple, Oprah Winfrey is unveiling the newest selection for Oprah’s Book Club, “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents,” by Isabel Wilkerson. The book is available now on Apple Books in both ebook and audiobook formats at apple.co/OBCCaste, and customers can enjoy it across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and CarPlay. … [Read more...] about Oprah Winfrey names “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” her most important Book Club selection ever
27-inch iMac gets a major update
Cupertino, California — Apple today announced a major update to its 27-inch iMac. By far the most powerful and capable iMac ever, it features faster Intel processors up to 10 cores, double the memory capacity, next-generation AMD graphics, superfast SSDs across the line with four times the storage capacity, a new nano-texture glass option for an even more stunning Retina 5K … [Read more...] about 27-inch iMac gets a major update
Phil Schiller advances to Apple Fellow
Cupertino, California — Apple today announced that Phil Schiller will become an Apple Fellow, continuing a storied career that began at Apple in 1987. In this role, which reports to Apple CEO Tim Cook, Schiller will continue to lead the App Store and Apple Events. Greg (Joz) Joswiak, a longtime leader within the Product Marketing organization, will join the executive team as … [Read more...] about Phil Schiller advances to Apple Fellow
Apple Touch ID Flaw Could Have Let Attackers Hijack iCloud Accounts
Apple earlier this year fixed a security vulnerability in iOS and macOS that could have potentially allowed an attacker to gain unauthorized access to a user's iCloud account.Uncovered in February by Thijs Alkemade, a security specialist at IT security firm Computest, the flaw resided in Apple's implementation of TouchID (or FaceID) biometric feature that authenticated users to … [Read more...] about Apple Touch ID Flaw Could Have Let Attackers Hijack iCloud Accounts
Swift.org – Swift 4.2 Released!
September 17, 2018 Ted Kremenek is a member of the Swift Core Team and manages the Languages and Runtimes group at Apple. Swift 4.2 is now officially released! Swift 4.2 builds on the strengths of Swift 4, delivering faster compile times, improving the debugging experience, updating the standard library, and converging on binary … [Read more...] about Swift.org – Swift 4.2 Released!
Swift.org – Swift 5.0 Release Process
September 25, 2018 Ted Kremenek is a member of the Swift Core Team and manages the Languages and Runtimes group at Apple. This post describes the goals, release process, and estimated schedule for Swift 5.0. Motivation and Goals The primary goal of Swift 5.0 is for the language to achieve ABI stability. This will enable a stable Swift runtime … [Read more...] about Swift.org – Swift 5.0 Release Process