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Swift

programming language

Homepage swift.org
Documentation swift.org/documentation/
Wikipedia [ Deutsch ] [ English ] [ Magyar ]
First appeared 2014 (11 years)
Designed by Chris Lattner, Doug Gregor, John McCall, Ted Kremenek, Joe Groff, and Apple Inc.
Latest release 5.9.2 (Dec 2023)
Developer Apple Inc. and open-source contributors
License Apache License 2.0

Comparison values

Score 512

Features

Algebraic data type yes (100)
Compiled language yes (100)
Context management / Defer
Explicit errors exceptions (1)
Higher-order function yes (100)
Immutable object
Pattern matching yes (100)
Statically typed yes (100)

References

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Rankings

Sum 136
IEEE Spectrum - The Top Programming Languages 16 (0.0629) Aug 2023
IEEE Spectrum - The Top Pro. Languages - Jobs 18 (0.0638) Aug 2023
IEEE Spectrum - The Top Prog. Languages - Trending 14 (0.0707) Aug 2023
PYPL PopularitY of Programming Language 9 (2.75%) Feb 2024
The RedMonk Programming Language Rankings 11 Jan 2023
Stack Overflow Annual Developer Survey - Most Popular 20 (4.65%) May 2023
Stack Overflow Annual Developer Survey - Admired/Desired 17 May 2023
Stack Overflow Annual Developer Survey - Top Paying 15 May 2023
TIOBE Index 16 (0.89%) Jan 2024

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