'Fast, modern, safe, and a joy to write': Why Apple is banging the drum on Swift as a successor to C++
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Swift is fast, modern, and safe, and a joy to write, promoted by Apple as a safer alternative to C++.
Introduced in 2014, Swift has grown rapidly, used by over one million apps, crucial for Apple's software stack, including network services like Apple's Private Cloud Compute.
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