Re: A modern programming language for FreeBSD: Swift

On Sat, Jun 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM Tomek CEDRO <tomek@cedro.info> wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM Jordan Gordeev <jgopensource@proton.me> wrote:
> > The FreeBSD project can leap into the future by choosing a modern programming language to replace C, or continue living in the past, hoping that the rest of the world will do the same.
> > (..)
>
> If you want to resurrect a Swift port from the past to the future you
> are welcome:
>
> https://www.freshports.org/lang/swift/

Update, I just saw Greg Wallace posted about official Swift 6.2
support on FreeBSD :-)

https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2025/245/?time=1403

Swift 6.2 now officially supports FreeBSD and WebAssembly (Wasm),
enabling you to build client and server applications for browsers and
other runtimes. The Wasm support, which started as a community
project, allows you to compile Swift code and run it in the browser,
as demonstrated by a 3D rendering app using WebGPU and JavaScriptKit.
Swift's safety, ease of use, and performance make it an attractive
choice throughout the software stack.

So Swift is back again on FreeBSD :-) And its matter of choice not
replacement :-)

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CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, http://www.tomek.cedro.info