'Fast, modern, safe, and a joy to write': Why Apple is banging the drum on Swift as a successor to C++

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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