The Maturation of Swift

In 2018, Swift has stretched its wings into a truly widespread language. Join me as we take a look at how mobile apps, servers, functions, and even data science can be written in one language.

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7. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Objective-C
8. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Node.js Objective-C
9. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Java Node.js Objective-C
10. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Python Java Node.js Objective-C
11. @dokun24 @mccoyjus The History of Swift
12. @dokun24 @mccoyjus The History of Swift • June 2014 - Swift is released
13. @dokun24 @mccoyjus The History of Swift • June 2014 - Swift is released • June 2015 - Swift on Linux is announced
14. @dokun24 @mccoyjus The History of Swift • June 2014 - Swift is released • June 2015 - Swift on Linux is announced • December 2015 - swift.org goes live
15. @dokun24 @mccoyjus The History of Swift • June 2014 - Swift is released • June 2015 - Swift on Linux is announced • December 2015 - swift.org goes live • March 2016 - First Linux build available
16. @dokun24 @mccoyjus The History of Swift • June 2014 - Swift is released • June 2015 - Swift on Linux is announced • December 2015 - swift.org goes live • March 2016 - First Linux build available • June 2016 - Kitura at WWDC
17. @dokun24 @mccoyjus The History of Swift • June 2014 - Swift is released • June 2015 - Swift on Linux is announced • December 2015 - swift.org goes live • March 2016 - First Linux build available • June 2016 - Kitura at WWDC • October 2017 - Kitura 2.0
18. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Python Java Node.js Objective-C
19. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Objective-C
20. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Objective-C’s Place In iOS
21. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Objective-C’s Place In iOS • Smalltalk + C
22. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Objective-C’s Place In iOS • Smalltalk + C • “Easy” interoperability with C++
23. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Objective-C’s Place In iOS • Smalltalk + C • “Easy” interoperability with C++ • Created in 1981
24. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Objective-C’s Place In iOS • Smalltalk + C • “Easy” interoperability with C++ • Created in 1981 • Licensed by NeXT in 1988
25. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Objective-C’s Place In iOS • Smalltalk + C • “Easy” interoperability with C++ • Created in 1981 • Licensed by NeXT in 1988 • GCC extended to support it
26. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Objective-C’s Place In iOS
27. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Objective-C’s Place In iOS • Then…Clang and support for LLVM
28. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Objective-C’s Place In iOS • Then…Clang and support for LLVM • iOS developers’ first choice
29. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Objective-C’s Place In iOS • Then…Clang and support for LLVM • iOS developers’ first choice • Still focused on manual memory management via reference counting
30. @dokun24 @mccoyjus 2014
31. @dokun24 @mccoyjus 2014 • Craig Federighi announced Swift
32. @dokun24 @mccoyjus 2014 • Craig Federighi announced Swift • A focus on functions as first class objects
33. @dokun24 @mccoyjus 2014 • Craig Federighi announced Swift • A focus on functions as first class objects • Type-safety, automatic memory management
34. @dokun24 @mccoyjus if !NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults().boolForKey("copyAndPasteEnabled") { NSOperationQueue.mainQueue().addOperationWithBlock { () -> Void in UIMenuController.sharedMenuController().setMenuVisible(false, animated: false) } }
35. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Swift 2
36. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Swift 2 • Focus on basic language needs • try • throw • catch
37. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Swift 2 • Focus on basic language needs • try • throw • catch • Protocol extensions
38. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Swift 2 • Focus on basic language needs • try • throw • catch • Protocol extensions • Open source announcement
39. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Swift 3
40. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Swift 3 • Focus on stability, ABI (application binary interface)
41. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Swift 3 • Focus on stability, ABI (application binary interface) • The great NS removal
42. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Swift 3 • Focus on stability, ABI (application binary interface) • The great NS removal • NSUserDefaults -> UserDefaults
43. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Python Java Node.js Objective-C
44. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Python Java Node.js Swift
45. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Node.js
46. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Node.js
47. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Node.js • It’s fine
48. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Node.js • It’s fine • Accessible to all
49. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Node.js • It’s fine • Accessible to all • Tons more I/O based performance
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56. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Kitura - The Swift RESTful API Framework
57. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Kitura - The Swift RESTful API Framework • Written just like Express.js
58. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Kitura - The Swift RESTful API Framework • Written just like Express.js • Works on macOS and Linux
59. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Kitura - The Swift RESTful API Framework • Written just like Express.js • Works on macOS and Linux • Front-end templating
60. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Kitura - The Swift RESTful API Framework • Written just like Express.js • Works on macOS and Linux • Front-end templating • ORM capabilities
61. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Kitura - The Swift RESTful API Framework • Written just like Express.js • Works on macOS and Linux • Front-end templating • ORM capabilities • Client SDK generation
62. @dokun24 @mccoyjus import Kitura let router = Router() router.get("/") { request, response, next in response.send("Hello world") next() } Kitura.addHTTPServer(onPort: 8080, with: router) Kitura.run()
63. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Kitura Runs On
64. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Kitura Runs On • Cloud Foundry
65. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Kitura Runs On • Cloud Foundry • Docker
66. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Kitura Runs On • Cloud Foundry • Docker • Kubernetes
67. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Python Java Node.js Swift
68. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Python Java Swift Swift
69. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Java
70. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Cloud Functions / FaaS
71. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Cloud Functions / FaaS • AKA Serverless
72. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Cloud Functions / FaaS • AKA Serverless • Serverless is…just another server
73. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Cloud Functions / FaaS • AKA Serverless • Serverless is…just another server • Focus on your functions
74. @dokun24 @mccoyjus FaaS Languages
75. @dokun24 @mccoyjus FaaS Languages • Java • Python • Node.js • Go • Ruby • Scala • Swift
76. @dokun24 @mccoyjus The Key of FaaS
77. @dokun24 @mccoyjus The Key of FaaS • Don’t worry about your server
78. @dokun24 @mccoyjus The Key of FaaS • Don’t worry about your server • Worry about your code
79. @dokun24 @mccoyjus struct Record: Codable { var name: String var office: String } enum RecordError: Error { case newRecordError } func main(input: Record, respondWith: (Record?, RecordError?) -> Void) { let newRecord = Record(name: “David”, office: “IBM”) respondWith(newRecord, nil) }
80. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Python Java Swift Swift
81. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Python Swift Swift Swift
82. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Python
83. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Python
84. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Python • The Data Science Language
85. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Python • The Data Science Language • Meant for heavy computation
86. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Python • The Data Science Language • Meant for heavy computation • Focused on usability, above all
87. @dokun24 @mccoyjus The Jupyter Project
88. @dokun24 @mccoyjus The Jupyter Project • Notebook driven development
89. @dokun24 @mccoyjus The Jupyter Project • Notebook driven development • Easy to share experiments & documentation
90. @dokun24 @mccoyjus The Jupyter Project • Notebook driven development • Easy to share experiments & documentation • Portable, web-based environment
91. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Watson Studio
92. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Watson Studio • Data science and IBM Cloud
93. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Watson Studio • Data science and IBM Cloud • Democratizes the model training process
94. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Watson Studio • Data science and IBM Cloud • Democratizes the model training process • Built on open source
95. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Watson Studio • Data science and IBM Cloud • Democratizes the model training process • Built on open source • No native support for Swift…yet
96. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Swift - Forked
97. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Swift - Forked
98. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Swift - Forked
99. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Swift - Forked +
100. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Python Swift Swift Swift
101. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Swift Swift Swift Swift
102. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Demo
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105. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Memory Benchmarking
106. @dokun24 @mccoyjus MB 0 175 350 525 700 Node.js Ruby Python Swift Memory Benchmarking
107. @dokun24 @mccoyjus MB 0 175 350 525 700 Node.js Ruby Python Swift 658.324 Memory Benchmarking
108. @dokun24 @mccoyjus MB 0 175 350 525 700 Node.js Ruby Python Swift 511.724 658.324 Memory Benchmarking
109. @dokun24 @mccoyjus MB 0 175 350 525 700 Node.js Ruby Python Swift 280.624 511.724 658.324 Memory Benchmarking
110. @dokun24 @mccoyjus MB 0 175 350 525 700 Node.js Ruby Python Swift 192.436 280.624 511.724 658.324 Memory Benchmarking
111. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Speed Benchmarking
112. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Seconds 0 25 50 75 100 Node.js Ruby Python Swift Speed Benchmarking
113. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Seconds 0 25 50 75 100 Node.js Ruby Python Swift 45.41 Speed Benchmarking
114. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Seconds 0 25 50 75 100 Node.js Ruby Python Swift 50.97 45.41 Speed Benchmarking
115. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Seconds 0 25 50 75 100 Node.js Ruby Python Swift 93.55 50.97 45.41 Speed Benchmarking
116. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Seconds 0 25 50 75 100 Node.js Ruby Python Swift 5.05 93.55 50.97 45.41 Speed Benchmarking
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118. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Maybe We Should
119. @dokun24 @mccoyjus References • https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/ benchmarksgame/performance/binarytrees.html • https://console.bluemix.net • https://dataplatform.ibm.com • https://swift.org • https://ibm.biz/iswift4tensorflow
120. @dokun24 @mccoyjus Thank you!!!