Swift development on Linux

My talk from Server Side Swift conference regarding using Linux for Swift development.

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1. Swift development on Linux Come to the dark side... We have cookies Jonas Schwartz Partner / Core developer @ Vapor @joscdk
2. What is Linux Linux kernel GNU userspace in GNU/Linux OS’es Nested distributions in the Linux space
3. What is Linux Debian RedHat SUSE Ubuntu Elementary OS Linux Mint CentOS Fedora openSUSE GNU/Linux Arch Linux
5. Why use Linux Fully open source Highly customizable Works on all hardware
6. IDEs for Swift development
7. Clion SPM integration since 2018 Developed by Jetbrains €8.90/month (For individual use) A bit of a resource hog Is an actual IDE
8. VSCode vscode is an Editor, not an IDE Using Sourcekit-LSP Only latest Swift toolchain Problems with autocomplete
9. Demo time
10. Switch to Linux as a Mac user Pick your distribution Boot up a live-cd (USB) on your Mac Install aside your MacOS Modify to your preferences
12. Thank you! Questions?