swift-for-backend-SNAPSHOT-2016-03

The open-sourcing of Swift brought lots of love for non-OSX programmers. Linux support is a huge step for making Swift a full stack language, equally suited for server and client side applications. While it's very much a work in progress, there's already been built a vibrant landscape of backend-oriented frameworks and libraries, coming both from the community and the enterprises. Let's see what tools are available, how they can be used and why Swift on server side might be a good idea, despite the early stage.

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1. swift-for-backend SNAPSHOT-2016-03 .tar.gz by Krzysztof Siejkowski (siejkowski.net)
2. swift ❤ linux
4. server! framework! but which one? https://github.com/ matteocrippa/awesome- swift#network
5. Kitura github.com/IBM-Swift/Kitura Perfect perfect.org Vapor github.com/qutheory/vapor
6. Zewo zewo.io Currasow github.com/kylef/Curassow Swifter github.com/httpswift/swifter
7. Taylor github.com/izqui/Taylor Swifton github.com/necolt/Swifton Express swiftexpress.io Nest Project (Nest + Frank) github.com/nestproject
8. blackfish github.com/elliottminns/blackfish Dynamo github.com/johnno1962/Dynamo Kunugi github.com/novi/Kunugi Trevi github.com/Trevi-Swift/Trevi
9. Hello World! !
10. Perfect perfect.org
11. how to set up? 1.Download Perfect 2.Create Xcode workspace 3.Add Perfect as subprojects 4.Setup targets (see tutorial) 5.Run!
12. Hello world in Perfect demo code at github.com/siejkowski/SwiftForBackend/tree/master/Hello
13. enterprise-ish and feature-rich...
14. .. but not very swifty
15. recap » yes we can! » many libraries » easy to try
16. Slack bot! !
17. Zewo zewo.io
18. Set up 1.Install swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2016-02-08-a 2.Install "Swift Command Line Application" template 3.Create Xcode project with SPM folders and targets 4.Install Zewo dependencies 5.Install zewodev 6.Checkout & generate Zewo using zewodev 7.Add Zewo to my Xcode project 8.RUN!
20. !1. Install swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2016-02-08-a Swift? Which Swift? https://swift.org/download/
21. swift-2.2-RELEASE swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2016-03-01-a swift-2.2.1-SNAPSHOT-2016-03-28-a swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2016-03-24-a swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2016-03-16-a swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2016-02-25-a swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2016-02-08-a
22. swiftenv Swift Version Manager by Kyle Fuller $ swiftenv install swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2016-02-08-a $ swiftenv global DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2016-02-08-a
23. !2. Install template !3. Create Xcode / SPM project Swift Package Manager (aka SPM) Package !"" Package.swift !""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Tests #"" Sources !"" LinuxMain.swift !"" Module1 !"" Module1 $ #"" FileFromModule1.swift $ #"" TestForModule1.swift #"" Module2 #"" Module2 #"" FileFromModule2.swift #"" TestForModule2.swift
24. Package.swift import PackageDescription let package = Package(name: "Package", targets: [ Target(name: "Package", dependencies: [ .Target(name: "Module1"), .Target(name: "Module2") ]), Target(name: "Module1"), Target(name: "Module2"), ], dependencies: [ .Package(url: "https://github.com/SwiftyLib/Lib.git", majorVersion: 0) ] )
25. !2. Install "Swift Command Line Application" template !3. Create Xcode project with SPM folders and targets Xcode ! SPM
26. !5. Install zewodev !6. Checkout & generate Zewo using zewodev !7. Add Zewo to my Xcode project Make Xcode ❤ SPM $ sudo gem install zewo-dev
27. !4. Install Zewo dependencies SPM wants to ❤ C libraries and external dependencies $ brew install zewo/tap/zewo
28. !8. RUN!
29. Slack bot in Zewo demo code at github.com/siejkowski/SwiftForBackend/tree/master/Hackathon
30. very modular
31. much swifty
32. How to deploy it? docker heroku
33. recap » swiftenv » SPM & modularity » Xcode / SPM » SPM / C libs » Docker, Heroku
34. App backend! !
35. How many of you use Mac for Swift development?
36. JetBrains CLion with Swift plugin
37. Perfect: 6487 Vapor: 3455 ! Kitura: 2631 ! Swifton: 1806 ! Swifter: 1579 !
38. github.com/qutheory/vapor
39. github.com/IBM-Swift/Kitura
41. what could possibly go wrong?
42. ! package name conflict ! Swift version requirement
43. ! Swift / SPM maturity ! Cross-project standards SwiftX
44. Backend in Kitura & Vapor demo code at github.com/siejkowski/SwiftForBackend/tree/master/Prototype/Backend
45. Full stack Swift !
46. Things missing Opportunities ! » utilities of all kind » ports from other platforms » architecture models (like actor model) » monitoring tools » SwiftJS (ShiftJS) » performance » many more
47. recap » development on Linux » mix and match ! » full stack » opportunities!
49. Conwey's law “organizations which design systems (in the broad sense used here) are constrained to produce designs which are copies of the communication structures of these organizations” Melvin E. Conway, April, 1968
50. backend for frontend diagram and further info at samnewman.io/patterns/ architectural/bff/
51. SNAPSHOT-2016-03 obsolete tomorrow! contact the community!
52. Thank you! Questions?