New Technology : Apple’s Swift Is Going Open Source: So What?

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A year ago, Apple released the Swift programming language to the public. Not long after that, Microsoft open sourced the .NET Framework. And almost as if in rebuttal, Apple just announced that Swift too will be made open source. Plot twist after plot twist. Here are two companies that sit at the top of the technology food chain, both known for their proprietary schemes and designs. To see them officially adopt the open source philosophy, at least to some degree, feels extremely out of character for both, but it’s ultimately good news for all of us. It’s nothing short of...

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