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From: "Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma@12000.org>
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Subject: a new language, designed for safety !
Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 20:37:12 -0500
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Fyi, for those who like safe languages, watch out Ada and
Spark, Apple introduced new "safe" language today, meant
to replace objective-C:

"In addition, Apple notes how the language was designed for
safety, with variables that have to be initialized before
use <WOW!>, arrays and integers that are checked for
overflow <WOW!> and automatic memory management."

"Inferred types make code cleaner and less prone to mistakes"
<REALLY?, I do not like inferred types>

"while modules eliminate headers and provide namespaces"
<good>

"Memory is managed automatically, and you don’t even need
to type semi-colons"

"Variables are always initialized before use"

"for example, simple three-character keywords
define a variable (var) or constant (let)."

If you like to read more about it:

https://developer.apple.com/swift/

--Nasser