How much is this about xcode or the language is something I don't know.
The thing is, I'm a avid supported of alternate languages. When everyone use VB, I use FoxPro. When is C, I use Delphi. I get iOS instead of Android, and python instead of php.
But with swift I hit in less than half a hour several crashes & weird behaviour (not just: i don't know how use this lang) that I rarely experiment when use other langs.
But: I still continue with this, because the lang -despite the flaws (no exceptions? why ...? and other stuff) seem enjoyable.
For example, when the REPL is invoked with /Applications/Xcode6-Beta.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/swift, is possible to write:
let a= 1
This create a constant integer. According to the docs, is a constant and can't change.
However, you can write:
a=2
And it work. But if is write in XCode it show that that is a error
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Can you provide more details? All of the issues you mention seem like typical early beta expectations.
Other issues is for example, how import code into a playground:
https://devforums.apple.com/thread/227949?tstart=0
and when importing obj-c code https://devforums.apple.com/message/972445#972445 it suddenly can't refer to them.
How much is this about xcode or the language is something I don't know.
The thing is, I'm a avid supported of alternate languages. When everyone use VB, I use FoxPro. When is C, I use Delphi. I get iOS instead of Android, and python instead of php.
But with swift I hit in less than half a hour several crashes & weird behaviour (not just: i don't know how use this lang) that I rarely experiment when use other langs.
But: I still continue with this, because the lang -despite the flaws (no exceptions? why ...? and other stuff) seem enjoyable.
Some of the issues are in https://devforums.apple.com/community/tools/languages/swift
For example, when the REPL is invoked with /Applications/Xcode6-Beta.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/swift, is possible to write:
let a= 1
This create a constant integer. According to the docs, is a constant and can't change.
However, you can write:
a=2
And it work. But if is write in XCode it show that that is a error