https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=154849

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(In reply to Julien Nabet from comment #1)
> … ask on dev mailing list

Regarding communication, I did review of the developer documentation, mailing
list archives, bugzilla issues (open & closed), and IRQ channels regarding the
considerations for using Swift. 

My thinking to create an issue tracker ended up being to…

1. have a clear standalone thread on this particular topic 
2. specifically create a single URL endpoint for this topic
3. avoid mailing list clutter and the transcient-ish nature of IRQ channels
4. provide a placeholder for any actions/tasks which may need to be done if
proceeding forward

(In reply to Michael Meeks from comment #4)
> The question of whether it's a good idea to re-write existing working
> Objective-C code into Swift is another one; 

Good question.

In general, the leading champion of Objective-C (Apple) has been visibly moving
away from Obj-C and decisively going with Swift since June 2014 (public release
date)… nearly 9 years ago.

In this specific case, I am looking to fix 3 bugs (not yet assigned) related to
macOS specific printing NSPrintOperation/NSPrintPanel. This code has been
broken as far back as 2014-05-19 (Bug# 78916). Long time broken and missing
some fix'n. 

> and … people who step up and maintain that
> piece of code would normally make that sort of decision.

Yes. A code review is key.

The expectation is that the Swift code will agreeably be, among other things,
more readable and easier to maintain than the replaced Obj-C. 

Thanks for all your time and attention to this issue.

--Marc

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