Lots of languages have had some or all of those features for a long time. The implicit typing (like var in C#) is common in higher level languages, but newer in more statically-typed languages.
Swift outside of iOS development doesn't look to have that much new stuff, however it is supported, evolving and will soon be open-source and so will appear on other platforms. -- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/1447413396.3065910.438773097.1892b...@webmail.messagingengine.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
