{"id":335560,"date":"2017-03-10T17:12:49","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T09:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/03\/10\/apple-swift-programming-language-popularity\/"},"modified":"2017-03-10T17:12:49","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T09:12:49","slug":"apples-swift-programming-language-surging-in-popularity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/apples-swift-programming-language-surging-in-popularity\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple’s Swift Programming Language Surging in Popularity"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"The rapidly increasing take-up of Apple’s Swift programming language was confirmed again yesterday with the publication of a survey that ranks the popularity of programming languages.<\/p>\n

In the latest TIOBE Index<\/a>, Swift was ranked 10th, up four places from March 2016. As CultofMac<\/a><\/em> notes, the nine programming languages ranked above it are at least two decades old, so breaking into the top 10 is a feat more impressive than it sounds. Swift was only introduced by Apple in 2014, replacing Objective-C as an easier-to-learn language.<\/p>\n

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Apple has promoted Swift as ideal for kids who are keen to code, with its gentle learning curve demonstrated in Swift Playgrounds<\/a>, an app that teaches children how to use the language. Apple has been updating and refining Swift since its debut, and is set to unveil Swift 3.1<\/a> this spring.<\/p>\n

The TIOBE Index is calculated using search engine data to approximate the popularity of programming languages within online coding communities. Earlier this year, a quarterly study revealed<\/a> that Swift had become one of the most sought-after freelance developer skills among employers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"\"The rapidly increasing take-up of Apple’s Swift programming language was confirmed again yesterday with the publication of a survey that ranks the popularity of programming languages.<\/p>\n

In the latest TIOBE Index<\/a>, Swift was ranked 10th, up four places from March 2016. As CultofMac<\/a><\/em> notes, the nine programming languages ranked above it are at least two decades old, so breaking into the top 10 is a feat more impressive than it sounds. Swift was only introduced by Apple in 2014, replacing Objective-C as an easier-to-learn language.<\/p>\n

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\nApple has promoted Swift as ideal for kids who are keen to code, with its gentle learning curve demonstrated in Swift Playgrounds<\/a>, an app that teaches children how to use the language. Apple has been updating and refining Swift since its debut, and is set to unveil Swift 3.1<\/a> this spring. <\/p>\n

The TIOBE Index is calculated using search engine data to approximate the popularity of programming languages within online coding communities. Earlier this year, a quarterly study revealed<\/a> that Swift had become one of the most sought-after freelance developer skills among employers.<\/p>\n

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