Apple director backs Swift to replace C++ as choice programming language

When it comes to programming languages, it’s often the newest that garner the most attention. But according to Ted Kremenek, Apple director of languages and runtimes, programmers should be shaking off programming stalwart C++ in favour of Swift. “Swift’s safety, speed, and approachability, combined with built-in C and C++ interoperability, mean Swift is the best choice to succeed C++,” Kremenek said. 3 developer jobs hiring this week Software Developer F/M, Lyric Management Integrations, France Fullstack Developer (all genders), Mazars GmbH & Co. KG, Düsseldorf Software Developer, InTraffic, Woerden Even the White House has recommended that programmers move to memory-safe programming…

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