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Last active September 12, 2024 12:05
A list of advantages Swift has over Rust

Note This is a little out of date. Rust has made some progress on some points, however many points still apply.

Philosophy

Progressive disclosure

Swift shares Rust's enthusiasm for zero-cost abstractions, but also emphasizes progressive disclosure. Progressive disclosure requires that language features should be added in a way that doesn't complicate the rest of the language. This means that Swift aims to be simple for simple tasks, and only as complex as needed for complex tasks.

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