Swiftweekly.github.io: [115] Issue #115 - August 9, 2018

[BasThomas]

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[BasThomas]

SE-0220 in review

https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0220-count-where.md

[jessesquires]

@BasThomas should that go in #402 instead?

[BasThomas]

No; it is scheduled for review August 6 through 12 :)

[jessesquires]

Ah 👍

[BasThomas]

https://twitter.com/slava_pestov/status/1022671833663848448

[BasThomas]

222 in review

[BasThomas]

https://twitter.com/SwiftLang/status/1024015495412965377

Just released Swift 4.1.3 for Linux-only. Read more about the release here: https://forums.swift.org/t/swift-4-1-3-is-released-linux-only/14847

[BasThomas]

https://twitter.com/aciidb0mb3r/status/1024035974722945024

SwiftPM can now use llbuild as a library, thanks to @dhartbit! This will enable great new features and enhancements in the future.

https://github.com/apple/swift-package-manager/pull/1537

[BasThomas]

https://twitter.com/slava_pestov/status/1026332477525127168

Work is underway to emit diagnostics directly from the constraint solver, moving away from re-type checking sub-expressions after a failure, which has been a source of misleading diagnostics and crashes https://github.com/apple/swift/pull/18484

[jessesquires]

nice work @BasThomas ! 🎉 💯