Swiftweekly.github.io: [127] Issue #127 - February 7, 2019

[BasThomas]

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[fassko]

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode_release_notes/xcode_10_2_beta_release_notes/swift_5_release_notes_for_xcode_10_2_beta

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[BasThomas]

https://twitter.com/simjp/status/1090053426870837248

Big shout out to @rintaro who fixed a SourceKit regression in Swift 5 within about 12 hours after I reported it! 👏 https://github.com/apple/swift/pull/22177

[BasThomas]

https://twitter.com/pathofshrines/status/1090084085551296514

SE-0241 is now under review through Sunday! https://forums.swift.org/t/se-0241-explicit-encoded-offsets-for-string-indices/19929

[BasThomas]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyAbV8AM9PM

[BasThomas]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3bpj-4tWVU

[BasThomas]

It's been over a year since I took over curating the newsletter from @jessesquires! 😮

[jessesquires]

@BasThomas 😱 wow. can't believe that. congrats on job well-done! 🎉

[BasThomas]

Thanks 😊

[BasThomas]

https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/issues/978 (240 accepted)

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[BasThomas]

https://www.swiftcommunitypodcast.org/episodes/2

[BasThomas]

https://twitter.com/aciidb0mb3r/status/1091831620447825920

Wrote a tool to automatically add package dependencies using SwiftSyntax and libSwiftPM 😍 https://twitter.com/aciidb0mb3r/status/1091831620447825920/photo/1

https://twitter.com/aciidb0mb3r/status/1092241433531101184

[BasThomas]

https://twitter.com/slava_pestov/status/1091855294362206209

I introduced a regression and contributor Suyash Srijan fixed it before I even had a chance to fire up the text editor - thank you! https://bugs.swift.org/browse/SR-9760

[BasThomas]

Episode 71: Key Path Expressions as Functions https://spec.fm/podcasts/swift-unwrapped/262630

[BasThomas]

https://twitter.com/johannesweiss/status/1092576857470332928

I’m super thrilled about this: Swift 4.2.2 for Linux aaaand the next step for Swift on Linux: monthly releases with bugfixes for corelibs-foundation&xctest 🤩.

https://forums.swift.org/t/announcing-swift-4-2-2-and-monthly-swift-4-2-x-dot-releases-for-linux/20148

4.2.3 merge window will open really soon 🙌

https://twitter.com/johannesweiss/status/1092885722556706817

And we’re live! Any bugs in Swift 4.2 on Linux that really need fixing? A pull request should be enough to get it fixed within a month. Yep, that’s one month 🙌.

Development for Swift 4.2.3 opened ✅

https://forums.swift.org/t/development-open-for-swift-4-2-3-for-linux/20184

[BasThomas]

https://twitter.com/SwiftLang/status/1092842144551727105

Read about the updates to exclusive access to memory coming in Swift 5: https://swift.org/blog/swift-5-exclusivity/

[fassko]

Plans for GRDB and Swift 5

https://forums.swift.org/t/plans-for-grdb-and-swift-5/20206

[jessesquires]

https://twitter.com/slava_pestov/status/1092845931131817985

[BasThomas]

https://twitter.com/SwiftLang/status/1093305501763289088

Learn more about Swift's new sourcekitd Stress Tester: https://swift.org/blog/sourcekitd-stress-tester/