Swiftweekly.github.io: [159] Issue #159 - May 7, 2020
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BasThomas
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Swift Package Installation
It would be desirable to simplify the use of executables that have been compiled with swift build and installing the binary, payloads and other requirements into either a global location usable by all users on the system, or make it available only to the current user.
This would simplify the distribution and usage of Swift-authored tools, as instructions for installing the software would be as simple as directing the user to type
swift tool install.Other ecosystems like Node and .NET have made it easy for consumers of software to grab software and make it accessible with a single command. In the Node/NPM world this is achieved with the
npm installtool and in .NET with thedotnet tool installcommand.
fassko
on 24 Apr 2020
Subclassing non-open / final classes in unit tests with @testable
https://forums.swift.org/t/subclassing-non-open-final-classes-in-unit-tests-with-testable/35666
fassko
on 24 Apr 2020
Are you using LLDB on Linux and if not why?
https://forums.swift.org/t/are-you-using-lldb-on-linux-and-if-not-why/35672
fassko
on 24 Apr 2020
71: “Polymorphic interfaces” with special guest Dave Abrahams
fassko
on 24 Apr 2020
Newtype for Swift
fassko
on 26 Apr 2020
Add default parameter values to DecodingContainer decode overloads
https://forums.swift.org/t/add-default-parameter-values-to-decodingcontainer-decode-overloads/35856
fassko
on 26 Apr 2020
Extensible Enumerations for Non-Resilient Libraries
https://forums.swift.org/t/extensible-enumerations-for-non-resilient-libraries/35900
fassko
on 27 Apr 2020
An update on WebAssembly support:
An update on the current status: if you don't care about binary size, it's more or less usable right now as in this demo. Swift can't run dead code elimination on unused protocol conformances yet, so the minimum produced binary size is ~10M raw and ~1.5M when optimized and compressed with 3rd-party tools, as tracked in swiftwasm/swift#7. Building with SwiftPM works, as long as you don't use Foundation or Dispatch due to a few technical reasons (swiftwasm/swift#592, swiftwasm/swift#658, swiftwasm/swift#647), but I hope that a minimalistic bare-bones subset of Foundation can alleviate that pain in the meantime.
MaxDesiatov
on 27 Apr 2020
Breaking changes in Swift 6
https://forums.swift.org/t/breaking-changes-in-swift-6/35928
fassko
on 28 Apr 2020
SourceKit-LSP file status UX
https://forums.swift.org/t/sourcekit-lsp-file-status-ux/35947
fassko
on 29 Apr 2020
fassko
on 29 Apr 2020
BasThomas
on 29 Apr 2020
fassko
on 29 Apr 2020
https://twitter.com/k__mahar/status/1255601788067119104
Our SSWG proposal for the MongoDB Swift driver is in review from today through May 13. Would love for you to read it and share your feedback! https://forums.swift.org/t/feedback-mongodb-swift-driver/35989
BasThomas
on 30 Apr 2020
[Feedback] MongoDB Swift driver
https://forums.swift.org/t/feedback-mongodb-swift-driver/35989
fassko
on 30 Apr 2020
Announcing Swift 5.2.3 for Linux
fassko
on 30 Apr 2020
BasThomas
on 30 Apr 2020
fassko
on 30 Apr 2020
[Pitch] Make Never the bottom type
https://forums.swift.org/t/pitch-make-never-the-bottom-type/36013
fassko
on 30 Apr 2020
fassko
on 1 May 2020
Fix inconsistency for Sequence.max
Pitch: I'd like to propose that we modify the behavior of the Sequence.max algorithms to match the free max(...) functions in cases where there is more than one "maximum" element
https://forums.swift.org/t/fix-inconsistency-for-sequence-max/36063
fassko
on 2 May 2020
Add subscript with unchecked index to Array
https://forums.swift.org/t/add-subscript-with-unchecked-index-to-array/36035/22
fassko
on 2 May 2020
Manually select overloaded functions
I would like to pitch an idea of allowing the programmer to optionally inform the compiler of a function parameter's type at call site, instead of always having the compiler infer the type.
Motivation
Overloaded functions are common in Swift. All of them rely on the compiler to infer at call site. Some times, there is no ambiguity between overloaded functions, and the compiler can always reliably infer which function is the correct one.
https://forums.swift.org/t/manually-select-overloaded-functions/36031/3
fassko
on 2 May 2020
282 returned for revision
BasThomas
on 2 May 2020
fassko
on 2 May 2020
Swift Evolution Proposal: Concise ASCII Usage
https://forums.swift.org/t/swift-evolution-proposal-concise-ascii-usage/36091
fassko
on 3 May 2020
fassko
on 4 May 2020
https://twitter.com/scotteg/status/1257407359971966976
https://forums.swift.org/t/accepted-se-0279-multiple-trailing-closures/36141
fassko
on 5 May 2020
fassko
on 5 May 2020
Announcing our Google Summer of Code 2020 students
https://forums.swift.org/t/announcing-our-google-summer-of-code-2020-students/36147
fassko
on 5 May 2020
SE-0283: Tuples conform to Equatable, Comparable, and Hashable
https://forums.swift.org/t/se-0283-tuples-conform-to-equatable-comparable-and-hashable/36140
fassko
on 5 May 2020
fassko
on 5 May 2020
https://twitter.com/SwiftLang/status/1257737356464930817
https://swift.org/blog/additional-linux-distros/
fassko
on 5 May 2020
https://twitter.com/tomerdoron/status/1257745600788881408
More exciting swift-server news 🔥
@ktosopl and myself will be @gsoc mentors this year, working with @slashmodev to build distributed tracing support for swift-server: https://swift.org/gsoc2020/. Can't wait to get started!
BasThomas
on 5 May 2020
fassko
on 6 May 2020
fassko
on 6 May 2020
fassko
on 7 May 2020
fassko
on 7 May 2020
BasThomas
on 7 May 2020
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An update on WebAssembly support:
https://forums.swift.org/t/wasm-support/16087/26