Swift Programming Language

"Swift is a new programming language [invented by: Chris Lattner] for iOS and OS X apps that builds on the best of C and Objective-C, without the constraints of C compatibility. Swift adopts safe programming patterns and adds modern features to make programming easier, more flexible, and more fun. Swift’s clean slate, backed by the mature and much-loved Cocoa and Cocoa Touch frameworks, is an opportunity to reimagine how software development works." - Apple Computer Inc.

- Cocoa and Coca Touch

- Build with LLVM compiler

- Optimizer and Autovectorizer

- ARC memory management

- Same runtime as Objective-C

iBook - Reference

Online Reference