Episode 11: Chris Lattner

In this episode, Paul talks to Chris Lattner about the early history of Swift, his tips for learning the language better, and his thoughts on Swift Evolution.

Detailed topics:

Introduction

• How did you start creating Swift?
• Could you have improved Objective-C instead?
• Was there a risk of Swift splitting the community? 
• When Swift was first designed, were you only thinking about Apple platforms?
• How and when did Swift get its name?
• How did you decide what went into Swift at launch?
• Were the changes between the first Swift beta and release?
• What was it like getting on stage at WWDC14?
• How important were Playgrounds and the reference guide?
• If you were starting from scratch today, what would you do differently?
• What's the best way of learning Swift?
• What made Swift grow such a thriving community?
• Running Swift for Mac OS 9
• Chris Lattner explains optionals
• Chris Lattner explains closures
• Why is the word 'in' part of Swift's closure syntax?
• Is Swift getting too complicated?
• Multiple Trailing Closures in Swift
• When will async/await come to Swift?
• What made Result finally appear in Swift?
• Is Swift becoming a multi-platform language?
• Is Swift Evolution working well?
• Is there anything you would change in Swift?
• Will Swift Evolution ever slow down?
• Wrap Up