Swift for Java Developers

Apple surprised us during the keynote at this years edition of WWDC. "What if we could have a language as powerful as Objective C, but without the C?", they asked. And then So they announced Swift, their brand new language to develop iOS and OS X applications. We soon discovered that Swift wasn't simply the next object-oriented language. It is a modern language, supporting functional as wel as object-oriented style of programming, it's type safe and easy to read. The community embraced this new language and has been experimenting with it as well as delivering production quality code. To make sure you don't miss all of the fun, we've prepared an introduction to the language, focussing on the resemblance and differences between Swift and Java. You'll learn about Swift's syntax, its type system and its functional style of programming. At the end of the session you should be ready to start experimenting yourself, and maybe, who knows, write your first non-Java app. Author: Mike Seghers I started working as IT consultant mid-2001. Right at the start, I submerged in the world of Java. I've been building enterprise web applications with the aid of well known frameworks such as Spring, J(2)EE, JSF, Hibernate, ... Later on I built up experience in RIA development with a focus on enterprise integration. iOS development is what takes most of my time these days. I love giving presentations and try to be an active member of several developer communities.