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<main role="main">
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<article class="page">
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{% assign xcode_development_builds = site.data.builds.development.xcode | sort: 'date' | reverse %}
{% assign ubuntu1510_development_builds = site.data.builds.development.ubuntu1510 | sort: 'date' | reverse %}
{% assign ubuntu1404_development_builds = site.data.builds.development.ubuntu1404 | sort: 'date' | reverse %}
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# Welcome to Swift.org

Welcome to the Swift community. Together we are working to build a programming language to empower everyone to turn their ideas into apps on any platform.
Swift is a general-purpose programming language built using a modern approach to safety, performance, and software design patterns.

Announced in 2014, the Swift programming language has quickly become one of the fastest growing languages in history. Swift makes it easy to write software that is incredibly fast and safe by design. Our goals for Swift are ambitious: we want to make programming simple things easy, and difficult things possible.
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- [Get started with Swift](/getting-started)
- [Read the documentation](/documentation)
- [Latest release: 5.6.2](/download/#swift-562)
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=> can we generate the version string and link from the metadata available? cc @shahmishal
=> eventually will this link to the "install" page which will point to the latest version?

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I will be working on adding the metadata to make this easier. When it's ready I will post the PR here.

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=> eventually will this link to the "install" page which will point to the latest version?

If it's a "latest release" link I think it makes sense to link to /download, where the latest version would be highlighted/separated at the top of the page.

A link to the future /install page should be readily available as well though, imo.

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I was indeed trying to figure out if there is a way to infer this from metadata.
Should I wait for @shahmishal's PR to reduce churn?

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Since the current patch version number of Swift often doesn't match up with the version of Swift included with the latest Xcode. I wonder if this will be a source of confusion.

i.e. Someone thinks their version of Swift is 'out of date' because they have 5.6.1 as part of Xcode 13.4 — instead of 5.6.3 which was released on Sept 2.

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@dempseyatgithub Happy to revisit this particular aspect in a subsequent PR since it might require a broader discussion.

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For students, learning Swift has been a great introduction to modern programming concepts and best practices. And because it is open, their Swift skills will be able to be applied to an even broader range of platforms, from mobile devices to the desktop to the cloud.

## Why Swift?

### Safe

The most obvious way to write code should also behave in a safe manner. Undefined behavior is the enemy of safety, and developer mistakes should be caught before software is in production. Opting for safety sometimes means Swift will feel strict, but we believe that clarity saves time in the long run.

### Fast

Swift is intended as a replacement for C-based languages (C, C++, and Objective-C). As such, Swift must be comparable to those languages in performance for most tasks. Performance must also be predictable and consistent, not just fast in short bursts that require clean-up later. There are lots of languages with novel features — being fast is rare.

### Expressive

Swift benefits from decades of advancement in computer science to offer syntax that is a joy to use, with modern features developers expect. But Swift is never done. We will monitor language advancements and embrace what works, continually evolving to make Swift even better.

## Use cases

### Apple platforms

Swift is a powerful and intuitive programming language on macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS and beyond. Swift code is safe by design, yet also produces software that is optimized to run lightning-fast.

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- [Learn more about Swift on Apple platforms](#)
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### Server

Ever dreamed of using the same programming language on both your mobile applications and their server back-ends? Swift's small footprint, quick startup time, and deterministic performance make it specifically suitable for Server applications.

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- [Learn more about Swift on Server](/server/)
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## Getting involved

Everyone is welcome to contribute to Swift. Contributing doesn’t just mean submitting pull requests—there are many different ways for you to get involved, including answering questions on the forums, reporting or triaging bugs, and participating in the Swift evolution process.

No matter how you want to get involved, we ask that you first learn what’s expected of anyone who participates in the project by reading the [Community Overview](/community/). If you’re contributing code, you should also know how to build and run Swift from the repository, as described in [Source Code](/source-code/).

### Design

Anyone with a good idea can help shape the future features and direction of the language. To reach the best possible solution to a problem, we discuss and iterate on ideas in a public forum.

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- [The Swift Evolution Process](/contributing/#participating-in-the-swift-evolution-process)
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### Code

Swift welcomes developers from all walks of life, with different backgrounds, and with a wide range of experience. A diverse community has more great ideas, more unique perspectives, and produces more great code.

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- [Learn more](/contributing/#contributing-code)
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### Troubleshoot

Reporting issues is a great way for anyone to help improve Swift. Nearly as important is triaging those issues to ensure that they are reproducible, small, and unique.

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- [Learn more](/contributing/#triaging-bugs)
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## What's new

Stay up-to-date with the latest in the Swift community.

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- [Visit the Swift.org blog](/blog/)
- [Learn about the Swift forums](/community/#forums)
- [@Swiftlang on Twitter](https://twitter.com/swiftlang){:target="_blank" class="link-external"}
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