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Temporal now supports Swift 🎉

A new Swift-first SDK with async/await, structured concurrency, macros, and full Durable Execution.

Details + docs → https://temporal.io/blog/temporal-now-supports-swift
Announcing the Swift Temporal SDK
Announcing the Swift Temporal SDK. Build durable, fault-tolerant Workflows in Swift 6.2 with async/await and structured concurrency.
temporal.io
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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The #swiftlang toolchain is now available on Amazon Linux 2023.

Two years after my first commit allowing Swift to compile on Amazon Linux 2023, it took a while team effort to make this happen.

Get started and deploy your Swift apps in the cloud today!
November 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Checkout the new blog post about the Temporal SDK we released at the @serversideswift.info conference. This is a great addition to our amazing Swift ecosystem 🚀
Managing long-running, stateful workflows in Swift just got a whole lot easier. The new Temporal SDK brings first-class support for building reliable, fault-tolerant applications. www.swift.org/blog/swift-t... @temporal.io
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Swift on aws lambda moves into the official @awscloud.bsky.social org 😊 many years in the making! #swiftlang
3️⃣ AWS officially adopts Swift Lambda Runtime

Amazon is now officially hosting the Swift AWS Lambda Runtime. This is a game-changer for building fast, efficient, and scalable serverless applications with Swift: now backed by AWS. github.com/awslabs/swif... #AWS
GitHub - awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime: Swift implementation of AWS Lambda Runtime
Swift implementation of AWS Lambda Runtime. Contribute to awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:08 PM
November 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I posted this to the other place originally but decided to repost it here so I could quote it to complain that a recipe calls for cups-worth of chicken.
Americans: We use these nesting cups to quickly measure out common quantities of liquid
- Huh, yeah, that’s kinda convenient.
A: And also things you can scoop, like flour or oats
- Hmm, less sure about that one
A: Or cram in like berries
- Wait…
A: Now add a half cup of butter
October 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Americans: We use these nesting cups to quickly measure out common quantities of liquid
- Huh, yeah, that’s kinda convenient.
A: And also things you can scoop, like flour or oats
- Hmm, less sure about that one
A: Or cram in like berries
- Wait…
A: Now add a half cup of butter
October 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
A post from @joannis on the #Swift blog about the new preview of the Android SDK for Swift

www.swift.org/blog/nightly...
Announcing the Swift SDK for Android
Swift has matured significantly over the past decade — extending from cloud services to Windows applications, browser apps, and microcontrollers. Swift powers apps and services of all kinds, and thank...
www.swift.org
October 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
My talk from Server Side Swift is up! Talking about how languages make the trade-off between easy to write and fast at runtime, and how (shockingly!) I think #Swift strikes the right balance.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz3h...
Usability Meets Performance in Swift - Ben Cohen
YouTube video by SwiftServerConf
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Californians: for the first time in ages, your vote matters nationally.

Prop 50 counters the illegitimate Texas gerrymander, restoring the impact of your vote.

Opposition is misguided. Taking the high road here helps those against democracy keep control.

Vote yes on 50.

stopelectionrigging.com
Yes on 50 – The Election Rigging Response Act
Trump and Texas Republicans are moving to rig the 2026 election — and other GOP states are joining in. If Californians don’t act now, they could seize Congress no matter how we vote.
stopelectionrigging.com
October 12, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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🚀 Swift AWS Lambda Runtime v2 is out!
Build modern, scalable, and efficient Lambda functions in pure Swift!

Full async/await, response streaming, background tasks, and Swift 6 support.

Release notes & docs: github.com/swift-ser...

#SwiftLang #Serverless #serversideswift2025
Release 2.0.0 · swift-server/swift-aws-lambda-runtime
The AWS Lambda Runtime for Swift v2 is now officially available. Overview Swift AWS Lambda Runtime v2 introduces a complete redesign of the API with async/await-first architecture, response streami...
github.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Just announced - the new Temporal Swift SDK! Try it out at https://github.com/apple/swift-temporal-sdk"
GitHub - apple/swift-temporal-sdk: Swift SDK for Temporal
Swift SDK for Temporal. Contribute to apple/swift-temporal-sdk development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
get it together, tiffany
September 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Swift 6.2 is here, including so much 🆕🥳:
⏩Approachable concurrency
🦺Opt-in strict memory safety
📦WebAssembly support
🏃Faster build perf for macros
🐞Enhanced async debugging
📚Inline stack-based arrays
🚇Subprocess support
🧪Test result attachments
www.swift.org/blog/swift-6...
Swift 6.2 Released
We’re excited to announce Swift 6.2, a release aimed at making every Swift developer more productive, regardless of where or how you write code. From improved tooling and libraries to enhancements in ...
www.swift.org
September 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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It's 2025. We have actual concentration camps, and a white nationalist setting US immigration policy, and the majority of white people surveyed say that they support how Trump is "handling immigration."🤦🏿‍♂️

And I *still* have white folk in my mentions saying "I don't think that many support it? 🤡
August 28, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Priyambada's #swiftlang summer of code finished up! She worked on improvements to Swiftly (swift installer) in #vscode. It's now able to automatically switch and install swift versions all without leaving VSCode! https://forums.swift.org/t/gsoc-2025-bringing-swiftly-support-to-vs-code/81886
August 30, 2025 at 12:04 PM
JB Pritzker seems like a promising candidate for 2028, and he has experience from his stint in the Bartlett administration, but I'm worried skeletons will come out about his investments in his nephew's restaurant.
August 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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🔲 Four Corners was rewritten in Swift—it's the first Swift game in Catalog. Read our interview with the developer to find out how that came about:

news.play.date/news/four-co...
Four Corners: the first game in Catalog written in Swift - Playdate News
Official news about Playdate, the yellow handheld video game system with a crank.
news.play.date
August 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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According to federal data, 13 of the top 20 cities in homicide rates have Republican governors. None of those cities are Chicago.

8 of the top 10 states in homicide rates are led by Republicans. None of those states are Illinois.

And yet Trump is sending troops here.
August 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Most of these names I can understand – they're purple state senators nervous about needing to seem bipartisan, even if I think that strategy is ineffective.

But Schiff has no excuse. What was he thinking.
17 democratic senators voted to confirm this woman as labor secretary
August 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Once you realize most conservative arguments are in bad faith and their philosophy is actual the the 5 principles below, you will know peace

• men > women
• white people > other races
• straight people > LGBTQ
• Christians > other religions
• rich people > poor people

Everything else is flexible
August 26, 2025 at 1:34 AM
It was Professor Plum, in the library, with the service award.
August 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Slightly diminish a band: The Excitable Street Preachers
Slightly diminish a band: Averagetramp
Slightly diminish a band: And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Wounded
August 13, 2025 at 4:57 AM
August 13, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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August 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM