[169] Issue #169 - September 24, 2020

[fassko]

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[fassko]

https://swift-unwrapped-9c5315d8.simplecast.com/episodes/88-swift-53-DasaMAiV

[jpsim]

Thanks @fassko, could you please use this link instead? https://spec.fm/podcasts/swift-unwrapped/DasaMAiV

[fassko]

@jpsim

Thanks @fassko, could you please use this link instead? spec.fm/podcasts/swift-unwrapped/DasaMAiV

Yep, this was just a quick comment from my phone. I usually use spec.fm link ;)

[fassko]

Update Swift.org API guidelines regarding “get” in function names

https://forums.swift.org/t/update-swift-org-api-guidelines-regarding-get-in-function-names/40294/3

[fassko]

Blog series: The Swift Runtime

https://forums.swift.org/t/blog-series-the-swift-runtime/40296

[jpsim]

This PR implements atomic strong references, which were a fun way to prove the versatility of the atomics API. Incidentally, they may also become a convenient default solution for memory reclamation in concurrent Swift data structures: https://github.com/apple/swift-se-0282-experimental/pull/1

https://twitter.com/lorentey/status/1305667484771475458

[fassko]

Clarify behavior of SE-0268 with a mutating getter

https://forums.swift.org/t/clarify-behavior-of-se-0268-with-a-mutating-getter/40324

[fassko]

[Accepted] SE-0288: Adding isPower(of:) to BinaryInteger

https://forums.swift.org/t/accepted-se-0288-adding-ispower-of-to-binaryinteger/40325

[fassko]

Addressing unimplemented evolution proposals

https://forums.swift.org/t/addressing-unimplemented-evolution-proposals/40322

[fassko]

SE-0268 (Refine didSet semantics) and unexpected interaction with exclusive memory access

https://forums.swift.org/t/se-0268-refine-didset-semantics-and-unexpected-interaction-with-exclusive-memory-access/40364

[fassko]

Swift 5.3 released!

https://swift.org/blog/swift-5-3-released/

https://forums.swift.org/t/swift-5-3-released/40356

[fassko]

Swift on the Server workgroup meetings

August 19th, 2020

https://forums.swift.org/t/august-19th-2020/40347

Sept 2nd, 2020

https://forums.swift.org/t/sept-2nd-2020/40382

[fassko]

The State of Swift for WebAssembly in 2020

https://forums.swift.org/t/the-state-of-swift-for-webassembly-in-2020/40343

[fassko]

Funny https://twitter.com/EmilyKager/status/1306653151332720640

[fassko]

https://twitter.com/dgregor79/status/1306816428796911616

[fassko]

https://twitter.com/mishaldshah/status/1306824212867244037

[fassko]

fun https://twitter.com/dgregor79/status/1306834844609966080

[BasThomas]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxFPrypPBpU

[fassko]

Updating Branch Names

https://forums.swift.org/t/updating-branch-names/40412

[fassko]

Lazyweb: citation for “stored globals have stable addresses”?

https://forums.swift.org/t/lazyweb-citation-for-stored-globals-have-stable-addresses/40451

[fassko]

https://twitter.com/maxdesiatov/status/1308107138070388737

[fassko]

https://twitter.com/tkremenek/status/1308437024475471873

[fassko]

Enabling Static Linking on Windows

https://forums.swift.org/t/enabling-static-linking-on-windows/40509

[fassko]

Clarify scoping behavior with local functions

https://forums.swift.org/t/clarify-scoping-behavior-with-local-functions/40558

[fassko]

[Review 2] SE-0289: Function Builders

https://forums.swift.org/t/review-2-se-0289-function-builders/40555