The Swift programming language has come to Windows, as the open source project makes tools available for download.

Apple has launched a new tutorial webpage featuring beginner resources for programming using Swift, Swift UI, and Xcode.

The new SwiftUI takes full advantage of Swift features specifically to simplify and accelerate the work to layout the user interface of apps across all of Apple's platforms.

Swift 6.2 improves concurrency and interoperability with C++ and Java, SwiftUI adds support for the new Liquid Glass design, and Xcode 26 extends to LLMs beyond ChatGPT.

Swift 5.8 brings improvements to the developer experience, enhanced Windows support, and the ability to try out features coming in Swift 6.