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Bringing Swift To The Apple II

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According to Hackaday, Apple's Swift programming language has been ported to the Apple II—the iconic computer from the nineteen seventies. Swift, debuted in twenty fourteen as a replacement for Objective-C, now runs on vintage hardware. It's a nostalgic bridge between contemporary development and classic computing.

Source: https://hackaday.com/2026/06/27/bringing-swift-to-the-apple-ii/

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