tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post5714565899294143531..comments2023-08-05T04:10:47.092-07:00Comments on Mea Vita: Carpe Diem: Swift First ImpressionsJoe Morenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012979041398989021noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-11693316989685701262014-09-09T02:16:34.791-07:002014-09-09T02:16:34.791-07:00Yup. I'd update to the latest beta, though, if...Yup. I'd update to the latest beta, though, if I were you—your Playground wouldn't work for me, so I guess there have been some changes along the line. (Of course, today of all days, you may want to wait for the next version to appear! :) )Matt Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297824451038912104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-42555516301912381762014-09-09T00:22:35.898-07:002014-09-09T00:22:35.898-07:00Thanks for that validation comment. It's inter...Thanks for that validation comment. It's interesting to be part of a new language while it's still being developed.Joe Morenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15012979041398989021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-89361989549538810162014-09-09T00:18:51.549-07:002014-09-09T00:18:51.549-07:00Re: the string indexing: you're exactly right,...Re: the string indexing: you're exactly right, it's because strings are stored more like linked lists of characters now, because characters aren't always the same width.<br /><br />My hunch is that Apple don't provide their own String indexer (yet?) because they know a general indexer will be quite inefficient, and they want you to think about the specific algorithm you're using and see if there's a better way.Matt Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297824451038912104noreply@blogger.com