What Star Wars Can Teach Us About Swift

This is a recording of a talk I delivered back in 2018, back when SwiftUI was still a glimmer in Josh Shaffer's eye, uploaded here now for posterity if nothing else. The video hasn't been rerecorded, edited, or otherwise adjusted – this is the original talk, rather than some kind of Special Edition!

I say it in the video, but it bears repeating that this presentation is not affiliated with or endorsed by Lucasfilm Limited or any of its subsidiaries, employees, or associates. All Star Wars movies, logos, artwork, stories, information, names, and other elements associated thereto, are the sole and exclusive property of Lucasfilm Limited.

Note: Please remember this talk was recorded back in 2018. Swift has moved on a long way since then, but hopefully you can still find something of value. At the very least, it's wonderful to see the Swift Core Team having evolved so positively!

[anastasiash]

I'm on my 37/100 day of HackingWithSwift and love it. Knew nothing about computers 37 days ago. Thanks to Paul, I now learn something cool every day!

[gabrielabezerra]

that’s my favorite swift video of all times. thank you paul!

[travellerOnFeet]

That was great and using, even though i know nothing about Starwars! May the force be with you but may the force unwraps be with somebody else!! 😂

[FrancescoBits]

Great analogies 😄 Wonderful speech! 🤩 thanks !!!

[spicexdream]

Gosh this is one of your best work Paul! ❤

[keikusanagi]

What a great video, I loved it, but I would like to respectfully ask you one thing, it would be great if you could enable subtitles, I am not that good with the English language and this would make it much easier to translate what you say into Spanish to understand you better.

[iamtimmo]

This is wonderful on so many levels! Love this! ❤

[hexaedre]

Great talk! Best part is the one about diversity, the next best is that we all learn and teach. Great message and so true. Well done!

[priceringo]

What movie best matches an indie developer submitting an app to the store for the first?

[SHOLINGER]

interesting, Really like this type of content 




💙 from India

[danielniels]

this seems like a long video. any prerequisites to watch this? i'm new to swift, but years in programming

[sergpryimachuk]

Hope Vimeo solves the traffic problem😅

[thetrain]

I'm disappointed that Star Trek wasn't used for this metaphor instead.