What are the strengths of Swift?

Answer 1

I think the main strengths of Swift are that it is in-demand, open source, easy to learn, and easy to read.

1. In Demand: If you search any job site for Swift you will see hundreds of job openings. These are even available remotely. You will also notice that most don't care about college degrees. I recently helped hire a developer that was self taught.
2. Open Source: The Swift language itself is open source, meaning the code that drives the language itself is publicly viewable. It is community driven. If you feel strongly about the direction of the language, you can have input on new features or changes.
3. Easy to learn: Due to swifts brevity, clarity, and readability, swift is easier to learn than many other languages.
4. It's easy to read: Or at least it can be. Well written swift code is often easy to read as there is not much boiler plate code that gets in the way of understanding what is going on. It simply does what it says it is doing.