Swift on Android

124 Pages·2017·19.83 MB·English

Swift on Android
Eric Wing
blurrrsdk.com
try! Swift Tokyo 2017
Need to be quick…
Android dev is a large topic for the uninitiated
(Obligatory) Why Swift on Android?
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A native language that is cross-platform (like C & C++)
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I’ll assume everybody here already here already sees the value
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Note: I put extra things in my slides that, I won’t have time to talk about,
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but are to help you in the future when you refer back to the talk.
Yes, the real Apple Swift
My Background:
Worn lots of hats
Prove to you I actually know what I’m talking about
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Not just an Android dev
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Also a seasoned Mac/iOS dev (and other platforms too)
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I will act as your bridge between worlds
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I look at this holistically from the vantage point of computer history &
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fundamentals
Globalstar: Satellites & Rockets
Global communication system based on constellation of satellites
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and ground stations
Launch satellites into space with rockets!
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(Not relevant for this talk, but I’m told it sounds cool)
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From Cross-platform to Native Cocoa
Cross-platform, Scientific Visualization
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End of the Unix Wars => Microsoft
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Windows domination
Mac OS X: A Unix with a user-friendly UI
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Meld cross-platform OpenGL sci-viz with
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native Cocoa UI for best experience
Open Source Projects
Got involved in some open source projects
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Usually related to improving Apple platform support
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LuaCocoa
Wrote world’s first full-featured bridge between Lua & Cocoa
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Obj-C runtime + libffi + Mac OS X 10.5 BridgeSupport
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Complete API coverage including C APIs
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Dual mode: Obj-C garbage collection & traditional
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PowerPC/Intel, 32-bit/64-bit Universal Binaries
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Beginning iPhone Games Development
Commercial Game Engines
Corona SDK Platino
(Lua) (JavaScript)
Primary platforms: iOS & Android
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Also: Mac & Windows
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