Swift being released as open source is a good thing...

That Apple is to open source it's Swift programming language, and that it will have support on Linux, is some good and welcome news.

Swift is becoming popular fast, and it seems there are lot of good reasons for it to gain popularity. And that it's backed by a company like Apple, should give people the reassurance that it won't lack support in the long term.

Even though I admit some suspicions on why Apple moved to open source Swift, I do welcome the idea to have such a tool for open source developers to use to work with. Specially because it could be a good place for beginners to learn to code, making it less intimidating to learn a skill that is becoming ever more relevant in the modern world.

One of the things that Apple does well, is good software. While it's true that it has an iron grip on it, one has to admit that the quality of it is high. Many of the criticisms out there about Apple's software have more to do with the way it manages it, and the way development goes along.

I'm cautious and excited about this development, but I'm hopeful it will a positive thing for Apple and the open source community.