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