Apple takes over Swift Package Index, vows to remove GitHub dependency
Dave Verwer, who created SPI over six years ago along with Sven A. Schmidt, said on Mastodon that "I'll be joining Apple to continue working on everything related to Swift packages."Apple senior product manager Dave Lester said that SPI has become an "essential part of the Swift ecosystem" and referenced the intent to build a comprehensive package registry for Swift. The news follows Apple’s sponsorship of SPI back in March 2023.
- ▪Dave Verwer, who created SPI over six years ago along with Sven A.
- ▪Schmidt, said on Mastodon that "I'll be joining Apple to continue working on everything related to Swift packages."Apple senior product manager Dave Lester said that SPI has become an "essential part of the Swift ecosystem" and referenced t
- ▪The news follows Apple’s sponsorship of SPI back in March 2023.
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